CDD - Dairy Strategy Manager - (W / M)

Danone; Paris; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading food company in Paris is seeking a Strategy Manager for its Dairy category. This role focuses on developing actionable strategies to drive growth and sustainability, engaging closely with cross-functional teams. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, a passion for food, and 5+ years of relevant experience. The role offers competitive compensation, flexible work arrangements, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Prestations

Competitive salary

Yearly bonus

Health care plan

Complementary pension scheme

Volunteering opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategy, marketing, or business development.
• Proven record in managing complex projects.
• Experience in cross-functional teamwork.

Responsabilités

• Support development of the Dairy category’s strategic roadmap.
• Translate global strategies into actionable plans.
• Track implementation of strategic initiatives.
• Prepare and deliver impactful presentations.

Connaissances

Structure and Analytical skills

Problem-solving and business sense

Financial modeling and business casing

Facilitation skills

Presentation skills

Strong collaboration & listening skills

Formation

PhD, Master or Bachelor

Description du poste

Short Intro and About the Job

Danone France does not seek to be the best company in the world, but better for the world! That’s why our 26 brands in France are B Corp TM certified.

B Corp is the compass of our CSR strategy! This certification allows us to challenge ourselves in order to continuously improve and measure our social and environmental performance.

MISSION

The Strategy Manager, Dairy Category, supports the development and implementation of strategic initiatives to drive the growth and sustainability of Danone’s Dairy business. Working closely with the Dairy Category leadership, global functions, zone teams, and CBUs, the StrategyManager helps translate the globalcategorystrategy into actionable initiatives and supports the execution and monitoring of these plans at both global and local levels.

This role will take place in Paris, in our head office, as soon as possible.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the developmentorrefinement of the Dairy category’s 3- to 5-year strategic roadmap, in collaboration with Strategy & Insights, Finance, Operations, Platforms, Brands and other relevant teams.
• Assist in the translation of global Dairy strategies into actionable plans for zones and CBUs, ensuring alignment and consistency across the organization. This can be in the form of toolkits, frameworks, playbooks or workshops.
• Coordinate and track the implementation of strategic initiatives, identifying potential risks and opportunities, and providing regular updates to stakeholders.
• Prepare and deliver clear, impactful presentations and toolkits to communicate strategic priorities and progress to internal teams.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure effective execution of strategic projects, sharing best practices and supporting capability building within the Dairy category.
• Acting as Secretary to the Global Dairy Leadership Team Monthly Meeting, setting agenda, steering the conversation, acting as a time-keeper, sending and following up on minutes.
• Contribute to business case development, financial modeling, and scenario analysis to support decision-making.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, representing the Dairy category in relevant forums and working groups.

KEY DELIVERABLES AND KPI

• Effective tracking and reporting of strategic initiative progress and outcomes.
• High-quality presentations and toolkits to support strategic alignment and execution.
• Uncovering and sizing potential growth, profitability, and efficiency opportunities within the Dairy category.
• End-to-End lead on strategic projects.

MAIN INTERACTIONS

• Internal functional teams: Dairy Category peers (Innovation, Brand Equity, Commercial Excellence, Operations, Finance, Legal)
• In CBUs and Zones: CBU / Zone Heads (mainly), Sales and Marketing VPs
• Global Functions (esp. S&I, Finance and Operations)
• Company and Zone strategy teams
• M&A
• DMV

External

• Agencies / Consulting services
• Expert Interview networks

Our Employer Commitments

• The guarantee of a relevant, competitive and scalable compensation package, through external benchmark and internal equity. It consists among other things of a fixed salary, an yearly bonus, gain sharing.
• Flexibility of work and workplaces, such as weekly homeworking.
• Skills development for all, thanks to our Danone Academy France and through a year-round managerial conversation cycle.
• The possibility to use up to 3 days a year of volunteering through the platform Vendredi.
• Parenting policy benefits, such as extended Parental Leave (14 additional maternity / paternity days covered), or the ability to convert some earnings into time off.
• Other benefits include a complementary pension scheme, health care plan, CSE, 100% of the Navigo pass covered.

About You

The criteria below remain indicative. A candidate who has a different combination of experience and skills could also be considered.

We are looking for future business leaders with a passion for F&B, and strong strategy skills. Someone who can bring structure and help bring to life the vision of category and brand teams through an analytical mindset and problem solving.

The ideal candidate must be able to create movement and actions across x-functional teams, excited to build the world of tomorrow, understanding the market dynamics, to design roadmap and engage.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who is driven by business results, with a holistic understanding of consumers and growth drivers and able to engage and with an experience on a strategy role.

SKILLS & PROFILE

• Structure and Analytical skills (make the complex simple, make the conceptual concrete)
• Problem-solving and business sense
• Financial modeling and business casing
• Facilitation skills in challenging cross-functional organizations
• Proven record on managing complex projects
• «Connect the dots» mindset
• Strong collaboration & listening skills, stakeholders management and capacity to lead by influence
• Presentation skills (both visual and oral)
• Curious, with a passion for food
• Basic understanding of marketing or willingness to learn quickly

EXPERIENCE

• Experience: 5+
• Business education: PhD, Master, Bachelor
• Experience in strategy, marketing, business development
• Preferred: multi-function / category experiences

We are proud to promote diversity and equal opportunity within our teams. We believe that our differences will make a difference, and that an inclusive work environment will drive our growth as a company, as a team, and as individuals. We will therefore consider all applications.

We will foster an inclusive work culture where everyone can feel at home.

We have also chosen to remove inclusive writing from our job offers because its complexity penalizes people with cognitive disabilities, including dyslexia, dysphasia, or apraxia.

All nominations will be considered regardless of origin, background, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability…

About Us, We offer and What's next

One Planet, One Health - BY YOU!

Our four core values "HOPE": HUMANISM, OPENNESS, CLOSENESS and ENTHUSIASM serve as our compass.

Every day, you will make decisions that impact our economic and societal performance, as well as our ability to achieve our ambitions.

At Danone, you can just be yourself. We are convinced that it is up to YOU to define how you work, develop and progress.

With us, you will work in a challenging, authentic, and caring environment.

Want to know more about the daily life of our danoners? Check out our LinkedIn page and our @DanoneTalentFrance Instagram account.

You want to take action to bring health through food to as many people as possible? Join us!

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