Senior Manager, Brand Marketing - Starbucks

The Nestlé Professional Solutions at Nestlé USA leverages its position as the world's largest food and beverage company to bring brands that you enjoy in your home, to other areas of your life such as the workplace, restaurants, hotels, and your neighborhood College or University. Our portfolio of products and solutions includes beloved brands such as Stouffer's, Coffee mate, Nescafé, and Starbucks. With our extensive networks and industry knowledge, we offer unparalleled support and guidance to foodservice operators, ensuring their success in a competitive market. We strive to contribute to a healthier future by providing the finest ingredients and operational knowledge to every type of foodservice operation. The strength of our trusted brands is supported by a team of skilled professionals who are dedicated to deepening their industry experience. Our team of culinary experts and skilled product developers partner closely with foodservice professionals to generate creative, branded food and beverage solutions that address a wide variety of needs. Our employees thrive on opportunities to grow and develop within the food-service industry, ensuring that we are always at the forefront of industry trends and innovations.This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.The Senior Manager, Brand Marketing, will strategically drive the comprehensive management of the P&L, the development and planning of consumer, customer & market led brand strategies and marketing plans for the Starbucks portfolio of brands generating sales to deliver annual operating goals exceeding $700M.  Responsibilities include portfolio management and analysis, B2B & B2C marketing plan development including brand & promotional planning, innovation pipeline development, commercialization and portfolio optimization.Ability to develop and lead robust business case development, effectively articulating insight led rationale, measurable KPIs laddering to broader business goals.Improve and enhance capabilities in data-led assessment, leading the development of strategic plans grounded in customer/consumer insights.Represent the organization to establish the plan roadmap, critical strategies to win and best practices to optimize ways of working.Establish and lead implementation of marketing learnings and insights that aid continuous improvement, driving prioritization and/or course corrections to existing strategies as needed.Lead development and performance culture building functional capability, foster collaboration, team work and performance excellence.Serve as primary lead maintaining critical external partnership and vendor relationships including Starbucks and creative agency relationships with Nestle business strategies.Planning and Leadership - Developing strategic and operational plans for the work group, managing execution and measuring results:Collaborates with cross-functional brand team, channel development, operations, sales and other critical business partners to build, deliver and drive results of planned programs.Drive and manage team delivery of flawless end to end project management via close collaboration with a wide range of cross-functional teamsEffectively tracks, analyzes and communicates plan on a regular basis to inform current and future plan effortsIdentifies and communicates best practices and leading process improvement where needed.Owns and responsible for effective program budget management.Summary of Experience6-8+ years product and business/marketing management strategy experience in B2B environments. Min 6 or more years of managing complex large-scale business, product or marketing projects2 or more years managing and developing direct reportsBachelor’s Degree required.  MBA preferredRequired Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Demonstrated experience driving and inspiring insight-led plans to deliver strong, impactful creative product meeting consumer and business objectives. Strong analytic abilities centered on consumer and customer intelligence and data.  Ability to synthesize insights and demonstrate strong presentation and storytelling in a clear and concise narrative.Ability to lead cross-functional teams, driving organizational and planning clarity and applying strong problem-solving principles.  Drive decision-making favoring compromise and alignment over consensusFunctions effectively with ambiguity and able to work in a highly matrix environment.Strong communication skills with keen ability to balance multiple priorities and deliver timely results.Ability to set expectations and hold individuals and team members accountable.Seeks and provides honest, transparent feedbackExcellent facilitation, written and verbal communication skills with adaptable approachThe approximate pay range for this position is $170,000.00 to $190,000.00. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills and abilities as well as geographic location.Nestlé offers performance-based incentives and a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401k with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits.  Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the position. Learn more at About Us | Nestlé Careers (nestlejobs.com)Nestle in the US Benefits.Requisition ID: 323315 It is our business imperative to remain a very inclusive workplace. To our veterans and separated service members, you're at the forefront of our minds as we recruit top talent to join Nestlé. The skills you've gained while serving our country, such as flexibility, agility, and leadership, are much like the skills that will make you successful in this role. In addition, with our commitment to an inclusive work environment, we recognize the exceptional engagement and innovation displayed by individuals with disabilities. Nestlé seeks such skilled and qualified individuals to share our mission where you’ll join a cohort of others who have chosen to call Nestlé home.The Nestlé Companies are an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer seeking diversity in qualified applicants for employment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, perceived disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law. Prior to the next step in the recruiting process, we welcome you to inform us confidentially if you may require any special accommodations in order to participate fully in our recruitment experience. 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