Associate Manager, Inland World Travel Retail
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.
Why Hershey?
How will you fit in the big picture?
What will you do?
- Develop and execute customer, channel, category, and market strategies that deliver profitable growth across the Americas travel retail business.
- Build joint business plans with distributor partners and key customers, establishing clear priorities, performance measures, and growth opportunities.
- Own and manage the trade-spend budget, including annual planning, monthly performance monitoring, and adjustments needed to achieve business objectives.
- Lead the execution of customer and trade marketing programs, including assortment, pricing, promotions, merchandising, and in-store activation.
- Establish and monitor commercial KPIs, including sales, inventory, speed to shelf, retail execution, and program performance.
- Partner with Finance to support healthy market, brand, channel, and customer P&Ls and maintain appropriate financial controls.
- Collaborate with Supply Chain to improve product availability, freshness, fill rates, inventory, and product quality.
- Develop distributor capabilities by delivering sales training, performance expectations, and ongoing business guidance.
Minimum Education & Requirements
- Demonstrated knowledge of sales and customer or trade marketing.
- Strong business and financial acumen, including experience managing budgets and analyzing performance.
- Working knowledge of supply chain and logistics.
- Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to build effective relationships with customers, distributors, and cross-functional partners.
- Mandarin Chinese language capability is a plus
Benefits & Perks
- Health & Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus wellness programs that support your physical and mental health begin on Day 1.
- 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
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $85,040 to $106,300 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.
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