Hiring: Senior Manager, Retail Strategy Company: General Mills Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 09:44:34 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Salesforce About the job Experience: •10+ years of experience in sales, retail operations, marketing, category management, shopper or consumer insights, customer-facing account management, analytics, and/or trade funding. •5+ years of leadership experience, including leading teams, organizations, or multi-level field structures. Required Skills: •Lead retail strategy, priorities, and execution governance for the West region to deliver short- and long-term volume, share, and execution performance. •Translate operating unit and customer strategies into clear direction, communication, and execution plans across the National Retail Organization. •Partner with customer teams, NRO business development, capabilities, and cross-functional teams to build aligned, winning plans. •Serve as an active partner with customer teams in planning conversations, executive business discussions, and customer-related forums, helping General Mills show up as one sales team by bringing a strong field and execution perspective, shaping recommendations, and helping turn ideas into action. •Use data, analytics, and retail intelligence to identify growth opportunities, optimize execution strategies, and make sound resource tradeoff decisions. •Bring an external lens to the organization by leading benchmarking efforts, distilling and communicating key takeaways, and driving partnership and retail innovation opportunities from idea through implementation to strengthen capabilities and business strategy. •Lead and coach a large, complex organization by fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture grounded in accountability, development, and follow-through. •Provide oversight for escalated execution issues, strengthen leadership capability through multiple levels of the organization, and help leaders navigate people, performance, and operational challenges. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree. •Strong analytical skills and experience using internal and external data sources such as Nielsen, IRI, CPM, sales data, or similar tools to build compelling recommendations. •Proven ability to recruit, develop, coach, and motivate talent in a complex organization. •Strong strategic thinking, planning, financial management, decision-making, and negotiation skills. •Demonstrated capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment, demonstrate strong learning agility, and move seamlessly between tactical execution and strategic leadership. •Demonstrated ability to lead through ambiguity, organizational change, and competing priorities. •Willingness to be based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, work in office four days per week when not traveling, and travel regularly across the United States. •Strong customer-facing presence with the ability to influence planning and executive discussions, strengthen customer team recommendations, and help drive implementation. Compensation: •$128,900 - $193,400 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!