Job Summary
The Assistant Manager Brand serves as an entry point into the Food Service 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 products is 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 (<10%).
Position Specific Requirements
Applicants should either upload a resume to their application on Workday OR make sure their Career Profile in Workday is up to date and complete. Local candidates will be given priority. Must reside in the United States to be considered. Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Internal Management & Management Support Applicants
Automatic notification to your current manager will be initiated upon selection for interview. This applies to all candidates who are level 79 or above.
All professional team members are expected to demonstrate responsible use of approved AI tools
including safeguarding sensitive information, adhering to company policies, and validating AI-generated outputs. Individual Contributors should demonstrate the ability to integrate AI into daily work, improve efficiency through AI-enabled solutions, evaluate outputs critically, and apply professional judgment when using AI. People Leaders should demonstrate the ability to drive responsible AI adoption, enable effective use of approved solutions, identify opportunities to improve team performance through AI, and ensure accountability for the quality and accuracy of AI-supported outcomes.
Relocation Assistance Eligible
No
Referral Payout Eligible
No
For Professional Management levels
internal applicants should either upload a resume to their application OR complete their application fully showing current and past work experience in the sections provided.
The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.
Tyson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
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