Associate Brand Manager

Associate Brand ManagerThe Associate Brand Manager is a developing general manager within the Business Unit responsible for supporting financial performance and strategic growth initiatives for assigned products or categories. This role blends P&L ownership at a limited scope with pricing, forecasting, category/brand marketing, and insight-driven growth execution. The Associate Brand Manager leads cross-functional teams to plan, execute, and analyze business initiatives that drive volume, profit, and market share objectives. This role requires a strong working knowledge of cost structures, inventory dynamics, capacity considerations, and supply chain trade-offs to effectively influence decisions and mitigate risk.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Support achievement of volume, profit, and margin objectives for assigned product categories. Own assigned P&L responsibilities, including analysis of revenue, cost, margin, and profitability drivers. Develop situation assessment inputs for Strategic Planning processes and contribute to financial outlooks.Assist in managing inventory health, identifying risks, and partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve supply or demand imbalances.Set pricing for assigned products or categories within established governance frameworks. Analyze pricing performance and margin outcomes, recommending adjustments as needed.Partner with Marketing Analytics to assess category and consumer dynamics. Use data-driven insights to inform portfolio, pricing, and customer strategies.Influence operational and supply decisions by articulating business and financial implications.Execute assigned marketing campaign elements, complete draft briefs, monitor campaign performance and provide insights to inform future planning.Education:Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing or related fieldWork Experience:3+ years relevant and practical experience; Prior experience with food manufacturing or CPG marketing a plus.Special Job Competencies:• Strong financial and P&L management capabilities• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills• Effective project management and cross-functional leadership skills• Communicates complex analyses and recommendations clearly to senior managers and partners.• Regularly interfaces with cross functionals to support projects.• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint• Ability to leverage reporting and analytics tools to support decision-makingSupervisory:No direct people management responsibility. May provide guidance, mentoring, or project leadership to Assistant Business Managers or interns.Travel:10-15%Position Specific Requirements:Applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete.Local candidates will be given priority.Must reside in the United States to be considered.Sponsorship is not available for this position.Relocation Assistance Eligible: YesWork Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)