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Working within the strategic direction, this role independently develops recommendations and manages assigned innovation, portfolio, activation, and commercialization projects, while partnering with the manager on broader season strategy, portfolio management, and financial trade-offs.\nABM, Seasons, serves as the day-to-day marketing lead for assigned agency, vendor, and cross-functional workstreams and collaborates with U.S. and international partners to translate Lindt’s global brand and seasonal strategies into consumer-relevant, commercially viable plans that deliver against consumer, customer, financial, and brand objectives.\nThis is a hybrid role that requires three days per week in our Stratham, NH and/or Boston, MA corporate office.\nEssential Job Functions & Responsibilities:\nSeasonal Strategy & Annual Planning\nContribute consumer, category, competitive, customer, and financial insights to the development of annual and longer-term seasonal plans.\nThoroughly understand Lindt and Key Franchise equities and how they apply to Seasons\nTranslate approved seasonal and brand strategies into actionable project plans, briefs, commercial deliverables, and clear measures of success.\nDevelop recommendations for assigned initiatives and clearly articulate the consumer insight, business rationale, risks, and expected impact.\nMaintain a current- and next-year perspective on assigned workstreams while elevating longer-term opportunities and implications to the Brand Manager.\nPortfolio Management\nResponsible for managing an assigned portfolio including innovation, renovation, and rationalization.\nAnalyze viability and profit/sales potential for new segments, markets, and consumers and apply to future innovation. \nEvaluate product portfolio and the marketplace; recommend new product opportunities, mix, rationalization, renovations, and profit-optimization actions while maintaining the high-quality, Lindt standard.\nLead assigned innovation, renovation, packaging, and portfolio projects through the stage-gate and commercialization processes.\nCoordinate with domestic and international cross-functional teams to deliver milestones and resolve issues. \nIdentify project risks, dependencies, and resource constraints early; develop options and recommend corrective action.\nBusiness Analytics & Performance Management\nAnalyze seasonal, portfolio, category, competitive, customer, and consumer performance using relevant internal data sources; convert analysis into clear business implications, recommendations, and actions.\nManage recurring reporting and assigned business-review content, including innovation tracking, competitive updates, and ongoing & post-season learning.\nManage assigned budget, forecast, and profitability components; actively contribute to sales projections and financial planning to drive the Season sales, profit, and business health.\nIntegrated Marketing & Agency Support\nExecute assigned marketing communication plans, including activations, PR, digital, social, and/or promotional workstreams, with clear objectives and measures of success.\nServe as the day-to-day marketing lead for assigned agencies and vendors, managing briefs, feedback, timelines, deliverables, and budget components.\nEnsure all work reflects Lindt, sub-brand, and seasonal equities while remaining relevant to the consumer occasion and U.S. marketplace.\nCross Functional Support\nLead defined cross-functional project teams and working sessions, driving alignment, decisions, accountability, and timely resolution of risks.\nPartner with Sales and Sales Strategy to develop persuasive, customer- and channel-relevant selling stories, materials, and recommendations.\nQualifications & Requirements:\nSkills & Knowledge:\nExceptional analytical, communication, and presentation skills\nExcellent collaborative and negotiation skills with ability to build productive business relationships cross functionally within the organization and outside of the organization with agency partners\nAssertive self-starter with ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines\nCuriosity and the ability to operate in ambiguity\nStrong record of complex project management with multi-disciplinary teams\nAbility to prioritize and effectively measure and drive for results in an entrepreneurial work environment\nEducation:\nMaster’s degree in a related field\nOther Requirements:\nPrevious experience working in Brand/MarketingAnalytics experience -- should have worked with Nielsen and/or IRI\nProven ability to develop and utilize many elements of the marketing mix to drive the business\nExperience working in an international corporate environment, a plus\nExperience in new product development, a plus \nTotal Rewards:\nCompensation Range: $90,000.00-115,000.00\nApplicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. The company will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.\nLindt USA’s salary range reflects market rates based on our size, revenue, and location. Starting pay is determined using a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience as well as market conditions. A bonus and/or long-term incentive may be included as part of this compensation package.\nLindt and Sprüngli is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, veteran status, or any other classification protected by state, local or federal law. 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