Ice Cream Strategy Manager, Ben & Jerry's

Job Title: Ice Cream Strategy Manager, Ben & Jerry's

Location: South Burlington, VT 

Terms & Conditions: Full  Time   

If you want to work for a global, leading Ice Cream player with €7.9bn Turn Over in 2023, come join Unilever Ice Cream! The Ice Cream business is operating in a highly attractive category, as we are part of the 1 trillion snacking and refreshment industry, growing consistently at high pace. We have strong brands equities: 5 of top 10 selling brands including Wall’s, Magnum, Ben &Jerry’s. We are investing to unlock the full growth potential of Ice Cream as a standalone entity, once we separate from Unilever, which is planned to happen by November 2025. 

Ice Cream has distinct characteristics from Unilever’s other operating businesses and the growth potential of Ice Cream will be better delivered under a different ownership structure. As Ice Cream company we are committed to developing and nurturing talent as we build our diverse and inclusive culture. You will have ample options for career growth and exploration, allowing you for you to explore roles and opportunities across the new organisation. Your career development will be a priority for us, and we are dedicated to supporting your growth journey within the new company. We hope that you will want to build the new chapter of our Ice Cream history together with us. 

About Ben & Jerry’s  

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc., founded in 1978 in Burlington, Vermont by childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever since 2000. With an independent Board of Directors, Ben & Jerry’s advances its social mission while maintaining brand integrity. As one of Unilever’s iconic brands, with annual turnover exceeding €1 Billion, Ben & Jerry’s aims to double its business and expand its global impact. Our mission thrives on balancing growth with our grassroots and activist spirit, ensuring we remain a purpose-led organization with a connected 3-part mission. 

Ben & Jerry’s 3-Part Mission:  

Social mission: We initiate innovative ways to improve the quality of life locally, nationally, and internationally specifically on Climate Justice and Social Justice, Racial Justice, and Economic Justice   

Product mission: We make and distribute the finest quality natural ice cream and euphoric concoctions   

Economic mission: We operate our Company for sustainable, Profitable financial growth  

JOB PURPOSE: 

Work closely with Ben & Jerry’s CEO and the Company’s leadership to synthesize and drive the global business strategy of the Ben & Jerry’s.  Report as needed on business plans, projects, and results to support effective communication and coordination. Work with Unilever’s Ice Cream Organization in the development of global programs that support quality execution, leverage in-market learning and meet business objectives.   

This person will have a passion for Ben & Jerry’s three-mission, and they are not afraid to roll up their sleeves to simply get the job done. They have a strong attention to detail and polished written and verbal communication skills, and ideally have a strategy, business/P&L ownership, finance, strategy or a business development background.  

This role engages regularly with Finance, Marketing, Product, R&D, CMI, HR, manufacturing and stakeholder teams to identify, outline, and implement business strategies. They are often consulted by others as the strategy expert providing sound and thoughtful direction. They obsess regularly over business metrics, constantly finding ways to improv