How you will make history here…
As the Customer Vice President, Convenience Channel, you will lead the strategic direction and operational execution of our Convenience Channel business. You’ll be at the forefront of driving growth across channels, distributors, and brokers, while building strong relationships with top customer leaders. Your leadership will shape the future of our channel strategy, ensuring alignment with brand and customer objectives and delivering impactful results.
What you will do…
Develop and oversee strategic plans for the Convenience Channel.
Lead operations and growth initiatives across channels, distributors, and brokers.
Own the Annual Operating Plan and manage full P&L responsibility.
Build and maintain relationships with senior leaders across the customer base.
Guide the team in executing strategic customer plans to achieve volume, profit, and share growth.
Manage trade spend and ensure financial discipline across the team.
Oversee brand strategy execution and category management initiatives.
Ensure compliance with company policies and customer contractual commitments.
Provide market and customer insights to senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
Coordinate communication between customers and Field Execution Teams to enhance retail execution.
Lead talent management efforts, including succession planning and bench development.
Recruit, coach, mentor, and develop team members to elevate performance.
Who you will work with…
Senior leadership across customer organizations.
Internal cross-functional teams in Charlotte, Norwalk, and World Headquarters.
Field Execution Teams.
Distributors, brokers, and regional market teams.
Direct reports within the Convenience Channel sales team.
Reports to the VP, National Accounts - Snacks
What you bring to the table... (must have)
Bachelor’s Degree.
Minimum 10 years of experience in the CPG industry, with strong field customer/account experience.
Proven leadership in managing P&L and driving business growth.
Strategic problem-solving and negotiation skills.
Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
Experience working cross-functionally and leading teams.
Demonstrated ability to build trust and lead with integrity.
Deep understanding of category and brand management.
Business planning expertise.
It would be great if you have... (nice to have)
Experience in the Convenience Channel.
Track record of developing future talent and succession planning.
Ability to manage customers across diverse regional and geographic markets.
Confidence balanced with humility and collaboration.
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