Director Job at Campbell Soup Company
Imagine...working for a company that knows that its people are the key to its success in the marketplace. A company in which achieving extraordinary results and having a stimulating work experience are part of the same process.
We cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population. We recognize that people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives fuel our growth and enrich our global culture.
We are looking for an individual who enjoys working in a fast-paced, team oriented environment, likes to be challenged, and values the opportunity to make a difference.
Consumer Marketers, Brand Builders, Snack Lovers Wanted. We are building a powerhouse team of consumer-centric, business-building marketers who are creating something special in the snacking category. We are looking for individuals with exceptional leadership and strategic thinking and who enjoy working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. They can’t be afraid to dream big or be deterred by a challenge – this is a great opportunity to help strategically shape the future portfolio of Campbell Snacks.
General Summary:
The Director of Innovation is responsible for developing and leading the innovation strategy and 3-5 year pipeline across multiple brands and categories. Responsibilities include:
- Identify a pipeline of fresh business building ideas that drive incremental growth for our portfolio, deliver against business strategies, and meet target consumer needs. This includes differentiated product and packaging ideas in current and future contiguous categories.
- Drive "strategic creativity" to uncover and stretch the potential of existing brand icons. This will require breaking paradigms and uncovering latent potential that connects consumer needs with key drivers of brand equity. Fresh exciting concept ideas must be identified and validated to result in a robust pipeline for growth. This will be accomplished by sharp strategic thinking, a curious interest in evolving consumer needs, and an ability to "connect the dots" from multiple sources of consumer research, trends, and competitive intelligence.
- Lead cross functional teams through commercialization of existing breakthrough innovation projects and future validated ideas to deliver commercially and financially viable platforms.
- Build ideas based on a foundation of product and packaging commercialization viability that will deliver strong financial performance – this will require strong business model savvy, a general management aptitude, and strong partnerships with cross functional resources to deliver results.
- Consistently champion, interrogate and improve the innovation stage gate process.
- Provide strong leadership to create direction and inspire greatness with cross functional teams. A "can do" attitude with a strong drive for results will be necessary to overcome obstacles and motivate the team through project ebbs and flows.
- Manages a team of 1-2 direct reports.
There is tremendous upside to our brands and portfolio. The right candidate for this role must be able to set the long-term course for growth and success and while navigating day-to-day business deliverables.
Knowledge & Skill Requirements:
- Proven portfolio brand and innovation strategy development using a disciplined approach
- Exceptional track record of driving profitable growth from product innovation: concept to commercialization
- High caliber leadership – taking accountability, inspiring trust, fostering collaboration and driving organizational alignment
- Must have a high level of curiosity about the marketplace, competitors, consumers, and product/ingredients.
- Ability to easily maneuver between high-level strategic thinking, business / financial / operational acumen, and detail orientation
- Exceptional communication – clear and concise; recommending and influencing, storytelling and presenting
- Food experience is preferred
Leadership Profile:
- Confident in their skills but humble enough and unafraid to listen and learn from others
- Strategic and creative thought leader
- Inspires teams to deliver results through commercialization excellence
- Drives organization alignment with cross-functional resources and leaders
- Builds strong relationships and inspires trust
- Highly resourceful and able to drive clarity in ambiguity
- Collaborative, yet holds people accountable for total business impact
- Prides themselves on knowing the business and our target consumers better than anyone else
Education & Experience:
- Minimum education required: Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA strongly preferred
- 10+years brand management and marketing experience, preferably in CPG
- Experience managing a complex portfolio across multiple brands/product groups, varied strategic challenges, consumer targets, operational models, etc.
- Category, consumer, and shopper knowledge preferred
Office & Travel:
- The Innovation Director, Snacks position is an office based position with 3 days (T,W,Th) in the office and 2 days (M, F) optional work from home. Office is located in Camden, NJ.
- Minimal (10-15%) travel required.
Compensation and Benefits:
The base salary range for this full-time, salaried position is between
$125,500.00 - $238,500.00
Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. Total pay may include other forms of compensation. In addition, we offer competitive health, dental, 401k and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package.
The Company is committed to providing equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law.
In that regard, U.S. applicants and employees are protected from discrimination based on certain categories protected by Federal law.
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