Assoc Mgr Demand & Commercial Planning

Location: East Coast Remote

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more. At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today. Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

About the role

The Associate Manager, Business Performance, Salty & Protein helps drive smarter business decisions by translating retail, category, customer, and consumer data into actionable insights and recommendations. This role supports the Salty & Protein business by monitoring performance against plan, identifying drivers of growth and risk, and providing visibility to opportunities that strengthen execution across the portfolio. Working closely with cross-functional partners, you will connect marketplace trends, customer performance, and business objectives into clear performance narratives that inform planning, forecasting, and strategic decision-making. This role is ideal for a curious, analytical professional who enjoys turning data into meaningful business impact.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Salty & Protein business performance and identify key drivers of growth, share, risk, and opportunity.
• Leverage syndicated POS and panel data, along with internal expertise, to understand business performance and marketplace dynamics.
• Assess the impact of innovation, investment, pricing, competitive activity, timing shifts, and consumer trends on business results.
• Develop clear, actionable insights and recommendations that help teams focus on key business priorities.
• Synthesize data from multiple sources into concise performance narratives, scorecards, and business updates.
• Partner with Brand, Finance, Commercial Planning, Investor Relations, and other cross-functional teams to ensure insights are incorporated into decision-making.
• Support planning, forecasting, and business review processes by identifying assumptions, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Monitor competitor performance, innovations, and emerging category, customer, and consumer trends that may impact business results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.

Benefits

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

• Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
• Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
• Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
• Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.