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You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.
McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.
We are looking to hire a Sales Planning Managerimmediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at our Global Headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
What We Bring To The Table:
The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:
• Competitive compensation
• Career growth opportunities
• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices
• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness
• Tuition assistance
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Sales Planning Manager bridges Field Sales and Marketing, leading strategic sales promotion plans and resolving issues to support national business goals and achieve sales and profit targets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Manage a portfolio greater than $200-$500MM in annual sales.
- Participate in the annual brand planning process. Own Translating strategic director from Marketing (annual and ad hoc) into national and market category/brand specific strategies for deployment to Field Sales
- Actively provides insights to and participate in joint planning sessions with Field Sales (managers and brokers) to ensure on comprehensive plan.
- Develop incremental marketing/trade fund programs and launch these programs to Field Sales
- Resolution of various, often unique Sales and Customer issues related to deal economics, Sales, Production, Supply Chain and Marketing
- Aid with the development and coordination of Sales and Customer initiatives/plans related to new product introductions.
- Participate in new item and promotion forecast to ensure customer service needs are met; includes working with Marketing and Supply Chain via the IBP process.
- Work along with the Marketing, Category Management, Revenue Management and Shopper Marketing and other cross functional partners on strategic initiatives related to major customer sales opportunities.
- Deliver monthly and ad hoc reporting for trade, innovation and other business needs.
- Assist in managing inventory and production needs as necessary (new)
- Attends strategic customer meets 2-4 times per year to assist in the sell-in process of category programming and innovation (new)
- Participate in the hiring process as needed (new)
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree in Business, Finance, Marketing, Analytics or other related fields
- 6+ years of consumer product goods experience with a least 2+ years of direct customer selling experience.
- Excellent planning and organizational skills. Will be required to manage multiple projects at the same time while managing day to day tasks and objectives.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft office including excel and PowerPoint.
- Must be able to work with large data sets including pulling and interrupting data independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Will be required to present to large groups of people virtually and in person.
- Ability to relocate for future advancement.
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
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As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
Base Salary: $103,520 - 181,150.
Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as paid parental leave, fertility benefits, Employee Assistance Program, and caregiver support
- Retirement and investment programs including 401(k) and profit-sharing plans
Current McCormick employees who meet these qualifications and are interested in pursuing this position must notify their direct supervisor and their unit HR representative prior to applying.
First consideration will be given to employees who have been displaced from their jobs for positions with the same grade or lower. If there are no qualified candidates, all other employees will then be considered. No displaced employee will receive preferential consideration for a promotional opportunity. McCormick may recruit external candidates concurrently in order to expedite the recruitment process. Qualified internal candidates submitting bids within the first ten (10) days of the job being posted will be considered before external candidates. Internal bids received after the tenth (10th) day will be considered along with external candidates. It is the policy of McCormick and Company to select and promote for all positions without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
