Director, Private Label & Owned Brands

• Coach and develop talent
• fostering professional growth and alignment with business objectives
• Business Strategy and Execution
• develop and execute private brand strategies that align with overall category goals and produce measurable results
• Lead Innovation and Product Development
• identify growth opportunities through consumer insights, business metrics and market data
• Enrich synergies between stakeholders including Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, Merchandising and Marketing
• Performance Analytics
• foster a culture that leads with customer, data-driven insights
• Ensure Product & Packaging quality and excellence are met
• Continuous product and program improvement
• analytics, strategy, assortment, innovation and day to day management

• Notable experience and success in category management, marketing & product development within retail or manufacturing
• Ownership and decision-making responsibility for strategy, product portfolios, brand management and business plans
• Proven track record of establishing strong working relationships, effective verbal & written communication skills and cross-functional collaboration in a multi-cultural, matrix style organization
• Fact and data-based problem-solver who takes ownership and pays close attention to details using key metrics, consumer insights and financial data to drive business decisions
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field (required)
• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in product development, brand management, or innovation roles
• Experience in Convenience Store channel is desirable

Experience in Convenience Store channel