Senior Brand Manager, Maple Hill
About the Company:
At Horizon Organic, we’re growing a culture of passionate people driven to do good for the horizon we all share. We’re building the tomorrow we want to see. Every single day.
Joining our team means being part of a dynamic environment where your skills are valued, and your contributions make a real difference. We offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Embark on a rewarding journey with us in shaping the future of organic dairy!
Two generations of families—and counting—have grown up on Horizon Organic® milk. From the start, as the leading organic milk producer in the U.S., Horizon has been committed to delivering innovative, nourishing dairy that growing families can rely on. In 2023, Horizon Organic became a brand of Platinum Equity. Today, Horizon works with more than 500 farmers across the U.S. to bring high-quality, certified organic milk to consumers. For more information on Horizon’s full portfolio of organic dairy products, visit Horizon.com.
We recently acquired Maple Hill Creamery (Maple Hill), America's original 100% grass-fed organic dairy company. This acquisition brings together two trusted names in organic dairy to expand Horizon's portfolio, strengthen its presence across retail channels, and reinforce its commitment to delivering high-quality, sustainable products to customers and consumers across the United States. Help us shape this brand for the future and accelerate strong double digit growth rates.
The role is a hybrid 3 days in office, based in Broomfield, CO.
About the Job
As a Sr Brand Manager at Horizon Family Brands (HFB), you own brand strategies and lead execution of brand plans with cross-functional teams to deliver annual and long-range growth targets. The Sr BM Maple Hill is responsible for growing the base milk and yogurt businesses, launching and scaling innovation, anticipating and responding to business/brand dynamics, championing brand/commercial/supply/financial solutions, and leading teams towards flawless execution. As Sr Brand Manager you will manage four key business segments that generate >$100MM in annualized net sales contribution. Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting development of strategic plans and leading execution of initiatives that build brand equity, household penetration, segment growth, and profitability. Scope is likely to include brand, commercial, portfolio, network, supply, COGs, and innovation initiatives.
- Understanding consumer, category, channel, and retailer dynamics and applying the understanding in the execution of Maple Hill plans.
- Leading cross-functional teams in the execution of marketing/brand plans, including (but not limited to): consumer communications, social and digital approach to integrated marketing, shopper marketing, research, product development, merchandising strategies, COGs optimization, network optimization, supply optimization, and PPA.
- Understanding financial drivers and identifying opportunities to achieve profitability goals across multiple segments.
- Partnering with insights and analytic teams to strengthen consumer, category, and competitive intelligence. Synthesizing data into actionable insights that influence strategy and drive brand, product, and category change.
- Initiating consumer or category research projects and leading execution in partnership with analytical/strategic teams, which may include CLTs, CDTs, Ethnographies, Packaging Research, Turf Analysis, etc. Socializing consumer and category shifts internally and externally.
- Partnering with commercial team to achieve distribution and velocity targets, channel and customer prioritization, price/promo execution, and sales/customer communication. Participating in customer presentations or trade events.
- Leveraging sales and shipment data to inform demand planning (monthly, annually) and facilitating optimal use of network and supply capacity across assigned segments.
- Leading cross-functional projects through governance stages, utilizing stage gate templates and driving for on-time and within-budget execution. Projects include line extensions, innovation, packaging refreshes, and network changes.
- Managing segment investment and budgets – supporting annual planning processes, quarterly spending, PO initiation, and month-end closure efforts.
- Achieving annual operating plans and individual development plans.
The base compensation range for this position is $60,000 - $65,000 commensurate with experience.
About You:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; MBA preferred
- Minimum of 5 years of progressive CPG or strategic brand marketing experience with increasing responsibility, and a proven track record of success.
- Established record of success in the areas of P&L management, people management, brand management, product management, commercial planning, integrated marketing execution, data analysis and synthesis into actionable insights, demand planning, budget management, project management, and new product development governance processes.
- Preferred, but not required, experiences: food and beverage CPG experience, natural foods/mission-led and/or B-Corp certified experience, and board-led or Private Equity experience.
- Strong communication skills with an ability to inform and influence a variety of audiences: small groups, large groups, executives, external partners, brokers, and customers
- Characteristics and behaviors: growth mindset, optimism, initiative, agility, flexibility, ability to think big and tight, drive, ability to influence, and passion for mission-centric brands
- You exemplify Horizon values: Team First, Act as Owner, Strive for Excellence, Open Dialogue, and Equip & Empower
