About Harvest Hill:

Harvest Hill Beverage Company is one of the nation’s largest independent branded beverage producers, delivering consistent annual revenue growth, with sales of just under $1 billion. The company was formed in June 2014 with the acquisition of Juicy Juice, and further expanded with 3 subsequent acquisitions which were consolidated into one company in May 2017. Our portfolio of iconic brands includes Juicy Juice®, SunnyD®, Veryfine®, Fruit2O®, Little HUG®, Daily’s Cocktails®, and Nutrament®. We manufacture, market, and distribute across multi-channels including Grocery, Mass Merchandisers, Warehouse Clubs, Convenience, Foodservice, and Liquor Distributors.

Harvest Hill is headquartered in Stamford, CT with a nationwide network of manufacturing and distribution facilities. We employ over 1,000 employees in the United States and are owned by private equity firm, Brynwood Partners. For more information, visit harvesthill.com.

Position Summary:

The Commercial Planning Manager is responsible for leading the annual budget and forecasting process, which includes working with Sales/Marketing/Finance departments to ensure proper materials are being produced, communicated, and executed to ensure impact at point of purchase and proper sell in.

Primary Position Responsibilities:

• Experience in Consumer-Packaged Goods

• Provide decision/planning/maintenance support for the Sales Organization using our Trade Planning Management (TPM) Tool.

• Support the Annual & Monthly Planning Processes by helping with trade budget, annual plans and manage execution throughout the year.

• Lead monthly customer reviews with Sales Team to reconcile Volume and Trade by reviewing Pre/Post promo evaluation.

• Ensure smooth communication flow between corporate and field sales…on-going communication via Weekly Memo, bi-weekly sales call and daily phone contact.

• Support and analyze ongoing adjustments made to the Sales and Spend forecasts within the TPM tool and manage Risks and Opps that are outside of Tool

• Ensure all required Trade Spend funds are captured in our Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system to ensure invoice accuracy via our TPM tool

• Provide ad-hoc Sales/Trade Reporting as required.

• Provides analysis leveraging POS Data (IRI) and make recommendations if action is necessary based on findings. Ensure Pricing is aligned with expectations.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree

• Trade Planning Experience (4-6 years) preferably in the CPG industry

• Forecast Management

• S&OP Process

• Strong Excel Skills: ability to manage large data sets

• Strong written and verbal communication

• Sales Operations, Pricing, Revenue Management

• Detail Orientated

• Collaborative Problem-solver

• Action oriented; forward-thinker

• Highly organized with ability to prioritize

• Self-starter, can work independently (without a lot of guidance)

• Analytical/uses data to support recommendations

• Works well in fast paced environment