Karft Foods Work Values

Daily Duties at Karft Foods:

Started with entry level positions and was steadily promoted to top assignments at Kraft Foods Headquarters, including Trade Promotion Manager, Marketing Manager and Channel Manager for both Balance Bar and Maxwell House Coffee. Consistent promotions led to moves to New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Chicago. Key accomplishments - Headquarters: • Managed the integration of Kraft Foods Regional acquisition of Balance Bar in January, 2000 into a National rollout. Introduced Balance Bar to the Kraft National Sales Organization in conjunction with Brand Management. Set budgets, timelines, distribution objectives and warehouse supplies enabling a successful product launch. • Responsible for the National allocation of trade promotion funds. Utilized historical trends, national syndicated data, equitable funding analysis and regional funding requests to efficiently meet budgets, improve market share and successful new product introductions. • Communicated brand specific plans and expectations to the sales organization. Key accomplishments - Field Sales: • Held several management positions throughout the country. Effectively managed sales teams and corporate accounts at Territory, District and Regional Levels. • Exceeded sales budgets and created high performing sales teams. • Leveraged the broad base of Kraft brands to create cross category promotional activity.

What they like about Karft Foods:

Working in an organization that is technologically advanced, creative, and innovative is critical in your assessment of hiring companies. Less important to you are stability of the organization, the length of time an organization has been in business, and the business' plans for the future. You prefer a fast-moving company that will take risks to achieve its goals and objectives. The length of time the company has been in business is irrelevant. Maintaining status quo is unnecessary. You thrive on change, uncertainty and the upside of potential business risks, especially those associated with innovation. Stability for the long haul is not nearly as important as is working in an atmosphere that is charged with a sense of urgency and constant change.

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P&L responsibilities, Presentation, Ecommerce Strategy and digital marketing channels optimization - SEO, SEM, email, affiliates - for high-profile accounts., Technology Solutions, Sales Support, Software Implementation, Requirements Analysis & Specification, Leadership

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