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Mondelez International Category Planning & Activation Lead Austria (m/w/d) in Vienna, Austria

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.

You ensure that customer plans are developed and executed by supporting the delivery of strategies and tactics for growth. You understand the business metrics and financial drivers needed to unlock profitable growth for Mondelēz International and our customers and work with key account managers to implement plans to deliver our annual target.

How you will contribute

You will:

  • Lead the Customer Planning & Activation function in the Long (Vision ‘30/SP) and in the short term (annual AC planning and delivery), being part of the AT country Management Table

  • Understand categories dynamics / shoppers’ insights by channel to propose growth strategies/activities

  • Lead the business planning meetings IBP

  • Support iPPA thinking/planning to maximize profitable growth across channels & Customers

  • Lead ‘Perfect Store’ via defining and implementing ‘Picture of Success’ for priority Brands/Segments (Milka Tablets/Seasonals/Pralines/Bakery, Oreo, Toblerone Core/Pralines) for Shelf and Secondary touch-points; you will be accountable to set systems and KPI’s to track performance/execution

  • Support Field Force to maximize growth opportunity consistently with V30/AC plans and priorities

  • Lead the Activation plan to co-define and execute bold shopper’s promo activation platforms (Xmas choco house, back to school, Easter …) that engage customers and deliver high ROI promotions.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

  • Category planning and delivering growth through category leadership

  • Having a future-focused mindset, being curious about industry trends, digital solutions and innovation for consumers, and translating opportunities into business plans

  • Developing and delivering plans, measuring and monitoring results and making recommendations to achieve growth targets

  • Business planning and how to maximize revenue growth

  • Influencing stakeholders and interacting effectively with others with the courage and resilience to hold an alternative point of view

  • Analytical skills and business acumen

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

Category Planning and Activation Manager is a leadership role, responsible to deliver the CP&A tasks, enabling the overall business delivery of the country; as well as building, managing and developing the CP&A team and achieving the successful cross-functional stakeholder management in the market.

The role of the CP&A organization that CP&A lead is accountable for are:

  • Define channel strategies, planning and in store execution guidelines (perfect store and revenue delivery) for the market/channels/customers

  • Own execution and governance of AC delivery and risks & opportunities

  • Build customer growth stories and selling stories for joint business plans and customer partnerships

  • Govern execution of guidelines and programs in the market including but not limited to perfect store and RGM

What extra ingredients you will bring:

  • Leadership experience: large teams management, managing of people managers, market LT is a plus

  • Leadership skills: Managing diversity, Team building & strong people leadership, Learning Agility, Leading the Future, Strong stakeholder management

  • Functional skills & experiences: Strong commercial acumen, Analytical skills,Revenue Planning/ RGM, Consumer, Shopper and Customer understanding, Category Development, Perfect Store, understanding on sales planning

Education / Certifications:

  • 10+ years of experience; KA experience would be preferred.

  • Bachelors Degree in a related field, MBA is a plus

The salary is graded in the Collective Labor Agreement “KV für Angestellte und Lehrlinge im Handel”. If you meet the mentioned requirements the entry gross-salary for this position will be EUR 80,500-- per year, split up in 14 pays for full-time. We’re willing to overpay, dependent on your professional work experience and qualification.

The responsibilities of this position are performed within the framework of a regional business model that is defined and managed by Mondelēz Europe GmbH, Switzerland .

No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez Europe, we are proud, not only of the iconic brands we make, but also of the people who make them. Our delicious products are created in 52 plants across Europe by more than 28,000 passionate people. We are the top maker of chocolate and biscuits and a leading maker of gum and candy. We make sure our powerful global brands and local jewels like Cadbury, Milka and Alpen Gold chocolates, Oreo, belVita, LU and Tuc biscuits get safely into our customers hands—and mouths. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Join us on our journey to continue leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Category Planning & Activation

Sales

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.

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