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Job Title : Oceanography Category / Component: Officer • Both Overview Oceanography (OCEANO) Officers, also called METOC, are the Navy's geophysical experts who understand and apply all facets of meteorology, oceanography, hydrography, bathymetry, geophysics, and precise time and astrometry.

Their mission is to define and apply the physical environment, from the bottom of the ocean to the stars, to ensure the U.S.

Navy has the freedom of action to deter aggression, maintain freedom of the seas, and win wars.

Key Responsibilities Provide timely and relevant support to fleet and joint operations by leading the collection, processing, prediction, exploitation, and dissemination of environmental data.

Ensure safety of navigation, access to denied waters, freedom to maneuver at will, and increase the lethality of Navy forces.

Lead teams ranging from small 3-4 person deployable units to large commands of over 400 personnel.

Serve as the one-of-one geophysical expert at an operational command.

What to Expect Serve in a variety of challenging operational billets with increasing scope and responsibility, both at sea and ashore.

The career path interweaves sea, shore, and educational tours.

Sea duty may include leading small team detachments on U.S.

and foreign vessels, serving as the embarked OCEANO Officer on an aircraft carrier or amphibious ship, or serving on a Strike Group or Joint Task Force staff.

Shore tours include assignments at major production commands, forecast centers, headquarters, Joint commands, the Navy Data Center, and Naval Research Labs.

Work Environment Assignments are worldwide, including Europe, Hawaii, Asia, and the Middle East.

Work environments range from being at sea on surface combatants, survey vessels, aircraft carriers, and amphibious ships to being ashore at major production commands, forecast centers, headquarters, and research facilities.

Pathways, Training & Advancement Initial training includes the 3-week Information Warfare Basic Course (IWBC) and the 7-week Basic Oceanography Accession Training (BOAT).

Officers may also attend Division Officer Leadership Course (DIVOLC).

Postgraduate education at the Naval Postgraduate School is required for officers at the LCDR level and senior, typically as mid-grade Lieutenants.

Promotions to LTJG and LT occur at 2 and 4 years of service, with competitive promotion opportunities to LCDR, CDR, CAPT, and Flag Officer ranks.

Requires a Baccalaureate degree, preferably in a technical field, with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or greater.

Must have completed a full college calculus series (I and II) with a minimum 'C' average, and a college-level calculus-based physics series (I and II) with a minimum 'B' average.

A desired degree is in physics, physics-based oceanography, meteorology, hydrography, earth science, engineering, or mathematics.

Qualifications All Navy jobs require meeting general enlistment or commissioning standards, which typically include: Eligibility to serve in the United States Navy as an Officer, including United States citizenship A bachelor's or qualifying professional degree Meeting age limits that vary by program and are set in law and Navy policy.

Some communities have more restrictive age ranges Meeting medical, vision, and dental standards, including body composition and physical fitness requirements, with some jobs requiring more demanding standards Meeting character and conduct standards, including background screening Achieving required test scores on the Officer Aptitude Rating exam Eligibility for a security clearance when required for your rating or designator Additional qualifications can include specific skills, education, licensure, or experience that are unique to a job or community and will be reviewed with you by a recruiter.

Additional qualifications for this job may include: Must be qualified for sea duty, world-wide assignable, and eligible for a Top-Secret security clearance.

Education Education benefits are available through standard Navy programs such as Tuition Assistance, the Post-9/11 GI Bill, ACE-recommended college credit for Navy training, Navy COOL-funded certifications, USMAP apprenticeships, and other Navy College Program opportunities.

Specific options depend on the Sailor's status, training, and current Navy policy.

Pay, Benefits & Service Pay, benefits, and service commitments follow standard Navy Active and/or Reserve policies for this type of role, including basic pay, allowances when eligible, health coverage, and retirement options.

Exact entitlements, special pays, and service obligations depend on program, component, years of service, and current law and Navy guidance.

Incentives Incentives such as bonuses, special pays, and loan repayment may be available at times for specific ratings or communities, but they change frequently and cannot be guaranteed.

Applicants must confirm current incentives and eligibility with an official Navy recruiter or authoritative Navy source.

Notes and Disclaimers This description is a general overview of typical duties, training, and opportunities in this community.

It does not replace official Navy instructions, policies, or contracts and does not guarantee specific assignments, training, incentives, or outcomes.

Actual opportunities depend on Navy needs, individual performance, screening results, and current law and policy.

TheCategory Manager, as part of our Category Management team, plays a strategic role supporting HARIBO of America's growth within your assigned retailer accounts/retail channels. Supporting our Sales organization, the Category Manager will deliver insight led strategies to support our fact-based sales and business development teams. In a customer facing capacity, this role will also attend customer meetings with our sales team while working cross-functionally to maximize category growth and drive competitive advantage for HARIBO.

This is a remote, field-based position that requires nation-wide travel, up to 40% of the time (with overnight stays). The ideal Category Manager will have 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, or Commercial Insights roles within the CPG/Consumer Packaged Goods industry with 3+ of these years in a customer facing role with HQ/headquarters calls experience. Additionally, this candidate will also have a Bachelor's Degree, advanced working knowing of syndicated data and shopper data tools such as IRI, Circana, Nielsen, Numerator, SPINS, or other relevant syndicated data tools relevant to the consumer good industry.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of retailer-specific category growth strategies for assigned customers/retailers
• Deliver actionable 4P insights - Product, Placement, Pricing, Promotion) that directly fuel selling efforts and joint business planning
• Create customer-facing selling stories
• Act as a thought leader in internal strategy discussions
• Participate in sales meetings and HQ/headquarter calls with Sales team
• Build scalable reporting tools and dashboards to drive data-based decision making

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of experience in Category Management, Sales, Sales Strategy, or Commercial Insights roles within the CPG/Consumer Packaged Goods industry
• Deep expertise in syndicated and shopper data tools such as IRI, Circana, NielsenIQ, Numerator, or other related syndicated data tools
• 3+ years of customer facing, headquarters calls experience supporting regional or national retailers (any channel)
• This is a remote, field-based position that requires the ability to travel up to 40% of the time, nation-wide, including overnight stays

Preferred Qualifications:

• This is a remote-field based position. The ideal candidate will live near a major airport due to the extended amount of nation-wide travel required for this role
• Experience in multiple channels of trade (for example: Convenience, Dollar, Value, Mass, Club, Grocery, etc)
• Prior experience in candy, confectionery, snacks, or related fast-moving consumer good

Skills

• Advanced Excel skills
• Exceptional ability to simply complex data into compelling, action-oriented selling stories
• Strategic thinking with strong business acumen and passion for driving sustainable, insights-led growth
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, both verbal and written

Compensation

Target Hiring Pay Range: $118,000 - $144,000 annually

This pay range represents the min/max target annual base salary range HARIBO of America, Inc. may pay for this position at the time of this posting.

Please note, a candidate's offered annual salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and the geographical location of the role.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable pay practices and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding pay transparency.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

HARIBO is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please contact the location for which you are applying and ask to speak with the human resources representative or email .

We are the world's #1 gummi candy manufacturer. It's a great time to join our growing organization and help spread "Childlike Happiness" (one of our core values) to consumers across the United States. Are you HARIBO?

The Transportation Logistics Analyst is responsible for analyzing and optimizing our transportation process, working with 3PL carriers to get our product to retailers across the United States. Focusing on outbound shipments, the Transportation Logistics Analyst will trace, track, and record OTR-Over The Road shipments while focusing on ways to optimize the transportation process, create efficiencies, and reduce costs. Additional responsibilities include daily and weekly calls with 3PL carriers, create shipments through EDI/Electronic Data Interchange and SAP, analyze data, and run outbound transportation related reports.

Located on-site at the HARIBO of America corporate headquarters in Rosemont, Illinois, the Transportation Logistics Analyst will have a Bachelor's Degree and at least three years of experience working in logistics, transportation carrier/freight industry or related logistics roles. Additionally, will possess advanced Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Focus on outbound (OB) transportation with 3PL, OTR-Over The Road carriers
• Track orders and shipments
• Create shipments and transfers, review orders, review shipments, upload data in our EDI and SAP systems and review for errors
• Attend daily and weekly calls with 3PL carriers
• Run reports, analyze data, make recommendations to improve efficiency and reduce costs
• Utilize Excel for reporting and analysis

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of related experience in logistics, transportation carrier/freight industry, or related role
• Prior experience utilizing an ERP system for logistics/supply chain purposes
• Demonstrated strong Excel skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with, or for, 3PL transporation carrier providers
• Experience using a TMS - Transportation Management System
• SAP experience
• Prior experience utilizing EDI / Electronic Data Interface within the logistics/supply chain industry
• Experience with load planning in the transportation industry
• Advanced working knowledge of Excel including: data entry, pivot tables, sorting, filtering, graphing, and formulas (SUM, SUMIF, COUNT, COUNTIF, PRODUCT, VLOOKUP, INDEX, MATCH, etc)
• Prior experience in the CPG / consumer packaged goods industry

Skills:

• Advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrated strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to use critical thinking and solve problems
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, highly organized

Compensation and Benefits

Target Hiring Pay Range: $70,000 - $85,000 annually

This pay range represents the min/max target annual base salary range HARIBO of America, Inc. may pay for this position at the time of this posting. Please note, a candidate's offered annual salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and the geographical location of the role. In addition to the base salary, HARIBO of America, Inc. offers a comprehensive benefits package to support the well-being of our associates and their families. HARIBO of America, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable pay practices and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding pay transparency.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

HARIBO is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please contact the location for which you are applying and ask to speak with the human resources representative or email .

Are you HARIBO? We are the world's #1 gummi candy manufacturer. It's a great time to join our growing organization and help spread "Childlike Happiness" (one of our core values) to consumers across the United States. The Business Development Manager - Convenience Stores (south central/ southwest US)is responsible for directly managing and growing the strategic partnerships between HARIBO and the designated Customer group along with assigned Broker selling partners. TheBusiness Development Managerwill achieve and exceed projected key account sales for customer group (assigned convenience store chains, travel center chains, etc) which are located within multiple states throughout portions of the south central United States.

The Business Development Managerwill have at least 3+ years of experience in strategic sales experience within the consumer packaged goods / CPG industry along with a Bachelor's Degree. Experience using IRI, Circana, Nielsen, or other syndicated sales data is required. Prior experience calling on C-stores/travel centers is strongly preferred. Additionally, must have the ability to travel locally, regionally, and nationally throughout up to 40% of the time, with overnight stays.

This is a remote, field-based position. The ideal candidate will be located near a major airport and currently reside in the south central / south west region of the United States (for example: Texas, Oklahoma, etc) due to the core geographic area of retail customers for this role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies and plans to meet assigned sales targets and market share goals in area of accountability (assigned Convenience store, travel center chains)
• Manage assigned customer accounts, develop and grow business to meet HARIBO targets and customer sales targets
• Execute consumer and shopper driven strategies for your customers
• As a member of our Sales team, partner and work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders including Demand Planning, Trade Marketing, Brand Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Category Management, and other internal teams
• Create and execute joint business plans
• Conduct headquarter calls at corporate offices of assigned customer/retail chains
• Utilize data to develop accurate sales forecasts and use data to drive sales growth opportunities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 3+ years of strategic sales experience experience in the consumer packaged goods industry
• 1+ years of experience utilizing customer sales and/or syndicated data tools such as IRI, Circana, Nielsen, etc.
• Prior experience with headquarters calls
• This is a remote, field based position that requires the ability to travel up to 40% of the time locally, regionally, and nationally; with overnight stays
• Candidate will be located near a major airport and currently reside ideally in the southern central region of the United States (ex: Texas, Oklahoma, etc) due to the core geographic area of retail customers for this role

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience selling into / calling on the Convenience stores / travel centers
• Prior sales experience in candy, confectionery, salty snacks
• 5+ years of experience in the consumer packaged goods / CPG industry
• Demonstrated success in business negotiations with key corporate level decision makers
• Prior experience partnering with Brokers

• Deep expertise utilizing customer sales and/or syndicated data tools such as IRI, Circana, Nielsen, etc.

Skills

• Ability to use data with a "fact-based selling" approach
• Entrepreneurial spirit and the passion to win in a fast-paced working environment

Compensation

Target Hiring Pay Range: $115,000 - $135,000 annually

This pay range represents the min/max target annual base salary range HARIBO of America, Inc. may pay for this position at the time of this posting. Please note, a candidate's offered annual salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's relevant education, experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and the geographical location of the role.

We provide fully paid health insurance premiums and generous HSA contribution, 11 paid Holiday plus Paid Time Off/PTO, competitive 401(k), tuition reimbursement, and more.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable pay practices and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding pay transparency.

HARIBO of America, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and maintains a Drug-Free Workplace. Employment at HARIBO of America, Inc. is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. The Company's policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, including protected veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. HARIBO also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also HARIBO's policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

HARIBO is committed to recruiting, hiring and promoting people with disabilities and veterans. If you need an accommodation to assist with completing the electronic application, please contact the location for which you are applying and ask to speak with the human resources representative or email .