Title:  Execution Operations Head

Are you passionate about sales and commercial strategy? Join our Commercial Team as an Execution Operations Head.  You’ll be responsible for ensuring flawless execution across all Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

This position is responsible for developing and executing customer-centric marketing strategies to drive growth and enhance brand visibility across the country. This role will be remote, located in San José, Costa Rica.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Strategic Mindset: Develop and execute Customer Marketing and Marketing Strategies and tactics aligned with business objectives. Designing and implementing promotional programs, trade marketing initiatives and shopper marketing campaigns.
• Commercial Data Analysis: Analyze market insights and sales data to identify opportunities and make decisions. Maintain consistent in-store visibility to ensure brand awareness, equity and proper innovation support.
• Brand Building Management: Budget for these countries (end to end process). Supervise and analyze territory performance alongside customers to generate action plans. Review on shelf placement strategy execution. Follow up on innovation and new products encoding in distributors and customers. Coordinate and supervise merchandising, impulse and sampling teams.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 3+ business experience in Sales, Trade and/or Customer Marketing departments.
• Field Execution experience.
• Deep knowledge on market/customer dynamics in each region.
• Office skills: intermediate or higher.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.
• English level: intermediate or higher.

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.

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, Tresor, 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.

What does it take to be the best? Someone like you.

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.