Conagra Brands ยท 5 days ago
Business Planning Manager, Convenience Channel
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$107K/yr - $156K/yr
5+ years expConagra Brands is a company with a rich heritage of making great food, and they are seeking a Business Planning Manager for the Convenience Channel. This role involves managing brand strategy, aligning customer and brand goals, and collaborating with sales teams to drive growth.
Food and BeverageFood ProcessingLifestyle
Responsibilities
Manage brand-specific strategy to ensure delivery of annual volume, trade, and profit plans (nationally, channel-specific, Joint Business Planning) and lead regular forecast reviews to ensure timely and accurate updates
Represent the customer point of view internally, securing alignment on efforts to succeed with customers while accomplishing Brand strategies. Provide the voice of the customer to Brand teams and integrate Brand strategies into customer business plans
Manage brand-specific agendas and project prioritization. Assist in developing customer-level distribution and merchandising targets supported by insights and activation plans for each initiative. Partner with Field Sales to achieve merchandising, assortment, pricing, and shelving (MAPS) goals
Activate insights-oriented strategies (e.g., category, shopper) at national and customer-specific levels. Develop category growth goals, compelling sales materials, and new item presentations, and occasionally influence customers during sales calls. Analyze and summarize program results, recommend adjustments, and implement improvements
Serve as liaison between customer sales and Business Development/Brand teams to implement Joint Business Planning (JBP) customer plans. Provide Brand teams ongoing visibility to JBP plans through a common process, including prioritization of customer-specific requests
Collaborate with Retail Innovation on development, forecasting, and commercialization of merchandising solutions
Monitor Brand trends at the account level and intervene when performance requires attention
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
5+ years of experience in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) sales; convenience channel experience
Strong financial skills, including experience managing trade plans and exposure to P&L management
Knowledge of trade spending principles and retailer practices
Experience with customer annual planning processes
Proficiency in insights and analytics
Microsoft Suite skills
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare plans
Wellness incentive program
Mental wellbeing support
Fitness reimbursement
Bonus incentive opportunity
Matching 401(k)
Stock purchase plan
Career development opportunities
Employee resource groups
On-demand learning
Tuition reimbursement
Paid-time off
Parental leave
Flexible work-schedules
Volunteer opportunities
Company
Conagra Brands
Conagra Brands is a packaged foods company that offers food products and a variety of other food items.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
David Marberger
Executive Vice President & CFO
Carey Bartell
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Recent News
2026-01-07
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