Manager Health and Wellness

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Employment Type: Regular

Location: HORSHAM,PA

Have you ever enjoyed Arnold®, Brownberry® or Oroweat® bread? A Thomas’® English muffin or bagel? Or perhaps snacked on a Sara Lee®, Entenmann’s® or Marinela® cake or donut? If the answer is yes, then you know Bimbo Bakeries USA!

More than 20,000 associates in bakeries, sales centers, offices and on sales routes work to ensure our consumers have the freshest products at every meal. In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we provide a safe and inclusive work environment that appreciates diversity, promotes development and allows our associates to be their authentic selves.

Description

Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

Top Reasons To Work At Bimbo Bakeries USA

Salary Range: $98.000.00 - $118,000.00

Bonus Eligible

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Paid Time Off

401k & Company Match

Position Summary

Grupo Bimbo (GB) is the world’s largest baking company with over 150,000 associates working in 34 countries to ensure that consumers have access to the freshest, highest quality grain-based baked goods and snacks every day. Guided by our Purpose: To Nourish a Better World, Grupo Bimbo associates are proud, passionate, and committed to making a difference in our communities while growing and developing in their professional and personal lives every day.

While GB has many products and brands dedicated to bringing healthy products to consumers, we believe there is more for us to do in this space. GB has the right to win in Health and Wellness because bread and other baked goods are grain-based foods that are inherently foundational to contributing positively to a healthy diet. Bread is “real food”, made through natural processes, using healthy ingredients. What’s more, GB is the world’s baking leader with world class talent, facilities, and processes.

The Manager of Health & Wellness (H&W) Portfolio will contribute to Grupo Bimbo’s Purpose to Nourish a Better World and our Mission for Delicious and Nutritious Baked Goods and Snacks In the Hands of All through the development of new brands and products in H&W space.

The person in this position will need to rely on a variety of marketing, innovation, and business management skill sets and will be responsible for bringing to life multiple projects that fulfill our H&W objectives. The role will include understanding our business objectives, interpreting consumer research, conducting market analysis, working collaboratively across a global team, and shepherding new ideas through a product development process. This individual will need to demonstrate consumer empathy, as well as excellent teamwork, the ability to navigate in uncertainty, communication skills, organization, and project management skills. Exposure to a variety of market research techniques and experience in data analysis are also important. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about healthy food and food trends and who enjoy the work of creating new things.

This position reports to the VP of H&W Portfolio, North America

Key Job Responsibilities

• Analysis
• Must be agile in creating and interpreting data to generate business insights.
• Use information, logic, and sound business judgment to develop business recommendations, new products, and categories. Mine trend and consumer data to map where the consumer is going to generate compelling strategies.
• Support VP on data analysis to support strategies.
• Collaboration
• Collaborate with internal research partner to design consumer learning plans and other consumer and product innovation studies.
• Develop strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams (Brand Teams, Manufacturing, Sales, R&D, Global H&W Team, Corporate Strategy) to ensure alignment of direction at all stages of development and launch.
• Innovation Development and Project Management
• Use strong project management skills to navigate product development through to execution.
• Develop new packaging graphics for new products.
• Prepare persuasive sales and internal communication materials.
• Collaborate with Finance on P&L development.
• Work with commercial team to execute product launches.
• Communication
• Ability to build persuasive presentations.
• Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills to keep team members knowledgeable and on track.
  
  

Position Requirements

Key Behavioral Competencies:

• Self-starter with proven ability to manage ambiguity, complexity and problem-solve.
• Strong analysis skills. Ability to work in Circana, Spins, and Margin Miner databases.
• Positive, open mindset.
• High energy and tenaciousness.
• Results oriented.
• Learning enthusiast, intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent organizational and communication (written and oral) skills.
• Be a team player and strong collaborator. Strong interpersonal skills and a heart for building effective working relationships with individuals at all levels and backgrounds of the organization.
• Passion for H&W products.
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes.
  
  

Education And Work History

• Bachelor’s level degree in marketing, Innovation or a related field. MBA preferred.
• A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, CPG preferred.
• Computer skills and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to learn and be proficient at other analytical tools and data sources.
• Experience with syndicated data such as IRI or Nielsen.
• Previous experience in an innovation role is a plus.
• Experience with consumer research and concept/prototype testing is a plus.
• Ability and willingness to travel 15% of the time.
• Proficiency in Spanish is a plus.
  
  

The physical and mental demands described in each job posting are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of each job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of each job.

Bimbo Bakeries USA is an equal opportunity employer with a policy that provides equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, any other classification protected by law.