Lead a team setting the growth agenda for the West's customers, focusing on insights-led category solutions and strategy execution.
Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Director of Category Strategy & Insights (West) - In this role, you will lead a team in setting the category growth agenda for our West & Midwest customers (Target, Meijer, HyVee, Costco, Stater Bros, Savemart, Raley's and others), with the goal of delivering insights-led category solutions that deliver sustainable growth for Mondelez and our customer partners.
How you will contribute
You will:
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
What extra ingredients you will bring:
o Superior analytical skills
o Strong ability to tell a story with data
o Excellent communication skills
o Proficient with syndicated data, loyalty card data, Microsoft Office suite, JDA
o Leadership: Ability to coach and develop a team
o Strategic Mindset: ability to create a long term vision and strategy
Leadership Skills
o Growth Mindset & can do attitude, self-starter
o Agility
o Collaboration: ability to build strong relationships with cross functional partners and retailers
o Ability to build relationships and influence
o Inspire, motivate and empower others
o Bachelor's degree required
o Minimum of 10 years experience in consumer products industry
o Minimum of 5 years people management experience
The base salary range for this position is $141,000 to $246,750; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Job Type
Regular
Shopper Insights
Insights
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
- Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Director of Category Strategy & Insights (West) - In this role, you will lead a team in setting the category growth agenda for our West & Midwest customers (Target, Meijer, HyVee, Costco, Stater Bros, Savemart, Raley's and others), with the goal of delivering insights-led category solutions that deliver sustainable growth for Mondelez and our customer partners.
How you will contribute
You will:
- Lead creation and execution of category vision & strategy for the West
- Drive influence and category thought leadership at the customer, becoming a preferred partner for shopper insights and category growth solutions across total snacking
- Leverage customer specific tools and data to create compelling category selling stories
- Excellence in execution: lead development and execution of assortment and shelving strategies that deliver growth
- Lead and develop a team of category managers to bring our vision to life
More about this role
What you need to know about this position:
What extra ingredients you will bring:
o Superior analytical skills
o Strong ability to tell a story with data
o Excellent communication skills
o Proficient with syndicated data, loyalty card data, Microsoft Office suite, JDA
o Leadership: Ability to coach and develop a team
o Strategic Mindset: ability to create a long term vision and strategy
Leadership Skills
o Growth Mindset & can do attitude, self-starter
o Agility
o Collaboration: ability to build strong relationships with cross functional partners and retailers
o Ability to build relationships and influence
o Inspire, motivate and empower others
o Bachelor's degree required
o Minimum of 10 years experience in consumer products industry
o Minimum of 5 years people management experience
The base salary range for this position is $141,000 to $246,750; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results and eligibility to participate in our long-term incentive program.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
For more information about your Federal rights, please see eeopost.pdf; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
Job Type
Regular
Shopper Insights
Insights
Top Skills
Jda
MS Office
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