Sr Manager Channel and Customer Planning

At Jack Link’s, we feed the journey. We take pride in rolling up our sleeves and getting things done together. Fueled by creativity, passion, and a commitment to doing things the right way, we tackle the hard stuff first and focus on real progress, bold moves, and no excuses. We create opportunities, celebrate wins, own our misses, and push forward as a team, knowing our strength comes from supporting one another and having fun along the way. We cultivate a workplace where passion meets purpose and our Team Members are inspired, recognized, and rewarded for their contributions. 

If you’re ready to make a difference and build something meaningful, we want you! 

Jack Link's Protein Snacks is a global leader in snacking and the No. 1 meat snack manufacturer worldwide. Headquartered in Minong, Wisconsin, Jack Link’s is strategically positioned with production, distribution, and support centers in key locations throughout North America, Brazil, Europe, and the Pacific Rim. This global network allows Jack Link's to deliver a wide variety of high-quality, great tasting protein snacks to consumers around the world. The company’s portfolio of brands includes Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Wild River®, Golden Island®, Country Fresh Meats®, BiFi®, Peperami® , Mariani and Local Legends Meat Snacks.

This position is based in Minneapolis, MN.  As a key member of the Customer Development team, the Sr Manager Channel and Customer Planning position is instrumental in the development and communication of CPG sales strategy for the Jack Link’s portfolio and will be responsible for the profitable growth of the Club, Ecomm, and Walmart channels. The Sr Manager Channel and Customer Planning will be responsible for customer marketing, trade fund management, pricing strategy, product positioning strategy, and competitive analysis.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

• Leads business team in the development of customer strategic plans and customer trade strategy
• Develops CPG channel trade plans and product promotion strategies.
• Participates as a core member of a sales & marketing focused business team, including the development and communication of all corporate and channel objectives.
• Facilitates customer led new product innovation recommendations as well as changes, improvements or deletions in existing products.
• Utilizes data to analyze market trends through the use of syndicated data, industry statistics, market research, and customer interaction to identify and solve for market opportunities.
• Lead liaison in new product planning for sales
• Supports field sales in the development of sales programs, through the sales tools, and deployment of marketing programming.
• Acts as the corporate representative of field sales organization to deliver best in class sales category and LSI Brand growth.
• Marketing event support
• Undertakes specific company market projects, as assigned.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

 Required Experience:      

• 7+ years of related experience in CPG sales/marketing with an in depth understanding of trade spending and analytics.
• P&L management capabilities
• Excellent analytical skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills
• Consumer Packaged Goods experience 

Preferred Experience

• Nielsen & Consumer Insights experience 
• Trade Marketing and Customer Marketing experience

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; must work effectively with all levels of management and employees.
• Must demonstrate effective leadership, problem solving, presentation, and employee motivational skills.
• Proficient in Internet navigation, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

The salary range for this role is $131,200 - $180,400 (Annually). Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Jack Link’s Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:
Jack Link’s provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic that is protected by federal, state or local law.

E-VERIFY:
Jack Link’s is participant in the federal E-Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees.  For information about the E-Verify program, please visit:  http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify/employees

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.