Brand Director

About the Company:

At Horizon Organic, we’re growing a culture of passionate people driven to do good for the horizon we all share. We’re building the tomorrow we want to see. Every single day.

Joining our team means being part of a dynamic environment where your skills are valued, and your contributions make a real difference. We offer diverse opportunities for career growth and development. Embark on a rewarding journey with us in shaping the future of organic dairy!

Two generations of families—and counting—have grown up on Horizon Organic® milk. From the start, as the leading organic milk producer in the U.S., Horizon has been committed to delivering innovative, nourishing dairy that growing families can rely on. In 2023, Horizon Organic became a brand of Platinum Equity. Today, Horizon works with more than 500 farmers across the U.S. to bring high-quality, certified organic milk to consumers. For more information on Horizon’s full portfolio of organic dairy products, visit Horizon.com.

The role is a hybrid 3 days in office, based in Broomfield, CO.

About the Job

The Brand Director may be responsible for, but not limited to:

Lead the Wallaby and Horizon Portfolio of Products in the Shelf Stable Drinks, Yogurt, and Snacking Space. With your team, build and align the 5 year growth strategies, execute with excellence cross functionally, deliver healthy brands, top-and-bottom line growth, household penetration, and an engaged team culture.

• Crafting purpose led brands, refining the positioning, and creating robust long-term platforms that will both drive equity and business growth.
• Delivering best in class creative content and activations, deployed at the right time, in the right place for the right consumers.
• Creatively leveraging trade, consumer, and shopper marketing dollars to maximize brand growth and ROI
• Managing Business performance and key leverage points in P&L (volume, pricing, variable cost, trade, A&P, productivity) to achieve budget commitments.
• Designing and commercializing the end state milk box portfolio with new packaging, new graphics, delivered within a new co-manufacturing network.
• Growing and developing your team to also deliver end state portfolio for Wallaby and Horizon Yogurt, Cheese, and Whiteners/Creamers.
• Quickly building strong relationships with cross-functional partners to drive the business forward
• Understands the regulatory, quality, and food safety environment of a fresh foods business, and can work within parameters to deliver a trusted portfolio to the consumer
• Project leadership through defining, organizing, and executing projects to successfully deliver objectives on time and on budget
• Strive for profitable growth through making relevant strategic data-based choices
• Collaborate with strategy and insights to translate consumer, retailer, and shopper understanding into action
• Understanding trade and retail dynamics and developing a comprehensive brand/category portfolio commercial strategy with the right sales fundamentalism

The base compensation range for this position is $130,000 - $150,000 commensurate with experience.

About You:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience required; MBA preferred
• 12-15 Years progressive marketing experience with increasing responsibility, and a proven track record of success in sizeable companies.
• Agility: ability to adapt quickly to different teams and Brand missions, driving for performance and providing business continuity.
• Flexibility: open to supporting various brands (of various size/scope, etc.) and changing focus area (brands/segments/projects) via short-term assignments
• Strong ability to switch between big picture and day-to-day to drive projects forward without losing sight of the overall goals
• Strategic and analytical thinking: ability to shape a vision and a strategy and translate it in concrete actions/plans
• You have a passion for building brands and a proven track-record of breakthrough consumer activation.
• Strong communication skills: verbal, written and executive presence to clearly communicate objectives, gain alignment and present their business up and down the organization
• You are an influential, inspirational, and inclusive leader with a growth mindset
• You are committed to managing people and developing people into excellent brand and business builders who can grow their contributions to the organization
• You exemplify our Horizon Family Brands values of Team First, Act as an Owner, Strive for Excellence, Open Dialogue, and Equip & Empower

Reference:

http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf