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Lactalis
10,001+ employees
Global dairy products producer and employer
No salary listed
Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
Three days in-office per week required.
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- Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, or Economics
- 5+ years of experience with proven track record of delivering results in sales, finance, analytics, or shopper insights
- Proven experience with taking/implementing pricing actions across a portion of the business
- Proven experience with driving trade spend optimization
- Understanding of consumer/product thresholds and elasticities
- Demonstrated expertise in leveraging IRI, Circana, and Numerator data/tools, including advanced scenario planning
- Advanced analytical modeling tools and techniques
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including reporting and presentation skills
- Ability to effectively summarize complex information
- Adaptable to changing priorities and evolving business needs
- Create and maintain dashboard reporting to ensure timely benchmarking of agreed upon KPIs
- Assist in annual sales planning and forecast/close processes by delivering data driven insights to help teams optimize plans and deliver on both net sales and gross margin objectives
- Own pricing both proactively and reactively for the cultured and grated cheese categories
- Provide leadership on pricing and promotional strategies and partner with sales to identify opportunities to improve effectiveness and ROI of trade investments
- Provide scenario-based pro-forma P&L analysis for changes to existing customer promotional activities as well as new product / new customer placements
- Manage and report on post promotional event analysis, including ROI, to leverage historical learnings against future events
- Partner with sales to maintain accuracy of internal trade systems
- Maintain an external focus on market dynamics and consumer trends, including commodity pricing
- Support weekly and monthly routines and ensure effective communication, prioritization and execution among sales and finance colleagues
- Support SKU assortment/rationalization discussions/decisions
- Trade management system experience
Lactalis is a global dairy group with roots in Laval, France, employing about 80,000 people across 250 production sites in around 100 countries. It covers all dairy categories—milk, ultra-fresh dairy, cheese, butter, cream, and dairy ingredients—through a portfolio of roughly 100 brands that ranges from major national names to local labels. Its products come from a long-standing dairy expertise rooted in cheesemongering and AOP cheese production, delivered through many sites and brands to fit local food cultures. Its goal is to offer healthy, gourmet, and accessible dairy products to as many people as possible while supporting rural economies and maintaining leadership in the global dairy industry.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Mayenne, France
Founded
1933
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Midwest Yogurt launches June 30, 2025, with Kerry DeLaney as CEO driving innovation.
- $75M NY investment boosts capacity, automation, creates 50 jobs.
- $4.2B Fonterra deal expands into Oceania, Southeast Asia, Middle East.
What critics are saying
- Fonterra integration fails within 12-24 months due to minimal due diligence.
- U.S. regulators block consolidation, force divestitures of yogurt brands in 6-18 months.
- Debt from $4.2B Fonterra, $1.2B General Mills burdens refinancing in 12-36 months.
What makes Lactalis unique
- Lactalis integrates Yoplait into Midwest Yogurt, becoming largest U.S. yogurt producer.
- Acquired ProViva from Danone, expanding nationally in Sweden via Skånemejerier.
- Controls Stonyfield, Siggi’s, Brown Cow alongside new $1.2B Midwest brands.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Professional Development Budget
Wellness Program
Company News
Danone has entered into an agreement to sell its Swedish probiotic fruit juices brand, ProViva, to the French dairy group Lactalis. This transaction involves the sale of the Österlenmejeriet factory located in Lunnarp, Skåne County, in southeastern Sweden. The factory is Danone's only facility in Sweden and has previously received a Skr140m (approximately $16.9m) investment in 2020.
Fonterra Co-operative Group's shareholders have approved the sale of its consumer business to French company Lactalis for $4.2 billion. The decision was made during a brief online special meeting, which lasted only 20 minutes and included no questions from shareholders.
The dairy giant's boss explains why it has agreed to sell its consumer businesses, including Mainland and Anchor, for nearly $4 billion.
Lactalis USA invests $75M in NY dairy plants, expanding capacity, automation, and creating 50 jobs with state tax support.
Lactalis, the French dairy group, has completed the acquisition of General Mills' yogurt business in the United States. This move makes Lactalis the third-largest player in the fresh dairy sector in the U.S. and strengthens its local presence with an expanded brand portfolio and new industrial sites.