Assistant Manager, Price & Promotion (Downers Grove, IL)

Sara Lee Corporation is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. The Corporation has operations in 58 countries and markets branded products in nearly 200 nations. Sara Lee Corporation employs 137,000 people worldwide.Each and every day, Sara Lee (NYSE: SLE) delights millions of consumers and customers around the world.  The company has one of the world's best-loved and leading portfolios with its innovative and trusted food, beverage, household and body care brands, including Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee, and Senseo.  Collectively, these brands generate more than $12 billion in annual net sales covering approximately 200 countries.  The Sara Lee community consists of 52,000 employees worldwide.Position Summary: Develop and execute analytical processes and tools that support price and trade promotion activities of marketing and category management.  Work with cross functional teams including brand marketing, customer marketing, finance, and customer management to identify opportunities to optimize pricing and promotion strategy and tactics for Sara Lee Food and Beverage. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Develop, refine, and execute PPM (Pricing and Promotion Management) tools and processes. Support Customer Management, Customer Marketing and Brand Marketing regarding use of PPM tools and processes. Analyze syndicated and internal data related to pricing and promotion ROI and effectiveness at the account and market level. Communicate insights to internal clients in a concise and effective manner. Monitor and track competitive pricing and promotional activities. Be an internal consultant for pricing and promotion needs for brand marketing, customer marketing, and sales. Work with external suppliers to execute pricing and promotion research. Bachelor’s Degree required (Business, Finance or Accounting majors, MBAs, CPAs preferred). 3+ years relevant experience in marketing, customer/trade marketing, and/or sales in CPG industry. Syndicated Data experience — IRI, AC Nielsen, etc. Excellent organizational and communication skills. Excellent planning and project management skills. Excellent analytical and problem solving skills. An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer