Perfect Day Inc

Were using fermentation (not animals) to make dairy proteins that are the foundation for foods like ice cream, cheese and yogurt. Through partnerships with respected brands, were working to launch a whole range of dairy products that will help shape a humane, sustainable food system for future generations.. + Minimum of 3 years experience supporting food service sales and/or business development teams in Category Management or Trade/Channel Marketing.. RTD/RTM, Cheese, Snacks etc.. + Experience managing cross-functional teams with familiarity of the following areas: B2B marketing, R&D, packaging, manufacturing/contract manufacturing, and logistics.

associate category manager

**Associate Category Manager Food Service**
Remote / Commercial / Full-time It's a Perfect Day to change the world! At Perfect Day, we're doing just that.
Perfect Day was founded in 2014 to create delicious, nutritious dairy products that everyone can love. Were using fermentation (not animals) to make dairy proteins that are the foundation for foods like ice cream, cheese and yogurt all with the distinctive taste and textures that consumers demand, but without lactose or environmental downsides. Through partnerships with respected brands, were working to launch a whole range of dairy products that will help shape a humane, sustainable food system for future generations.
The Associate Category Manager for Food Service is responsible for assisting in the development and execution of the category vision by staying deeply connected with customers, consumers, and emerging trends to anticipate current and future wants and needs, identify opportunities and gaps, modify growth strategies, and recommend corrective actions to meet or exceed category business objectives. They will also leverage insights to create growth-driving action plans aligned with Commercial Team objectives and will partner with Sales and Marketing to develop tools that enable these plans **KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:**
+ Bachelors degree - MBA preferred
+ Minimum of 3 years experience supporting food service sales and/or business development teams in Category Management or Trade/Channel Marketing.
+ Prior experience commercializing and marketing new product development and new food innovations in the areas of Dairy, Cultured products, Bakery, Confectionary, Textured proteins (cereals & crisps), Beverages RTD/RTM, Cheese, Snacks etc.
+ Familiarity with P&L management.
+ Experience delivering presentations to senior leaders.
+ Experience in analyzing primary and secondary research, digesting the information, and leveraging it for use in sales presentations and for product marketing decisions.
+ Experience managing cross-functional teams with familiarity of the following areas: B2B marketing, R&D, packaging, manufacturing/contract manufacturing, and logistics.
+ Total fluency in MS Office applications, especially Excel & PowerPoint.
+ Experience working with national food service distributors/redistributors to commercialize new products.
+ Familiarity with U.S. Food Service market
+ Experience developing B2B marketing material/assets.
+ Smartsheet experience a plus.
+ Travel up to 25% (to Berkeley for meetings, plus occasional customer visits, trade shows) #J-18808-Ljbffr

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