Manager, EU Affairs joining UPM to strengthen advocacy work for sustainable materials. Collaborating in Brussels and engaging with key EU policy makers to shape future regulations.
About the role
- Senior Manager translating commercial strategy into retail execution at 1440 Foods. Leading cross-functional plans to drive successful innovation launches and market execution.
Responsibilities
- Drive coordination and execution of commercial plans across the core portfolio and innovation pipeline
- Align cross-functional teams around key retailer line reviews, distribution opportunities, and critical selling periods
- Translate strategic priorities into clear, executable plans for Sales and broker partners
- Incorporate data-driven insights to ensure plans reflect the highest-value distribution and growth opportunities
- Serve as a central connector across Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Growth Management to ensure commercial plans reflect both brand strategy and retailer dynamics
- Support end-to-end commercialization of innovation, including pack architecture, pricing, and promotional strategy
- Ensure alignment on timelines, priorities, and execution readiness across functions
- Develop and elevate selling materials, innovation toolkits, and customer presentations
- Ensure Sales and broker teams are equipped with clear, consistent, and insight-driven materials to support customer conversations
- Manage broker scorecards and track execution performance across the network
- Monitor distribution gains, promotional compliance, and in-store execution
- Identify risks and opportunities and escalate where needed to drive results
- Pull and synthesize data from internal and external sources (e.g., Circana/IRI, retailer POS, shipment data)
- Analyze distribution, velocity, and promotional performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
- Translate data into clear, actionable insights for Sales leadership and customer conversations
- Support key customer meetings, internal strategy discussions, and commercial reviews with fact-based narratives
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 6–10 years of experience in CPG sales, commercial strategy, or sales operations
- Strong understanding of retail fundamentals, including distribution expansion, line reviews, and promotional planning
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence without direct authority
- Strong analytical and communication skills, with the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations
- Experience working with syndicated data (e.g., Circana/IRI, Nielsen) and retailer-specific data preferred.
Benefits
- Opportunity to lead a critical function in a growing mid-size CPG company.
- Collaborative and entrepreneurial work culture.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
- Career development and growth opportunities.
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