Associate Manager Commercial Planning

Job Title: Associate Manager Commercial Planning

Location: Mississauga, ON

The Hershey Company

Your career. Your ownership. Together, we’ll make more Moments of Goodness.

Hershey employees get to make real, impactful changes daily. We are looking for thinkers, leaders, and challengers – people who initiate and make a true impact. Here at Hershey Canada, we strike the perfect balance between autonomy and support. Our managers are equipped to foster your career aspirations and empower your growth. With resources like e-learning, coaching, cross-functional projects, your personal and professional growth is paramount to the team. Hershey’s people-focused mindset is what makes our culture so sweet.

Hershey Canada is proud of our top 100 position on Forbes Canada’s Best Employers 2021 List and Forbes 2021 World’s Top Female Friendly Companies. We have also been recognized as Greater Toronto Top Employer’s for 2021 and Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2022.

Benefits to You

You will gain an understanding of the multi-faceted areas in Commercial Planning that are required to support a leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) company. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the organization while gaining hands-on experience in the field of operational planning and business insights.

How will you fit in the big picture?

You will work within the Commercial Planning Team, which influences customers to make insight-led decisions that will drive performance for the retailer and support Hershey Canada’s strategic objectives. The team will work across functions within Hershey Canada’s Commercial organization to understand the opportunities and risks in the marketplace and in turn develop strategies to capitalize on the opportunities and mitigate risk. The team is an indispensable partner for the sales and marketing organizations in driving our strategy through customers and ultimately our consumers.

What will you do?

1. Corporate Planning Process – in-year Integrated Business Management (IBM) and reporting, supporting end to end activities for Annual Operational Planning (AOP)
2. Annual Operational Planning - Initial analysis of previous year vs current year for Customers, Brands and PPG’s, collaborating with cross-functional teams on annual building blocks (path to growth)
3. Integrated Business Management (S&OP) – Analyze internal systems data to flag inconsistencies, attending Portfolio and Demand review Meetings to facilitate discussions around risks & opportunities.
4. Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Finance, & Supply Chain to understand current shipment and consumption trends, and drive the development of data-driven insights and stories that leverage multiple sources.

Minimum Requirements

• University degree in Business (Marketing, Sales, Finance, Statistics) or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a Commercial role for CPG brands
• Understanding analytics through data
• Knowledge of syndicated data sources (Internal shipment data SAP S4, Neilsen, Retailer POS Systems, Numerator etc)
• Solid understanding of financial metrics and P&L fundamentals is an asset
• High proficiency in MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel) and Power BI
• You are a high achiever that continuously strives to find better ways of working. You challenge the status-quo, recommend, and implement process improvements.
• You walk the walk when it comes to agility. You facilitate and lead projects by collaborating cross-functionally.
• You think like a business owner. You connect the dots and recognize how business decisions impact the organization.
• You proactively create authentic relationships with other functions and senior management to discuss challenges and incorporate their perspective, creating trust and a mutually beneficial solution.
• You can spot and seize opportunities while ensuring deadlines are met. You don’t just stop there you drive the solution to the end - even if it’s outside your responsibilities.
• You see more than one solution to a problem and provide actionable insights. You display consistent strategic thinking and planning.

Benefits & Perks of working with us:

• Strong work-life balance values (flextime and work from home options available)
• Flexible dress policy – this includes jeans!
• Working in a LEED certified and open concept environment.
• Corporate social responsibility programs - because we should leave the world a little better than we found it
• …of course, some of the world’s leading chocolate & sweets at your fingertips!

Together, we’ll make more Moments of Goodness.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Hershey Canada, Inc. will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process, please inform the Talent Acquisition team of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.