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JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a team member who will explore opportunities for growth in menu and lead knowledge management for Global Menu Strategy.

The manager will employ various tools, sources of information and industry reports to provide an analysis of the market place. The manager will identify the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts and analyzing objectively. The final goal of this analysis is to identify the best opportunity and inform business decisions. Manager should be motivated to work with constituents from across the globe and cross functional partners.

This person is also responsible to share the best of system’s menu development and market learning’s. They will proactively build relationships with the individuals who manage menu development pipelines in various countries, to understand local market context.

This person needs to have a passion for working with people of different skill sets and cultural backgrounds and bring fresh ideas and new thinking to the table. The role requires holistic business acumen to review menu opportunities based on consumer, brand, operations and business parameters.

Marketing

IDENTIFY MENU OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON BRAND STRATEGY:

· This role requires one to identify the relevant sources of information and obtain information, specific to the project.

· Monitor and forecast trends.

· Collect and analyze data on customer demographics, preferences, needs, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.

· Collect and analyze data on product performance, including internal metrics and brand parameters and customer preferences to identify strengths and opportunities.

· Monitor industry statistics and follow trends in trade literature.

· Gather data on competitors and analyze their prices, sales, and method of marketing, product development and distribution.

· Compiling, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data, to synthesize the menu development pipeline.

· Analyzing and evaluating product performance results to objectively identify the most attractive opportunity.

· Prepare reports of findings, translating complex findings into written text, for wider circulation and application.

DEVELOP AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES ON NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:

· Identify and collect information about new product development across the system.

· Analyze data through multiple filters; including consumer preferences, sales and brand, business insights, operations, etc.

· Compile and categorize information to identify clusters of common levers, across the system.

· Evaluate the effectiveness of the product/campaign.

· Investigate, synthesize and adapt best practices, identify best bets for sharing.

· Manage global new product resources (i.e. Intranet, SeeIt, and Global Food Library) including content management.

· Keeping knowledge up to date, based on organization strategy, market conditions and competitor strategy.

· A key element is developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, especially market leads and maintaining them over time.

· BA required

· 5 years of Marketing background/experience required (e.g QSR, CPG, Agency)

· Experience with qualitative and quantitative research methodologies preferred

· Strong project management skills (Organizing and managing the expectations of multiple stakeholders, approvals processes, timelines, ensuring relevant parties are made aware of project milestones/achievements/risks and outcomes)

· Strong Communication skills , verbal and written

· Experience working with diverse, cross-functional teams

· Experience working with international counterparts

· Potential for strategic thinking about how to leverage information for menu, marketing and insights

· Innovation-minded