Associate Brand Manager

Senior Analyst, Brand Revenue Growth Management (RGM) / Associate Manager, Brand Revenue Growth Management (RGM)

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-site)

Industry: Food and Beverage Services

Work Setting: On-site

Are you passionate about leveraging data, commercial strategy, and market insights to drive profitable growth and shape business decisions?

We are seeking a strategic and analytical professional to support revenue growth, category performance, and commercial planning across a diverse portfolio of consumer products. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop growth strategies, optimize pricing and promotions, analyze market performance, and identify opportunities that enhance profitability and business results.

The ideal candidate combines strong analytical skills with commercial acumen and thrives in a fast-paced environment where data-driven decision-making influences business success.

Key Responsibilities

Category & Business Performance

• Lead the development of category and business performance reviews, providing insights into market trends, competitive activity, and growth opportunities.
• Analyze brand and category performance, including market share, pricing strategies, promotional effectiveness, and consumer trends.
• Generate actionable recommendations that support commercial decision-making and business growth objectives.
• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and presentations for leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Monitor key performance indicators and provide ongoing business performance updates.

Revenue Growth & Commercial Strategy

• Support and lead initiatives focused on driving sustainable and profitable revenue growth across assigned product portfolios.
• Develop and maintain annual commercial planning frameworks aligned with growth objectives and customer strategies.
• Establish and manage pricing, promotional, assortment, and distribution strategies that enhance marketplace performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability through pricing optimization, promotional effectiveness, portfolio management, and strategic business initiatives.
• Provide analytical support and strategic recommendations to guide commercial decision-making.

Innovation, Planning & Portfolio Management

• Partner with cross-functional teams to support new product launches, commercialization efforts, and innovation initiatives.
• Develop forecasts, business cases, and performance projections for new and existing products.
• Support demand planning, inventory management, and risk mitigation activities.
• Participate in annual business planning and operating plan development processes.
• Track results against established goals and proactively identify risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Collaborate closely with teams across Marketing, Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, and Product Management to ensure alignment on business priorities.
• Lead and contribute to planning, forecasting, performance reviews, and strategic business initiatives.
• Influence decision-making by delivering clear insights, recommendations, and data-driven analysis.
• Build strong partnerships across departments to drive execution and business success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Economics, Analytics, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Revenue Growth Management, Category Management, Commercial Strategy, Sales Planning, Business Analytics, Finance, or related functions.
• Experience within consumer products, retail, manufacturing, or other fast-paced commercial environments is preferred.
• Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving capabilities with the ability to translate data into actionable business strategies.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with performance metrics, forecasting models, pricing analysis, and promotional effectiveness assessments.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while meeting deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to collaborate across departments and influence stakeholders at various levels of the organization.