Manager, Portfolio Growth and Innovation

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Working with cross-functional global and regional teams, you support portfolio strategy that aligns with the category vision to drive sustainable brand growth and to deliver business objectives. You support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives including new product development and platform opportunities.
How you will contribute
The Portfolio Growth & Innovation Manager is a highly visible internal consultant within the Canadian BU, responsible for leveraging advanced analytical techniques to translate complex data into robust growth strategies and breakthrough innovation. Reporting to the Director of Portfolio Growth, you will independently lead data-intensive business cases, socializing analytically-backed strategies with senior stakeholders to secure buy-in. Furthermore, you will drive profitable growth by leading cross-category innovation through the Stage-Gate process, ensuring each initiative is backed by a rigorous business case.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector in matrix environment
• Developing a seamless consumer experience
• Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget
• Analytics and creativity
• Leading and influencing teams and managing trade-offs
• Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills
• Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage

More about this role
What extra ingredients you will bring:

• Build Commercial Strategy

• Leverage advanced analytics on diverse, complex sets of data (e.g. consumer, competitive, sales) to build evidence-based, actionable insights.• Continuously monitor and predict macro-economic, market, category, and competitive trends through data-driven foresight.• Identify and recommend new growth opportunities, backed by rigorous analytical assessments.• Translate business objectives into clear, measurable initiatives and roadmaps.• Craft compelling, data-driven growth narratives for internal and external audiences.• Prepare executive-level strategic materials, clearly articulating analytical rigor and implications.

• Lead Portfolio Innovation

• Develop robust business cases for cross-category and breakthrough innovation, moving them through the Stage Gate process. Business cases will include robust financials, clear pricing strategy, and strong go-to-marketing strategies.• Collaborate with, and influence cross-functional teams in Stage Gate process including sales, supply chain, finance, and R&D.

• Enhance Marketing Capabilities

• Lead select marketing capabilities enhancements & trainings for the marketing organization.• Special projects as needed.
Education / Certifications:
o Bachelor's degree in business, Marketing, or related field (MBA a plus) .
Job specific requirements:• 6+ years of experience in consulting and/or large CPG companies, with a significant portion dedicated to data strategy, advanced analytics, research or innovation roles.• Manager-level experience in advanced quantitative & qualitative analysis.• Proven experience leading cross-functional strategic initiatives, informed by deep analytical insights.• Solid understanding of marketing and commercial levers (e.g., customer insights, brand, pricing, channels).• Experience in Stage Gate process leading innovation business cases.• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills; able to synthesize complex data, analytical findings, and strategic implications for executive audiences with Big Picture thinking.
Work schedule:
Monday to Friday ( Hybrid)
The expected base salary range for this position is $ 112,900 to $ 141,150 CAD depending on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible to participate in a highly competitive bonus program with a target of 14% with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
Mondelez also offers several generous employee benefits (some subsidized or fully paid for by the company), including health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, and enhanced vacation and holiday entitlements.
AI may be used as part of the recruitment process and in accordance with local laws.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
With several brands that are among consumer favourites, including Cadbury, OREO, Christie and Maynards, we are one of the largest snack companies in Canada. Many of our iconic brands are ranked first, second or third in their categories, and our manufacturers and pastry chefs have an enviable mission to create and manufacture chocolate, cookies, crackers and candy in our iconic factories and locations across Ontario. A company with many ambitious growth targets, we have invested close to $250 million in our Ontario plants in recent years alone; We run marketing campaigns promoting innovative products such as Cadbury Dark Milk tablets and OREO Birthday Cake and Peppermint Bark cookies. Our community of more than 2,683 employees is present across Canada and our head office is in Toronto. Passion and dedication characterize our Company. We encourage all our employees to be themselves at work, to speak out and to encourage diversity in all areas of activity. In addition, we foster a flexible work environment and place great importance on the notions of trust and empathy to promote a true sense of belonging.
Mondelez welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Please note that the term "accommodation" in this posting means changes that are made in order to meet the needs of a person with disabilities and not lodging.
Job Type
Regular
Brand & Portfolio Management
Marketing