Brand Associate - Yoplait

Description

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At Lactalis in the USA, we’re committed to providing meaningful opportunities for our people to learn, grow, and thrive—whether you’re just starting your journey with us or looking to take the next step in your career. From day one, we offer the tools and support to help you succeed.

As the world leader in dairy, Lactalis is a family-owned company with over 85,000 pragmatic and ambitious professionals across the globe. Each day, we’re proud to produce award-winning dairy products that bring people together.

In the US, we proudly offer an unrivaled house of beloved brands, including Galbani® Italian cheeses and ricotta, Président® specialty cheeses and butters, Kraft® natural and grated cheeses, Breakstone’s® cottage cheese, Cracker Barrel®, Black Diamond® cheddar, and Parmalat® milk. Our yogurt portfolio includes siggi’s®, Stonyfield Organic®, Brown Cow™, Oui®, Yoplait®, Go-Gurt®, :ratio®, Green Mountain Creamery®, and Mountain High®, along with a growing family of ethnic favorites like Karoun®, Gopi®, and Arz®.

At Lactalis, we live by our core values—Ambition, Engagement, and Simplicity. We foster a workplace where innovation thrives, diverse perspectives are celebrated, and everyone’s unique background and ideas are valued.

Even if you don’t meet every qualification, we encourage you to apply. We want to hear about your PASSION, your STORY, and how your EXPERTISE can help us shape the future of dairy. 

From your PASSION to ours

Midwest Yogurt, part of the Lactalis family of companies, is currently hiring a Brand Associate based in Minnetonka, MN. 

This opportunity is within the Brand Management (Marketing) function where you are the “hub of the wheel”, leading a cross-functional team to achieve collective goals. In this role, you’ll own the strategy, P&L, and business decisions for Yoplait Whips.  In addition to running a business, you’ll lead teams and support brand-building initiatives across the Yoplait Masterbrand.  In addition to Yoplait, you will be joining a team that also has responsibility for Go-GURT.  

Requirements

From your EXPERTISE to ours

Key responsibilities for this position include:

•  P&L owner for Yoplait Whips! encompassing cross-functional project management, demand forecasting, and brand strategy
•  Project and systems management (commercialization ownership & support) for your projects and Sr. Associate Brand Manager (ABM)
• Budget owner for the Yoplait Masterbrand, partnering with key cross-functional experts including Finance, Communications, and Insights
•  Lead for Midwest Yogurt Business Unit for WIC (Women Infant Children) regulations
• Orchestrator and coordinator for monthly Sodiaal (Licensor) for critical projects  

From your STORY to ours

Qualified applicants will contribute the following:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of experience post-undergrad
• Analytical mindset, strong problem-solver, highly collaborative, effective project manager
• High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize what’s most critical
• The desire to make an impact and be a self-starter
• Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint fluency, IRI/Circana familiarity

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS  

•  1+ year as Brand Associate or similar role
•  CPG experience in an analytical, data-driven role
•  Prior experience working with sales, brand management, merchandising  

At Lactalis, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards Program with a variety of affordable benefits and coverage options. We support insurance costs significantly, contribute generously to retirement plans, and offer Paid Time Off from day one. We are committed to your professional growth, providing training and development opportunities, including Education Reimbursement. Join us and grow your career.

Lactalis is an equal employment opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against applicants with regard to any legally-recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, and physical or mental disabilities. Further, any division of the Company that is an Affirmative Action Employer will comply with all related legal obligations.