Merchandising Manager – Pre-Filled Displays

Jobtailor; East Hanover (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelēz Global NA is seeking a results-driven professional to develop high-impact, cost-effective in-store marketing, pre-pack display, and POS materials aligned with business strategies.

You will lead vendor and project management, coordinate calendars, manage P&L implications, and collaborate across Trade Marketing, Sales, Brand Management, and Production Planning to drive successful shipper programs and materials development.

Qualifications

• Vendor & project management capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Effective time management skills, including organizing and prioritizing workloads and directing timelines
• Problem solving and collaboration skills; ability to demonstrate initiative and work with minimal supervision
• Ability to understand P&L to determine feasibility of projects
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Packaging, or Graphic Design preferred
• 4+ years of experience in pre-pack display design, production, process, and materials, ideally in the CPG industry
• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel
• Expertise in reading and understanding die lines, print specifications, and paperboard types and specifications
• Understanding of proper use of multiple print material substrates
• Knowledge of multiple material production processes
• General knowledge of graphics and shopper communication development required
• Minimal travel

Skills

Vendor Management

Project Management

P&L Analysis

Pre-Pack Display Design

Advanced MS Excel

Die Lines Understanding

Print Specifications

Material Substrates

Graphic Design Development

Sales Material Development

Demand Planning

Collaboration

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Packaging, or Graphic Design

Tools

MS Office

Excel

Job description

• Develop high-impact, cost-effective, in-store marketing, pre-pack display, and point of buying materials aligned with Mondelēz Global NA business strategies


• Participate in annual planning of national and customer-specific POS, display, PPD/shipper calendars


• Manage financial and product supply information related to planning calendars


• Own and project-manage PRD and shipper programs for assigned product categories


• Manage and track financial implications of display programming on company P&L


• Manage display, PRD, and shipper development, including vendor briefings and display/PPD/shipper structure development


• Establish program financial budgets and feasibility, including margin and/or ROI analysis


• Manage two-bid procurement pricing and RFPs for new structure designs


• Manage demand-planning forecast inputs and investigate oversell/undersell issues


• Co-manage critical-path production timelines and third-party vendor management


• Co-manage finished-goods inventory based on program sell-through and windows


• Co-manage graphic design development and approvals


• Develop and publish sales materials for the national PPD/shipper calendar


• Collaborate with Trade Marketing, Sales, Brand Management, Production Planning, Merchandising, Product Supply/Demand Planning, Shopper Marketing, and vendors

Requirements

• Vendor & project management capabilities


• Strong written and verbal communication skills


• Effective time management skills, including organizing and prioritizing workloads and directing timelines


• Problem solving and collaboration skills; ability to demonstrate initiative and work with minimal supervision


• Ability to understand P&L to determine feasibility of projects


• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Packaging, or Graphic Design preferred


• 4+ years of experience in pre-pack display design, production, process, and materials, ideally in the CPG industry


• Advanced MS Office skills, particularly Excel


• Expertise in reading and understanding die lines, print specifications, and paperboard types and specifications


• Understanding of proper use of multiple print material substrates


• Knowledge of multiple material production processes


• General knowledge of graphics and shopper communication development required


• Minimal travel

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in project management and vendor coordination for in-store marketing materials, with a strong focus on financial analysis, P&L understanding, and effective collaboration across multiple departments. Proficient in pre-pack display design and production processes within the CPG industry.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Vendor Management


• Project Management


• P&L Analysis


• Pre-Pack Display Design


• Advanced MS Excel

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Pre-Pack Display Design


• Production Processes


• Financial Budgeting


• ROI Analysis


• Understanding Die Lines


• Print Specifications


• Material Substrates Knowledge


• Graphic Design Development


• Sales Material DevelopmentDemand Planning

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills


• Effective Time Management


• Problem Solving


• Collaboration Skills


• Initiative

Industry Keywords

• CPG Industry


• Point Of Sale


• Marketing Strategies


• Vendor Briefings


• Shipper Programs


• Production Timelines


• Inventory Management


• Trade Marketing


• Shopper Marketing

Tools & Technologies

• MS Office


• Excel