Associate Brand Manager

Description: "Pizza Hut is instituting a COVID-19 vaccination requirement for health and safety reasons. Effective January 3, 2022, Pizza Hut requires that corporate employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law."

Pizza Hut is looking for a strategic and creative marketing leader, focused on driving profitable sales growth through ownership and execution of Pizza Hut national calendar topics. The Associate Brand Manager will lead and collaborate with the cross-functional team to launch calendar windows that highlight Pizza Hut's best-in-class food at a value that drives consumer traffic while maximizing franchise profitability.

Required Skills:

Calendar Window Strategy and Execution

- Play an important role in the development and execution of the national calendar strategy and go-to-market plan, including research, analysis, market testing, positioning development, creative brief ownership, and cross-functional team leadership

- Perform detailed calendar window and test market analysis to identify opportunities and formulate action plans for immediate and/or future improvements

- Build business cases to support recommendations for projects related to your platform for presentation to marketing leadership

- Utilize external research, internal data, cultural trends, consumer insights, and creative brainstorming to serve as the voice for the Pizza Lover consumer while developing strategic tactics and creative briefs

- Partner with advertising and internal marketing team to bring breakthrough creative strategies to life in all media channels

- Lead cross-functional project teams and build productive relationships with key stakeholders: finance, digital, consumer insights, operations, restaurant supply chain, legal, culinary, and franchisees

Strategic Partnership Management:

- Lead relationship between key external food partners, franchise committees, and internal stakeholders

- Develop annual plans to leverage partner resources to extend product reach and brand perceptions

Education & Experience:

Must be fully vaccinated by January 3, 2022, subject to reasonable accommodation as required by law. Proof of vaccination required.

- Bachelor's degree required, MBA or advanced degree preferred

- 4+ years of experience in Marketing or product development

- Must have experience building strong relationships and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-pace environment

-Must have demonstrated experience in leveraging data to develop findings that influence business decisions

- Experience in the restaurant category, foodservice, or CPG preferred

Required Skills/Attributes:

- Visionary Leadership with a consistent background of delivering results by creating competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans

- Project Management leading multi-functional teams using stage-gate process

-Strong presentation and collaboration skills
Ability to adjust and adapt to an ever-changing environment

- Strong Ability to work well with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders

- Deep Analytical Skills with the ability to utilize consumer and financial data to make strong business decisions when confronted by ambiguity

Personal initiative and demonstrated desire for project ownership