Strategic Growth Manager – Sustainable Meats

The Opportunity: As one of the only CPG companies to be headquartered in Canada, a career in marketing at Maple Leaf offers you a unique opportunity to develop strategies and act as the general manager of a business, rather than work at a satellite office. The Strategic Growth Manager of Sustainable Meats is responsible to build a pipeline of long-term strategic growth opportunities that will drive the profitable growth of our Sustainable Meats business across all of our Prepared Foods categories across all geographies. They will partner effectively with experts in Category Marketing, Brand, Supply Chain and Operations and Sales to develop winning strategies that build our brands and plug into our customer strategies. They will be experts on the Sustainable Meat commercial industry (including raised without antibiotics, organic and animal welfare). This position needs to balance strategic skills with critical thinking, financial acumen, and performance measurement. The successful candidate will be someone who wants to build a commercial career in CPG and brings a passion for large strategic problem solving and delivering winning results

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by February 05. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration. Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

• Develop sustainable meats strategies that capitalize on our points of difference, brand positions, and customer priorities to drive channel growth and share gains
• Deliver competitive differentiation via new claims and product innovation supporting long term growth and future proofing our business
• Survey the market to understand what claims are most important with consumers, and become an expert on the competitive environment
• Optimize for shared raw material across categories to deliver the best outcome for Maple Leaf, our customers and our consumers
• Work closely with our Sales team' to understand and execute against specific customer strategies or tactics
• Consistently leverage data and develop insights from Nielsen and internal data sources to provide category share and financial reporting and analysis for the category, including weekly, monthly, and annual rhythms as well as ad hoc analyses
• Analyze consumer, market, and competitive trends and recommend suitable actions
• Support our brand building and Ad & Promo initiatives as a Subject Matter Expert
• Participate in MLFs annual budgeting and five-year planning process and inform our mid to long term supply requirements

What Youll Bring:

• Bachelors Degree
• Must be proactive and performance driven, have a bias for action and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment with the ability to adapt easily to changing market dynamics.
• Proven experience in managing large, complex business challenges with an entrepreneurial mindset and strong commercial acumen to drive results.
• A strong team player, mentor and coach to cross-functional team members with well-developed people interaction skill set.
• Competency requirements:
  • • Strategic Thinking Ability to analyze, evaluate and simplify complex issues, identifying opportunities and risks.
    • Critical Thinking and Insights Able to analyze and draw conclusions and insights from internal & external data sources demonstrated through building, tracking, and course correcting business plans to achieve targets.
    • Commercial Acumen and P&L Management Solid understanding of key drivers of the P&L with ability to recommend changes required to move the business forward.
    • Agility and Effectiveness Able to stay focused on driving key business priorities in a dynamic business environment.
    • Sales Knowledge and Connectivity Demonstrate understanding of customer strategies and motivations and applies accordingly to marketing planning process & initiative execution.
    • Leadership and Influence Skilled in mobilizing and motivating cross functional teams to achieve commercial objectives. Able to get work done through others.
    • Strategic Leadership Demonstrate big picture thinking with an ability to clearly articulate a strategic direction, justified with sound fact-based rationale. Sells ideas and recommendations through to management convincingly.

What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods:

• Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
• An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
• A hybrid work model that embraces remote work for eligible roles, helping team members achieve work-life balancecombining the best of both spending time working remotely, benefitting from focus time, and purposeful collaboration in the office setting.
• Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
• Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, speaker series events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
• Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
• Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

About Us: Were a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Lets build a better future, together.

Were passionate about food. For more than 100 years, weve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf, Schneiders, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co. Were on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company not just in Canada but on earth.

• We are carbon neutral.
• We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

Were a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia. A diverse and inclusive work environment Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. Were so much stronger when we know were accepted and valued for who we are and what we each bring to the workplace. We embrace a strong, values-based culture Our eight Leadership Values are our north star. They guide the decisions we make for all our stakeholders: our consumers, our customers, our people, our communities, our shareholders, and the environment.

• Doing Whats Right
• Shared Value
• High Performance
• Diverse and Inclusive Teams
• Disciplined Decision Making
• Our Accountability
• Intense Curiosity
• Transparency and Humility

We thank all applicants for their interest in exploring employment opportunities with Maple Leaf Foods; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applicants may be subject to a background check and must meet the security criteria designated for the position.

Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision, living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values, and delivering winning results. Accommodation is available upon request for applicants with disabilities in the recruitment and assessment process and when hired; please contact our Talent Attraction Team ataccommodations@mapleleaf.com.

Disclaimer: Please note that salaries posted on sites other than the MLF Careers Page are not a reflection of Maple Leaf Foods and are an estimated salary range provided by that particular job board. Maple Leaf Foods offers competitive wages and an attractive total rewards package, which will be discussed during an interview with our Talent Team.

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