Associate Brand Manager

at  Mondelz International

Job Description

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree is required

JOB SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 2 years work experience in a marketing role
• Ability to thrive in and handle ambiguity & fast paced environment
• Ability to build and deliver against strict timelines
• Ability to work collaboratively with a cross functional team
  Travel requirements: Minimal travel required
  Work schedule: Full time (M-F)
  No Relocation support available
  Business Unit Summary
  With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
  Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term “accommodation” in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
  Job Type
  Regular
  Brand & Portfolio Management
  Marketing
  Job Details

What you need to know about this position: In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead the future of our Confectionery business, working on Canada’s favorite brands such as Cadbury, Mini Eggs, Toblerone, Sour Patch Kids & Maynard’s! As a part of this role, you will have the chance to work on a broad scope of projects to build your marketing skills including:

• Brand Equity and Strategy. Develop and execute marketing and brand strategies in partnership with a team of cross functional partners. Present and share plans with the sales team to ensure commercial alignment and execution.
• Analysis and Insights into Action. Proactively monitor brand performance along with key competitors across the market. Take key insights to provide recommendations on maximizing growth opportunities and actions to take.
• Brand building and In-store activation: build brand equity in Canada by developing remarkable creative & media working with our agency partners and internal team of experts.
• Innovation and Renovation. Build a pipeline of consumer first and customer centric innovation. Lead development of innovation and renovation alongside cross functional teams.
• Cross-functional Leadership. Cultivate strong working relationships with both internal (sales, R&D, operations etc.) and external (agency, packaging designs/suppliers, etc.) partners.
• Budget Ownership. Identify and manage the brand’s budget spend to effectively execute plans; Own the overall budget and manage it with key partners.