Sales Planning & Strategy Manager

The role

The Sales Planning and Strategy Manager leads sales planning and strategy for the Canadian retail grocery business. This role connects cross-functional partners to translate commercial priorities into customer, volume, and execution plans.

What you will do

• Build 3 Year strategy plans for assigned areas of the Canadian business.
• Establish channel and go-to-market strategies.
• Manage the sales planning calendar and coordinate inputs for planning cycles.
• Consolidate Sales inputs for base business, promotions, displays, special packs and innovation.
• Partner with Demand Planning and Operations to reconcile sales inputs with demand forecasts.
• Review forecast variances with Sales and Demand Planning.
• Lead development of customer selling stories, materials and tools.
• Act as the day-to-day sales planning contact for Operations, Marketing and Finance.
• Coordinate with Marketing on promotional calendars and launch timing.
• Lead the post-evaluation process for new item launches.

Required qualifications

• Post-secondary education in a related field (or equivalent education and experience)
• 5-7 years of related work experience
• High energy, ADAPTABLE, self-starter
• Strong presentation and listening skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to coach and mentor more junior members of the team
• Independent problem solver with good judgement
• Ability to work under pressure to meet tight timelines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Professional telephone manner
• Excellent planning, organizing, multitasking and time management skills
• Proficient computer knowledge: Microsoft Office, Work, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.

Nice to have

• Experience in a CPG / Retail environment
• Strategy, Category Management and/or Key Account Management experience

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program
• RRSP matching or 401k matching
• Eligibility to participate in Riverside's Profit Sharing Plan
• Employee-Led Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Riverside University program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Open concept work environment

About the company

Riverside Natural Foods Ltd. is a Canadian-based, family-owned, and globally operating B-Corp certified company. They manufacture nutritious snacks such as MadeGood and GOOD TO GO.