Assistant Manager Business Management

Job Details:

Job Summary:

The Assistant Business Manager (ABM) serves as an entry point into the Business Unit and supports the financial and commercial performance of assigned products or categories. This role partners cross-functionally to support financial performance, inventory management, marketing execution, and insight generation while developing foundational business, analytical, and brand management capabilities. This role requires a working understanding of cost structures, capacity considerations, inventory dynamics, and pricing mechanics to enable informed analysis and effective cross-functional collaboration.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Execute product-level P&L analysis, identifying key drivers of volume, cost, margin, and profitability. Support pricing analysis by compiling cost, margin, and competitive inputs under guidance from Finance and senior business leaders.
• Execute low-complexity business initiatives with consistent oversight, demonstrating a foundational understanding of operational capabilities and capacity constraints.
• Execute assigned inventory management activities with emphasis on distressed inventory mitigation and loss reduction. Partner with Supply Planning and Operations to understand inventory drivers and support corrective action plans. Track inventory health metrics and prepare summaries for leadership review.
• Support pricing initiatives through data preparation, analysis, and post-implementation performance tracking. Maintain pricing trackers and assist with execution workflows as assigned. Develop foundational understanding of pricing processes, cost drivers, and margin implications.
• Support insights generation through internal data and external market information.

Contribute to opportunity identification for growth and improvement. Execute assigned marketing campaign elements and draft briefs.

Education:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, Marketing or related field

Work Experience:

1+ years relevant and practical experience; Prior experience with food manufacturing or CPG marketing a plus.

Special Job Competencies:

• Foundational financial analysis and P&L understanding
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to interpret operational and supply data for business and marketing insights
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Familiarity with Power BI or similar reporting tool.
• Regularly collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Supply Planning, and R D.
• Must be able to communicate analysis and findings clearly through written summaries and presentations.

Supervisory:

No direct supervisory responsibilities. May provide task guidance or training support to interns as assigned.

Travel:

occasional travel may be required (