Sr. Manager, Strategic Growth Platforms

The Hershey Company - Hershey, PA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Hershey, PA

Food Manufacturing

About the position

The Sr. Manager, Strategic Growth Platforms will play a pivotal role in Hershey's Growth Office, focusing on identifying and defining strategic and profitable opportunities within the Candy, Mint, and Gum (CMG) business. This position requires strong analytical skills and collaboration across various functions to validate and prepare opportunities for implementation, particularly aimed at accelerating Hershey's impulse business.

Responsibilities

• Identify pockets of growth across portfolio- and customer-based initiatives
• Execute complex and comprehensive analyses to validate commercial opportunities
• Create and develop new commercial concepts
• Complete pre-work to stand up micro-battles for launch and run micro-battles to test commercial concepts
• Articulate the holistic investment objectives and solutions to senior leaders
• Develop comprehensive tracking, reporting, and KPI development to support critical initiatives
• Partner with US CMG leaders to ensure successful scaling of product and non-product commercial solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required
• MBA preferred
• At least 8 years of work experience across marketing, sales, and/or related functions
• Strong understanding of business strategy and objectives
• Strong communicator with ability to lead directly and cross-functionally
• Ability to cultivate and create excitement and engagement in the organization
• Strong technical skills (e.g., Excel, IRI, Numerator, PPT, etc.)
• Proven ability to synthesize multiple data sources
• Innovative, forward-thinking and entrepreneurial in approach
• Problem-solving mentality, intellectually curious, strong critical thinking skills
• Experience and comfort presenting to senior leadership