Title:  Manager, Market Execution

The Market Execution Manager role involves supporting the Meijer and Hy-Vee Account Team and Retail Execution Team as a single point of contact. Responsibilities include ensuring best-in-class execution and compliance. The position is open in Michigan (with consideration for other locations in Illinois & Indiana), and it requires 35% travel throughout the territory

As a key player in Division Sales and Retail Execution, your responsibilities include driving profitable business growth across the category. You achieve this by increasing sales in key categories and improving execution performance through data-driven insights. This role serves as a bridge between Retail Sales and Account Sales, allowing you to collaborate with various parts of the sales organization

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Business Strategy - Providing market-specific insights you will develop plans for growth, including leveraging category management, space management, procurement, and net pricing.
• Relationship Development – You will interact with appropriate contacts in support of the business.  Assisting in developing and strengthening the Kellogg partnership with the Account & Supply Chain teams you will provide better analysis of retail execution insights.
• Competitive Intelligence – This position is responsible for building and maintaining a deep knowledge of competitive presence within the market.  This includes (but is not limited to) competitor big bets and promotions, innovation, and customer strategy.
• Category Development - Ensuring the effective positioning of the category items/ SKUs at the account you will work to drive sales and effective execution of promotions/ campaigns for the category at the accounts.  You will report and act on category sales & supply performance metrics within markets to drive established results.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Significant sales experience in consumer-packaged goods
• Previous track record of exceptional leadership and results in a sales organization/ account management capacity
• Previous experience communicating complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels, both in writing and verbally
• Proficiency in Microsoft office applications
• Must have the ability to work in conditions that include multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities, extended work schedules, and specific time constraints
• Ability to lead, align, resolve conflict, and work in an ever-changing environment

What’s Next

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com.

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

Let’s shape the future of snacking.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.