Strategic Growth Manager: Snack CPG & Retail Partnerships

conagrabrands; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus incentive

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work schedule

Paid time off

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking a results‑oriented sales leader to drive volume, profit, and P&L across a Snacks brand portfolio. Reporting to a Director, you will own annual planning, forecasting, trade management, and selling execution while partnering with brand, marketing, finance, supply chain, and sales strategy teams to deliver data‑driven plans.

You will build strong relationships across customer organizations, influence decision‑makers to win on innovations and promotions, and connect

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience managing profit and loss with strong financial acumen.
• 5+ years of experience in consumer packaged goods (CPG) sales or related fields such as trade marketing, sales strategy, or business development.
• Experience managing strategic and tactical trade plans and applying trade spending principles.
• Experience with customer annual planning processes and retailer practices.
• Skilled in matrix and project management with a track record of driving strategic initiatives.
• Experience working cross-functionally with marketing, finance, and supply chain teams.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for the customer perspective internally and align teams on strategies that deliver customer and brand objectives.
• Lead annual plan management for assigned brands, including development of sales goals, insights, and execution plans.
• Manage brand-specific agendas and prioritize programs, including distribution and merchandising targets supported by insights and activation plans.
• Partner with Field Sales to achieve merchandising, assortment, pricing, and shelving goals.
• Develop category growth strategies, compelling sales stories, and new item presentations to support sell-in efforts.
• Lead joint business planning processes and maintain visibility to key initiatives across Customer Sales and Brand teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to align long-range goals and ensure execution of integrated business plans.
• Analyze program performance and recommend adjustments to optimize results.
• Monitor brand performance at the customer level and implement actions to ensure targets are achieved.
• Equip field sales teams with actionable insights and tools to support execution at national and customer levels.

Skills

P&L management

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Trade marketing

Strategic initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking a results‑oriented sales leader to drive volume, profit, and P&L across a Snacks brand portfolio. Reporting to a Director, you will own annual planning, forecasting, trade management, and selling execution while partnering with brand, marketing, finance, supply chain, and sales strategy teams to deliver data‑driven plans.

You will build strong relationships across customer organizations, influence decision‑makers to win on innovations and promotions, and connect