Robert Pepper Email & Phone Number

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Green Bay & La Crosse, Wisconsin, Us

Rochester, Minnesota, Us

Serving as a member of the Enterprise Marketing Leadership team, directly accountable to providing leadership and aligning strategic direction for the Channel & Enterprise Initiatives Marketing Team including: Product Management, Client Experience, Digital Experience, Web Management, Communications, and Creative Services. Our team is central in establishing the key strategies, objectives, and success metrics for Mayo Clinic’s strategic integrated marketing planning and demand generation efforts across research, education, and enterprise-wide initiatives. This includes conducting enterprise capability and skill assessments, defining critical path workflows consulting and partnering with outside organizations and agencies to establish best practice modern marketing processes, and delivering strategic integrated plans and roadmaps that can be translated into our strategic planning process and annual operating plans.

Rochester, Minnesota, Us

Reporting to Mayo Clinic's Chief Strategy Officer, I was hired as the first Director of Strategy for the new created Corporate Strategy Team. In this role I partnered with colleagues from Finance, Business Development, Marketing, Operations and Clinical Leadership to drive transformative strategic thinking and processes in the development and execution of Mayo Clinic's long-range strategic planning. Responsibilities included identification of strategic issues and opportunities that could influence business growth - Securing key stakeholder alignment on high priority strategic initiatives - Representing the institution in key internal & external committees and task force groups - Managing and coordinating Mayo Clinic's resource plans (projects, people, facilities, money & equipment) in an manner that developed and supported the Mayo Clinic's mission "To inspire hope, and contribute to health and well-being by providing the best care to every patient through integrated clinical practice, education and research". Efforts led to the creation and approval (up to CEO and Board Level) for Mayo Clinic's 2030 strategic plan.

Austin, Mn, Us

Invited by the President of Hormel Foods International to establish a new role within the $1B International business unit with a focus on advancing our capabilities in the development of unified business management solutions, strategic and financial assessment of new business development opportunities, and leading the integration and expansion of current and future acquisitions to global markets. Providing collaborative, cross-functional leadership to our global network of distributor partners, advertising agencies, in-country sales teams and the corporate leadership team to develop our key brand and business growth strategies, prioritize key growth initiatives and innovate new products and process towards the achievement of the HFIC divisions long-term vision and profitability objectives. Leading advances in international marketing, business development and new business integration:• Leading the global expansion and strategic development for the newly acquired Muscle Milk® brand Sports Nutrition business.• Building Bridges across business units and markets to develop new products and create global strategic brand initiatives. • Creation and development of the International annual strategic plan including presenting to CEO and Executive Leadership. • Assessing and developing external partnerships in support of our stated business unit needs and priorities.• Leading the development & delivery of new products based on global market opportunity analysis and consumer trends. • Provide daily leadership and coaching to a global sales & marketing team of 10+ individuals and affiliated agencies.• Full P&L ownership and accountability.

Austin, Mn, Us

Appointed as a Corporate Officer and served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development reporting directly to the CEO for the $700M MegaMex JV between Hormel Foods and Herdez del Fuerte. In this role I lead a team of 20+ marketing professionals in all aspects of Brand Management and Business Development including full P&L ownership, Innovation, ownership of the annual planning process as well as the long range 5 year strategic plan, management of quarterly board meetings, monthly board reporting, trade and consumer budget management, and all agency and supplier management.

Austin, Mn, Us

Group Marketing Director and General Management responsibility for the Integration and on-boarding of Hormel's largest ever acquisition, SKIPPY brand peanut butter. Additionally, led $600M Hormel Foods Simple Meals portfolio of brands and products. Led Integrated Strategic Planning for the Hormel Brand and divisional NPD for Grocery Products. Brands and products include Hormel Compleats, Kids Kitchen, Dinty Moore, Hormel Chili, Stagg Chili, Mary Kitchen Hash, Hormel Cafe H.

Austin, Mn, Us

Led team of marketing professionals managing Hormel Foods Simple Meals portfolio of brands and products as well as led the coordinated effort of company-wide Hormel brand integration initiative. Brands and products included Hormel Compleats, Kids Kitchen, Dinty Moore, Hormel Chili, Stagg Chili, Mary Kitchen Hash, Hormel Cafe H.

Austin, Mn, Us

Senior Brand Manager for Hormel's largest branded business and flagship brand - Hormel Chili

Austin, Mn, Us

Austin, Mn, Us

Austin, Mn, Us

Austin, Mn, Us

Responsible for the account management and promotional planning with Wegmans in Rochester NY.

Austin, Mn, Us

Managed sales and trade management activities for Affiliated Foods based in Amarillo TX as well as sales management for all independent banners serviced by Affiliated in the W.TX and New Mexico Region.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

B.A, International Relations

Excecutive Scholars Degree - Leadership & Management, Organizational Leadership

Mini Mba In Healthcare Management