Category Manager, Cocoa Beverages, India

Mumbai, India Full time R-175240 **Job Description** **Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelez International?** **Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.** Working with cross-functional global and regional teams, you support portfolio strategy that aligns with the category vision to drive sustainable brand growth and to deliver business objectives. You support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives including new product development and platform opportunities. **How you will contribute** Working with other internal stakeholders, you will determine the priorities to enable consumer-centric brand portfolio growth. You will develop annual plans, setting objectives and allocating resources. In addition, you will offer recommendations for integrated commercial plans execute category marketing plans that deliver on revenue and profit forecasts, sharing objectives and monitoring performance, and delivering results over the AC and SP horizon. Based on your deep consumer insights and brand positioning, you will develop and implement integrated marketing communications and 360-degree campaigns. **What you will bring** A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: + Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector in matrix environment + Developing a seamless consumer experience + Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget + Analytics and creativity + Leading and influencing teams and managing trade-offs + Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills + Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage **About the brand :** + Bournvita is a legacy brand in the Milk food drinks category. The brand has been consistently built over decades in the country with a singular Purpose to be a partner for a mother in her kid's growth and development. The brand has a core philosophy of being a 'Progressive parent' and is endorsed by millions of mothers in the country and loved by Kids for its rich, chocolaty taste. Continuing with the journey, we plan to scale and accelerate growth of the brand through category expansion, expanding the consumer franchise. **How will the Incumbent contribute:** + Lead the entire P&L on the brand, delivering on topline growth and profits over years. + Building strong Equity within the category, leveraging the Distinctiveness that has been built over years on the 'Tayaari Jeet kee' platform. Evolve the platform on fresh, relevant manifestations for a mother that drives relevance for the brand and the category. + Leading the Market development for the brand into South and East India with an objective to gain share from competition. + Lead innovations on Brand Bournvita into synergistic formats or TGs with the permissible stretch. + Build annual operating plans in collaboration with the cross-functional teams within the organisation. Input into the long-term strategic 3-year and 5-year plans for the business. + Build and execute the plans for the year through strong Analytics and insights-driven thinking - Market prioritisation and Media planning with the objective to drive multimedia reach across the key markets -Efficient resource deployment of the Advertising and media budgets for the year. + Lead a team of brand managers, setting direction for them and being responsible for their development within the organisation. **A good incumbent should have the following:** A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career, and the following experience and knowledge: + Consumer-led approach, preferably built in the consumer goods sector in a matrix environment. + Combination of Analytical and insight-led thinking to build plans and drive growth. + Willingness to learn and adapt. + Leading and influencing teams - Both peers and Senior stakeholders. + Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills. + Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage. Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy **Business Unit Summary** **Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as** **_Cadbury_** **chocolates,** **_Bournvita_** **and** **_Tang_** **powdered beverages,** **_Oreo_** **and** **_Cadbury Bournvita_** **biscuits, and** **_Halls_** **and** **_Cadbury Choclairs Gold_** **candies get safely into our customers hands-and mouths** **_._** **Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 - the fourth time we've received this award.** Mondelez International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. **Job Type** Regular Brand & Portfolio Management Marketing At Mondelez International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity! Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 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