Bimbo Bakeries USA

Senior Manager Customer Planning

Bimbo Bakeries USA • $100K — $140K *
Bentonville, AR 72712In-Person
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business-related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years in Customer Planning, Forecasting, Sales Management, or related fields.
  • Proficient in IRI data analysis to derive insights.
  • Experience managing multiple direct reports effectively.
  • High proficiency in MS Power BI, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
  • Familiarity with Trade Planning Management / Trade Promotion Optimization tools, especially o9 Solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with leadership to define customer strategies aligned with BBU's business goals.
  • Lead monthly strategic planning reviews to evaluate business performance and develop solutions.
  • Manage the national annual customer planning process and communicate expectations clearly.
  • Optimize pricing strategies to enhance ROI and maintain market stability.
  • Ensure accurate forecasting entries in the Trade Promotion Management tool and align forecasts with leadership.
  • Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing, diverse team.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Benefits Package including health and wellness programs.
  • Paid Time Off to ensure work-life balance.
  • 401k plan with company matching contributions.
  • Annual bonus eligibility based on performance.
Full Job Description
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Come join the largest baking company in the world and our family of 20,000 associates nationwide!

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Salary Range: $100,200 - $140,300

Annual Bonus Eligibility

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Paid Time Off

401k & Company Match

Position Summary:

The Sr. Manager Customer Planning is a key member of the Revenue Growth Management team with the core objective of establishing an Optimal Price based on the Value to the Consumer and ensuring a consistent Brand Architecture. This position will be leading a team of empowered Associates with the responsibility of maximizing BBU's Profits and Share. This will be accomplished with a strong discipline focused on trade planning, financial and quantitative analysis and the oversight of various programs within the given customer(s).

Key Responsibilities:
  • Collaborate with leadership to lead and define customer strategies and objectives that align with BBU's overall business direction, quantify the value of opportunities, and ultimately assess progress against goals.
  • Lead the Customer Team's monthly strategic planning reviews to analyze business performance for gaps versus plan and lead the development of gap closures/solutions for leadership teams.
  • Lead the national annual customer planning process which includes strategic alignment and execution of brand expectations, communicating those expectations and meeting all deliverables.
  • Manage all pricing strategies to avoid market disruption, optimize trade spend, improve ROI, and ensure any promotional activities are within Brand pricing guardrails.
  • Ensure all Forecasting entries are accurately reflected in BBU's Trade Promotion Management tool and gain alignment on all final forecasts with the Customer Executive Leadership Team.
  • Responsible for recruiting, developing, and sustaining a diverse and high-performing team. Coach, guide, and mentor the team in managing and building their capabilities to provide career advancement opportunities within the organization.


Behavioral Competencies:
  • Empowered Self-starter with the ability to meet deadlines, well organized, and detail-oriented.
  • Ability to effectively implement programs for area of responsibility.
  • Ability to collaborate and align cross-functionally within team and with designated customer(s).
  • Manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills along with MS PowerPoint presentation skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization.
  • Experience working and managing in a remote team setting under pressure and in a fast-paced environment.
  • Comfortable leveraging data resources, tools, with a high proficiency in building business models in MS Excel
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to determine key issues and develop effective action plans.


Education and Work History:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or Business-related field preferred. A combination of education, training, and experience that results in demonstrated competency to perform the work may be substituted.
  • 5+ years in Customer Planning, Forecasting, Sales Management or other relevant experience.
  • Knowledge of IRI data, ability to analyze the data and develop meaningful insights.
  • Experience managing multiple direct reports.
  • Strong work ethic, flexibility and ability to multi-task required in fast-paced DSD fresh bakery category.
  • Computer skills and high proficiency, specifically in Power BI, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word is required.
  • Previous experience utilizing Trade Planning Management / Trade Promotion Optimization Tools (TPM/TPO); specifically o9 Solutions (RGM/Retail Planning)
  • Travel is required - 25%.


The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About Bimbo Bakeries USA

Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. is the American corporate arm of the Mexican multinational bakery product manufacturing company Grupo Bimbo. It is the largest bakery company in the United States. The company, headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, owns many fresh bread and sweet baked goods brands in the United States, including Entenmann's, Sara Lee, and Thomas'. It is also a top advertising sponsor for many major soccer teams around the globe.
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