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As a Senior Associate Brand Manager, Innovation you will use your creativity and cutting-edge marketing to play a key role in driving growth for one of our leading salty snacking brands. Be part of a culture where we collaborate, and problem solve to delight consumers and customers with a range of new products. Enrich yourself as you make an impact with your creativity, strategic-thinking and cross-functional team leadership.

Imagine creating the future for our iconic Salty brands like Cheez-It and Pringles. In this hybrid role in the Chicago area, we are looking for someone with a passion for marketing and a vision for change.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Opportunity Identification – Identify white space opportunities ripe for innovation by analyzing market data and assessing evolving consumer trends. You will leverage the brands’ strategies and equities to refine these opportunities to best strengthen our point of difference. Show us your ability to be resourceful, creative and analytical!

• New Product Creation and Launch – Play a crucial role in developing a pipeline and leading teams to launch new products for some of our largest Salty brands in this position. You will have the opportunity to be part of developing brand growth and innovation strategies, partnering with brand leads to drive ideas from inception to commercial launch.

• Cross-functional Team Leadership – Lead cross-functional counterparts such as Insights & Analytics, R&D, Supply Chain, Finance, and Commercial Strategy to deliver against brand growth targets. You will partner with a range of functional experts, driving both long-term vision as well as delivering for the business with new products in the short term.

• Business Acumen – Showcase strong project management skills and develop business cases supporting how your new products deliver against business goals. Strong written and verbal communication skills will enable you to gain stakeholder alignment on your recommendations, as well as your commercial prowess as you analyze in-market performance

  We’re Looking for Someone With

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Marketing or related field; MBA, Master’s Degree or international equivalent is desired

• Demonstrated strength in marketing competencies

• Analytics, positioning, brand development, innovation, and project leadership experience

• Brand marketing experience and/or marketing innovation

• Consumer Packaged Goods background

  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 (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/hiring-process.html) 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 (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/working-here/benefits.html) & 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 (https://www.kellanovacareers.com/en/our-impact/equity-diversity-and-inclusion.html) .