Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelez International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
The Marketing Lead will be responsible for unlocking Toblerone global brand in the US market by translating global brand strategies into locally relevant plans. This role involves managing local business performance, adapting global communications and activations, and working cross-functionally with Sales, agencies, and the Toblerone Global team to deliver impactful marketing execution.
This is a unique opportunity to lead the strategic launch of a global icon in the US from 2027 - a brand unlike any other in the portfolio. Toblerone is premium, quirky, and unapologetically different. We don't follow the playbook - we write our own. This role requires someone who thrives on autonomy, embraces creative challenges, and is ready to build something bold from the ground up.
The Marketing Lead Toblerone US (based in East Hanover) will report directly to the Senior Director Toblerone Global (based in Zurich) and will be a member of the TWTR Marketing Team (part of Toblerone and World Travel retail Global BU). This person will also be responsible for recruiting a Brand Manager (SG10) by end of year to build out the Toblerone US team.
What ?Key Responsibilities
Business Performance: Analyze, report, and forecast US external sales.Identifyrisks and opportunities and drive in-year corrective actions to deliver against targets.
Local Activation & Communications: Adapt and translate global communication strategies, campaigns, and toolkits for the US market, ensuring cultural relevance, channel fit, and alignment with the Toblerone Global CX team.
Agency Management: Brief and manage local media and creative agencies on media requirements, ensuring deliverables are on-brand, on-time, and aligned with global guidelines.
Commercial Collaboration: Partner with theTobleroneUS Sales team tobuild andcommercialize local marketinglaunchplan, including POS execution and retail-specific activations.
A&C Budget Management: Own the local Advertising & Consumer budget, ensuring efficient allocation across channels and activities to maximize brand impact and ROI.
Portfolio & Pricing Execution: Execute the global portfolio strategy locally via PPA and portfolio customization to meet the needs of US customers and channels.
Stakeholder Alignment: Foster strong collaboration with the Toblerone Global team, local cross-functional partners (Sales, Finance, Supply Chain), and external agencies to ensure seamless execution.
Team Building: Recruit and onboard a Brand Manager (SG10) byendofyear,establishingthe foundation of the US Toblerone marketing team.
How?
Drive Brand Excellence and Execution
Champion the Toblerone brand in the US market, ensuring consistent and premium brand expression across all touchpoints.
Stay close to the US consumer,leveraginglocal insights and market trends to inform activation choices.
Drive a performance-oriented mindset, balancing short-term commercial delivery with long-term brand building.
Seeksimple, practical solutions andleveragebest practices from global and other markets.
Challenge the status quo and advocate for a "Play to Win" mindset in the US market.
Embrace t he Toblerone 'Never Square' Mindset
This is not your typical FMCG role. As we are looking to strategically launch a premium brand with a distinctive personality, at Toblerone we operate differently from the rest of the organization.
We need someone who:
Is brave - willing to challenge conventions, push boundaries, and make bold decisions.
Thrives on autonomy - canoperateindependently across time zones, managing up andacross withminimalhand-holdingwhile stayingclosely connectedto the global team.
Is both creative and structured - bringsbig ideasto the table but can also build the plans, timelines, and frameworks to make them happen.
Loves a challenge - sees the complexity of launching a premium brand in a new market as an exciting puzzle.
Does things differently - is energized by working outside the norm andfindsmotivation in building something new.
Is a team builder - will recruit and develop a Brand Manager to grow the US team,settingthe culture and ways of working from day one.Will cooperate closely withTobleroneUS Commercial team and Toblerone Global team.
This role is ideal for a high-performing internal talent who is ready for their next big challenge - someone who wants to shape a brand's future in one of the world's most competitive markets.
What extra ingredients you will bring:
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career, along with the following experience and knowledge:
Higher education degree, ideally in Marketing or a related field
8+ years of marketing experience, with at least 5 years in FMCG
Proven experience in adapting and executing brand strategies in a local market within a global framework
Experience managing media agencies and A&C budgets
Strong commercial acumen with experience working closely with Sales teams
Experience in portfolio and pricing strategy execution
Fluencyin English
Strong analytical skills and comfort with sales data and forecasting
Excellent interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
Results-driven mindset with a bias for action
Ability to balance global brand consistency with local market relevance
High levelof organizational skills and attention to detail
Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy in a remote reporting structure
Experience or appetite for people management and team building
Demonstrated ability to work across cultures and time zones
Salary and Benefits:
The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.
In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
The United States is the largest market in the Mondelez International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands-including Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products -are close at hand for our consumers across the country.
Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
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Job Type
Regular
Brand & Portfolio Management
Marketing
At Mondelez International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.
We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum
Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.
Join us and Make It An Opportunity!
Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance.
