Sr ABM Innovation Functional Snacking Job at The Hershey Company, Lower Swatara, PA

  • The Hershey Company
  • Lower Swatara, PA

Job Description

Why Hershey:

At The Hershey Company, our culture is rooted in purpose and inspired by Milton Hershey’s enduring vision that business should create opportunity for others. Through our commitment to corporate philanthropy, we create positive impact by supporting communities, helping children thrive, and operating as a business for good. This includes our deep and long standing partnership with Milton Hershey School, where we invest in education, workforce readiness, and hands on engagement to help students succeed beyond the classroom. Supported by strategic grantmaking, product donations, cross brand collaboration, and strong employee volunteerism, Hershey offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.

Location

Hershey, PA

About The Hershey Company

The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is an industry-leading snacks company known for making more moments of goodness through its iconic brands. With a strong portfolio across chocolate, confectionery, and salty snacks, Hershey delights consumers every day. Our beloved brands include Hershey’s, Reese’s, KitKat®, Dots Pretzels, Lesser Evil, Jolly Rancher, Twizzlers, Ice Breakers, and more.

At Hershey, we are committed to making a meaningful difference in the communities where we live, work, and do business. This commitment originated with our founder, Milton Hershey, and continues to shape who we are today.

Guided by our employee value proposition, Lead Today. Create Tomorrow, we empower our people to drive impact now while shaping what comes next. Our One Hershey mindset brings teams together across functions, geographies, and businesses, enabling us to operate with speed, collaboration, and shared purpose.

The Hershey Company is proud to be recognized as a top employer in the United States, reflecting our commitment to our people, culture, and purpose.

How will you fit into the big picture?

The Senior Associate Brand Manager, Demand Creation Strategy (DCS) & Innovation supports the development and commercialization of innovation initiatives within the Functional Snacking & Protein portfolio. Working closely with the Senior Brand Manager, you will translate defined demand spaces and innovation strategies into executable plans, manage cross-functional workstreams, and help deliver high-quality launches.


This is an exciting opportunity to combine consumer curiosity, analytical thinking, and strong execution skills to help shape future growth at Hershey.

What will you do?

  • Support innovation and renovation initiatives from concept through commercialization using the stage-gate process.
  • Analyze syndicated data, consumer insights, and market trends to identify opportunities and support concept development.
  • Develop business cases, financial analyses, and performance tracking to support innovation recommendations.
  • Assist with go-to-market planning, including launch materials, sell-in tools, and internal communications.
  • Partner with Marketing, R&D, Sales, Finance, Shopper Marketing, and agency partners to execute innovation initiatives.
  • Monitor post-launch performance, identify key learnings, and recommend actions to improve results.

Minimum Education & Requirements

Experience:
• 3+ years of relevant experience in brand management, marketing, innovation, or a related field, preferably within consumer packaged goods.


Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field required.


Preferred Qualifications:
• Exposure to innovation or renovation projects.
• Experience with IRI, Nielsen, or Circana data.
• Experience with basic financial modeling and cross-functional project leadership.

Benefits & Perks

Benefits & Perks

At Hershey, we offer competitive pay and a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security, and life outside of work.

  • Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health
  • Financial Security: Competitive pay, annual incentive opportunities, and a 401(k) with company match
  • Time Off & Flexibility: Paid time off, company holidays, and flexible ways of working where applicable
  • Growth & Development: Career development programs, learning opportunities, and internal mobility

Benefits may vary based on role, location, and eligibility.

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The anticipated base salary range for this role is $108840 to $136050 per year. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of job‑related factors, including, but not limited to, experience, skill set, education, and training. In addition to a market-competitive base salary, our Total Rewards package includes performance‑based incentives and a comprehensive, competitive benefits package designed to support overall physical, mental, and financial well‑being (as applicable). Learn more about Hershey’s benefits and all the resources Hershey provides to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well‑being by visiting the Hershey Digital Employee Experience at

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans. You may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application process as a result of a disability.
You can request an accommodation via phone or email.To request an accommodation via phone, please call +1 877-804-1794 and leave a voicemail with your contact information. You may also email a request for accommodation to ApplicationHelp@hersheys.com. Please be sure to include “Accommodation Needed” in the subject line. This will ensure that your email is routed to the appropriate contact who will handle your request.

Job Tags

Full time, Local area, Flexible hours

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