Ice Cream Canada Associate Brand Manager

JOB PURPOSE
We are looking for a passionate marketer who always puts the consumer at the center of business decisions and who can drive our ice cream portfolio (including Breyers, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Popsicle, and Klondike) with out-of-the-box ideas, strong leadership of the cross-functional team, flawless execution, and by challenging the status quo to get things done more efficiently.

The person who will be successful in this position is motivated, engaged, and passionate about taking on lots of responsibility and being a partner in driving growth. You will be managing multiple workstreams and priorities. Close and collaborative work with several cross-functional partners, is a must. This role will report into the Marketing Lead.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the development and execution of plans to deliver growth and profit targets, including innovation go-to-market and driving the base business.
• Work with inter-agency and cross-functional teams to achieve brand objectives, delivering brilliant brand building marketing plans (including media, PR, influencer, and shopper marketing initiatives).
• Manage the marketing budget, enabling the brand to get the most out of its resources and meeting financial targets .
• As a project leader, partner closely with cross-functional team (Supply Chain, Sales, Digital, Finance) to manage operations.
• Leverage analytical skills to manage a large and complex sales forecast based on year-over-year activity changes and category and customer trends .
• Work with Channel & Customer Strategy team to make promotion recommendations, as well as land new innovations and retailer-specific activations.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive and customer environment including syndicated data and share analysis.
• Support Marketing Lead with development of brand strategy and long-range brand plans, including portfolio roadmap, new brand launches etc.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED

• Bachelor degree required
• 5+ years’ experience in Brand Marketing, preferably CPG
• Strong analytical skills
• Clear demonstration of successful, consistent delivery to the business
• Clear demonstration of project management & leadership skills
• Experience and ability to lead cross-functional teams, agencies, and media partners 
• Proven record of drive and initiative with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to operate in a dynamic environment and provide innovative approaches in a team-based structure  
• Entrepreneurial + owner's mindset - treating the business and our brands as your own to drive growth, accelerating current platforms and ideating on new ones

LEADERSHIP
You are responsible for delivering to the highest standards. You must be resilient so you can lead others to deliver with passion through uncertainty and create opportunities through the core and beyond. You must be able to flex your style and your plans to guide others through difficult times.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors:
• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Generates intensity and focus to motivate people to deliver results at speed.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Has emotional intelligence to take feedback, manage mood and motivations, and build empathy for others.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside The Magnum Ice Cream Company.

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Pay: The pay range for this position is $86,080 to $129,120. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents. 

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Unilever Canada is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, marital status, family status, disability, genetic characteristics, and a conviction for which a pardon has been granted.

If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com. Please note: These lines are reserved for individuals with disabilities in need of assistance and are not a means of inquiry about positions or application statuses.

Unilever Canada est une organisation engagé à la diversité et à l'inclusion pour stimuler nos résultats d'affaires et créer un meilleur avenir chaque jour pour nos employés, les consommateurs globaux, les partenaires et les communautés. Nous croyons qu'un effectif diversifiée nous permet de faire correspondre nos ambitions de croissance et de stimuler l'inclusion dans l'entreprise. Tous les candidats qualifiés recevront la considération pour un emploi sans égard à la race, la couleur, la religion, le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre, l'âge, l'origine nationale ou ethnique, l'état matrimonial, la situation familiale, l'invalidité, les caractéristiques génétique, et une condamnation pour laquelle un pardon a été accordée.

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