Kellanova is looking for a Director of Portfolio and Shopper Marketing to oversee North America portfolio of brands for the Away From Home division. This leader owns the portfolio and shopper strategy and will oversee a team that brings Kellanova’s iconic brands to life in the Food Service and Small Format channels. This Chicago-land hybrid role partners cross functionally with senior leaders in Away From Home, across North America’s brand category organizations, and with Center Marketing to be the strategic marketing voice internally and externally.

As an integral part of the Away From Home Marketing Leadership Team, you will shape our success in these channels. This business services 20+ segments in a highly complex route-to-market. Your consumer expertise in immediate consumption, coupled with a brand-building DNA, plays a critical role in our journey to be the world’s best snacks-led powerhouse.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Goal Setting – P&L accountability with appropriate top and bottom-line goal setting. Create and manage appropriate input goals across assortment, price, availability, and customer engagement.

• Consumer Insights – Partner with insights & analytics to uncover consumer insights for the Away From Home channels, portfolio expansion or changes.

• Strategic Vision – Create vision for long range assortment plan. Develop specific business strategies and create/manage an annual and 3-year plan with the alignment of key cross-functional partners.

• Driving Innovation and Portfolio Growth – Demonstrate and inspire consistent curiosity and high standards to continuously evaluate new opportunities and improvements across our portfolio. This supports sustainable long-term operating profit growth.

• Expert Leadership – Support sales leadership with strategic customer engagements and trade relation support by serving as the resident expert for these product categories. Lead and mentor individuals to create a high performing team.

  We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s Degree required in business, marketing, or related commercial field. MBA preferred.

• Strong marketing and/or general management commercial experience in CPG environment. B2B channel experience preferred.

• Highly analytical business leader who can drive significant value in the P&L.

• Experience building and managing high performing teams and cross-functional leadership. Adept at working in a cross-functional, matrixed organization.

• Ability to operate tactically and strategically. An ability to flawlessly multi-task and thrive under pressure and deadlines.

• Expert in utilizing a number of different methodologies to understand consumers, identify opportunity areas and drive cohesive experiences.

• Demonstrates excellent written, verbal skills and technology skills. Experience authoring documents and detailed operational plans supported with key insights to lead effective decision making. Excellent verbal and written communication skills at all levels including with senior executives.

  What’s Next

  After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/hiring-process.html) to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

  Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com .

  If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/benefits.html) & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

  Get to Know Us

  At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.

  Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

  Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

  The best brands. The best people. The best you.

  Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/our-impact/equity-diversity-and-inclusion.html) .