Associate Brand Manager, Foodservice

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents, and make an impact. Join our team and be part of an innovative organization that’s First in Food.

Our corporate headquarters is located in Hopkins, MN, 7 miles west of Minneapolis. The Excelsior Crossing building provides beautifully landscaped walking paths and water features, creating an optimal environment for outdoor meetings, relaxing walks, or outdoor lunches.

About the role

The Associate Brand Manager, Food Service is responsible for providing marketing leadership across the assigned portfolio and working with cross-functional areas to maximize sales volume and margins.

Responsibilities

• Drive business results by actively managing performance and developing a vision and strategic plan for products within the assigned portfolio.
• Convert strategy into action to deliver objectives: growth, volume, margin, and market share.
• Manage product portfolio activities, including reformulations, graphic updates, packaging changes, etc.
• Maintain product information, including photos, features and benefits, product specifications, etc.
• Fully understand and utilize financial metrics in decision-making.
• Deliver results through collaboration by convincing, inspiring, and motivating others toward a significant vision or goal.
• Collaborate with the sales force to gain their trust and commitment.
• Identify and lead cross-functional teams to efficiently and effectively deliver results.
• Ensure market-driven direction by demonstrating passion for creating value for the customer.
• Use solid market data in decision-making and possess data to prove the product value proposition is superior to competitors.
• Guide product fit, function, and market position.
• Obtain sufficient technical knowledge to act as a liaison between the company and customers.
• Communicate knowledgeably with internal R&D, QA, and Operations teams about product needs.
• Articulate how products fit within the portfolio, the overall company, and the market.
• Manage multiple priorities by utilizing time and workflow to meet business objectives.
• Apply principles of project management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• 3+ years of marketing/business experience.
• High initiative, strong communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Overall understanding of industry segments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Dynamic professional with the ability to collaborate effectively across the organization.
• Ability to contribute in a fast-paced environment and bring focus to division priorities.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams by setting objectives, expectations, and accountability.
• Skilled in strategic thinking and determining product positioning.
• Demonstrated success in the commercial launch of a product line with sustained market growth.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks in a demanding environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite applications.
• Working knowledge of SAP.

Pay

$80,944 - $113,322 per year.