Director Product Management- Prepared Categories

Job Details:

As The Director Product Management at Tyson Foods, you will have the opportunity to build the future of Tyson. Our portfolio provides an opportunity to have a diverse set of career experiences while being uniquely positioned to reshape what it means to feed our world. Today, we not only have the fastest-growing portfolio of protein-centric brands, we offer greater transparency into everything we do.

The Director Product Management is a seasoned professional, who will be a key contributor to growth plans, and the cross-functional team and business leaders will rely on you to master the consumer, brand, and marketplace to deliver meaningful growth. This role will sharpen your leadership, execution, strategic thinking, and creative skills and expose you to industry-leading brands, resources, and colleagues.

Location: This position will be based out of Tyson's Corporate Headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas. This role is not eligible for remote/hybrid schedules.

Other responsibilities include:
Lead strategy, develop and delivery of business objectives and marketing plan, reflecting overall corporate goals, and execute on plans to deliver against brand, financial and share objectives
Monitor performance measurements to ensure brand is tracking against goals; recommend and implement corrective actions as needed
Analyze data to identify insights and translate into business initiatives and/or actionable tasks to drive results
Lead development and execution of marketing strategies including positioning, communication strategies, advertising and consumer promotion initiatives
Work with Marketing Communications & Design teams as required to ensure effective and efficient translation of marketing strategies into activation plans
Lead development and execution of product line extension and packaging innovation plans including business proposal and approval, concept development, feasibility validation, product and packaging R&D, customer sell in and tracking of in-market performance
Partner with innovation, channels and customer business teams to develop and execute innovation plans including business proposal and approval, concept development, feasibility validation, product and packaging R&D, customer sell in and tracking of in-market performance
Work hand-in-hand with the sales organization to understand and integrate customer strategies in business and brand plans
Manage monthly volume forecast for assigned brand/categories, coordinating between demand and supply planning to deliver best-in-class forecast accuracy
Proactively work with Sales Strategy and Planning partners to ensure forecast accuracy, maximization of opportunities and development of plans to deliver against objectives
Manage brand budget including media, design, and sales sample spending for assigned product responsibility
Create a culture of collaboration and trust across a broad and complex cross-functional team, which includes Consumer Insights, Culinary, R&D, Operations, Finance, Category & Brand Marketing, Revenue Management, Enterprise Strategy, Sales, and Channel Marketing, in addition to Business Unit stakeholders. Act as a role model for working across segment, functions, and teams

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: An MBA or equivalent education/experience is required

Experience: Requires 10 years of relevant marketing experience with demonstrated P&L ownership; CPG industry experience is preferred

Special Skills: Demonstrated strong analytical and strategic thinking skills are required; strong communication and presentation skills are required; strong collaborator with a demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teams; proven ability to effectively manage multiple projects in a dynamic environment is required. Experience with Nielsen and/or IRI is preferred

Supervisory Skills: This position will lead a team.

Travel: Some degree of travel, including customer visits, plant visits, conferences, trade events

Relocation Assistance Eligible:
No

Work Shift:

1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

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