Associate Product Manager - Hormel Foods International

Associate Product Manager – Hormel Foods International

Hormel Foods Corporation 

 

To save time applying, Hormel Foods does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based visas for this position at this time.

 

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ 

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, Skippy®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

This position will report to the Hormel Foods International Foodservice Senior Brand Manager, based in Austin, MN headquarters. As an Associate Product Manager, this person will contribute to business execution by preparing training materials, product specs sheets, and sales tools. This role will support product innovation based on input from operators, distributors, the sales force, and patrons, in close collaboration with brand managers, to ensure Foodservice strategies and initiatives achieve desired outcomes and AOP objectives.

• Supports gathering market and industry trends, preferences and behaviors, and how distributors, segments, operators & patrons will buy and engage with our brands.
• Runs internal and external reports to provide information on what is working or not during commercialization activities.
• Support maintenance and update of new products information in the Compass system.
• Assist in maintaining and updating DAM & PIM for unique Hormel Foods International products and shares information with key stakeholders.
• Support senior brand manager to reach divisional financial objectives and goals.
• Support the effectiveness of digital activities and help ensure KPIs are met.
• Assist in creation of commercial materials for offline and online campaigns.
• Provide assistance creating launch and training materials for new products.
• Contribute for consistent communication with Hormel Foods corporate teams, domestic marketing team and local markets.

 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Required

• 2+ years Hormel foodservice sales and/or marketing experience.
• Schedule flexibility with non-core meeting hours.
• Candidates must have the ability to travel internationally and as such, the ability to obtain and maintain valid travel documentation, including a valid U.S. passport or equivalent international travel credentials, prior to the start of travel.
• Creativity, persuasiveness and highly determined.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Word & Excel + skilled use of HDS systems.
• Result driven – focuses on outcomes rather than activities.
• Ability to handle different projects simultaneously, problem solving and manage deadlines.
• A strong team player & highly adaptable to change.
• Must be a Citizen or National of the United States, a lawful, permanent resident, or have authorization to work in the United States.
• Applicants must not now, or in the future, require sponsorship for an employment visa.

Preferred

• Business level fluency in Spanish

 

LOCATION: Austin, Minnesota

 

At Hormel Foods, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range.  The base