Keurig Dr Pepper

Senior Manager, Licensing Strategy and Analysis

Keurig Dr Pepper • $130K — $160K *
Frisco, TX 75034In-Person
Food & Beverages
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Master's preferred
  • 5-7+ years of relevant work experience
  • Demonstrated history of professional, academic, and personal excellence
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel up to 20%

Responsibilities

  • Analyze KDP's current route-to-market for efficiency improvements
  • Partner with peers and cross-functional teams to execute strategy
  • Align route-to-market strategy with Direct Store Delivery needs
  • Lead projects for key route-to-market initiatives like bottler acquisitions
  • Provide strategic insights on emerging non-DSD routes
  • Develop distribution blueprints for launching new brands
  • Support distributor M&A through opportunity analysis and recommendations

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability coverage
  • Paid Time Off, including parental leave, vacation, and sick time
  • 401k with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Annual performance-based bonus
Full Job Description
Job Overview:

We are currently looking for a Senior Manager, Licensing Strategy and Analysis. The licensing team is at the core of that vision, amplifying our route-to-market advantage by utilizing both company-owned distribution and the licensed bottling networks (Pepsi, Coke, and Independent bottlers) to ensure KDP efficiently and effectively markets our products to meet every consumer occasion. Reporting to the Vice President of Licensing and a cross functional leadership team, the Senior Manager, Licensing Strategy and Analysis will play a key role in optimizing KDP's route-to-market through near-term and long-term strategic analysis, portfolio route-to-market optimization, emerging route-to-market development, financial analysis, distributor M&A support and project leadership of key route-to-market initiatives. This role will also be responsible for proactively monitoring changes in the external environment to continually inform and adapt KDP's route-to-market strategy.

This position is based at our HQ in Frisco, TX and will have a hybrid schedule (3 days in the office and 2 days from home)

Position Responsibilities
  • Analyze KDP's current route-to-market by geography and trademark to further understand opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and alignment with organizational goals
  • Partner with Licensing team peers and cross-functional partners to develop, improve and execute near-term and long-term route-to-market strategy
  • Work closely with Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and Beverage Concentrates operational leadership to align route-to-market strategy to organizational needs
  • Provide cross-functional project leadership of key route-to-market initiatives (e.g. bottler acquisitions, portfolio expansions)
  • Provide strategic thought leadership on emerging and non-DSD routes-to-market (e.g. ecommerce, foodservice, on-premise) and how to ensure availability of our products to all consumers
  • Develop future state distribution blueprints to quickly and comprehensively enable the launch of new brands across categories
  • Support distributor M&A through the identification, analysis, sizing, and vetting of opportunities, to include developing and making recommendations to senior leadership for action.
  • Implement the tools, technologies, and processes required to enable a dynamic licensing team with proactive decision-making capabilities

Total Rewards:
  • Salary range $130,700 - $160,000
  • Actual placement within the compensation range may vary depending on experience, skills, and other factors
  • Benefits, subject to election and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Paid Time Off (including paid parental leave, vacation, and sick time), 401k with company match, Tuition Reimbursement, and Mileage Reimbursement
  • Annual bonus based on performance and eligibility

Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. Master's Degree preferred
  • 5-7+ years of relevant work experience
  • Demonstrated history of professional, academic, and personal excellence
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Ability to travel up to 20%


Preferred
  • 4+ years at a leading CPG company in an analytical function (e.g., strategy, finance, brand strategy) or 2+ years of management consulting experience

About Keurig Dr Pepper

Keurig is a beverage company that offers a variety of K-Cup pods and single-serve coffee makers. The company provides iced coffee brewers, cappuccino, and latte makers.

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Learn more about Keurig Dr Pepper
Size
27,500 employees
Market Cap
$51 billion
Industry
Food & Beverages
Net Income
$1.3 billion
Founded
1990
5 Year Trend
+14.5%
Revenue
$11.6 billion
NASDAQ
KDP
* Ladders Estimates

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