Job Location: Parsippany
Company Description
Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella®, Tic Tac®, Ferrero Rocher®, Raffaello®, Kinder Bueno® and Kinder Surprise®. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.
About the Role:
As the Associate Brand Manager, Nutella, you'll provide in-depth market and brand analysis to assist Nutella Brand Management in formulating brand strategy within a fast-moving consumer packaged goods category. For the Associate Brand Manager, Nutella, we're looking for someone with solid project management skills - from planning stage to execution and final assessment in order to achieve brand objectives and goals. You'll work cross-functionally with Trade Marketing, Sales and Supply Chain to assist in the planning and execution of new initiatives.
This role is hybrid and based in our HQ, located in Parsippany, NJ.
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide Nutella performance updates and create engaging, meaningful and persuasive presentations
- Interpret qualitative and quantitative research for business purposes
- Consistently monitor and track brand performance and initiatives
- Maintain full understanding of the competitive environment to assess impact on business
- Support Innovation Lead with artwork development
- Support development of consumer activation plans and manage execution
- Prioritize daily demands to meet tight deadlines
- Collaborate with legal department to safeguard company and use of its assets in interactions with third parties
- Efficiently manage relations with third party vendors (i.e. graphic design agencies, research agencies, etc.), obtaining required output while minimizing costs
Who we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or related discipline; MBA is a plus
- 2+ years of experience in consumer-packaged goods brand marketing
- Excellent analytical skills upon which to base decision-making
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects within scheduled timelines
- Team player able to effectively interact and work with various functional departments
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with attention to detail
- Experience working with consumer data; i.e. IRI, ACNielsen
How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:
Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world.
Diversity Statement
Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.
Ferrero N.A. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.
