Does the Category & RGM Agent agent replace hiring a VP, RGM & Sales Strategy?

No. It covers the recurring reporting, tracking and coordination of the role so the work does not stop while the seat is open, then works alongside the person you hire. 3 areas stay with your team, including retailer and buyer relationships and final pricing and trade-spend decisions.

How long until the VP, RGM & Sales Strategy agent is live?

About 12 days from access to first output. Most of that is connecting the data sources it reads — Tastewise shopper & consumer intelligence, Retail measurement & POS data, Your sales, pricing & distribution data — and matching the formats your team already works from.

What can't the Category & RGM Agent agent do?

Sit across the table in the retailer negotiation or joint business planning. Own the buyer relationship and the trust built over years. Make the final pricing and trade-spend commitments. These are the reasons the role still gets filled.

What data does it use?

It reads Tastewise shopper & consumer intelligence, Retail measurement & POS data, Your sales, pricing & distribution data, Menu & channel trend data, Competitive assortment monitoring. Access is read-only — the agent does not write to source systems or hold approval authority.

What happens when we hire a VP, RGM & Sales Strategy?

The agent hands over a running system — live reporting, current trackers and full history — and stays on as leverage for the new hire rather than being switched off.

Which role is this agent based on?

VP, RGM & Sales Strategy at Danone, White Plains, NY — a live posting on the Gerento job board. The agent specification is generated from that job description, so the responsibilities it covers are the ones the role actually lists.

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VP, RGM & Sales Strategy AI Agent for Danone

Keeps the VP, RGM & Sales Strategy role moving from day one — and hands a running start to whoever you hire.

A Category & Revenue-Growth Agent covering the VP, RGM & Sales Strategy role at Danone: it builds shopper- and data-backed category, assortment, and pricing narratives — ready for the retailer conversation.

Live in 12 daysCovers the work 24/7Hands off to your hireYou keep every judgment call

90% fit confidence

Category & RGM Agent is a Gerento AI agent specified against Danone's open VP, RGM & Sales Strategy role. It goes live in 12 days, works 24/7, and covers 6 of the role's responsibilities — roughly 4.2× the hours of a single 40-hour hire, at about a fifth of what the seat costs. 3 areas stay human, including judgment, relationships and final decisions.

Time to live: 12 days
Coverage: 4.2×
Responsibilities covered: 6
Stays human: 3

Updated 22 July 2026

Filling the gap until you hire — not replacing the person

Open today
The VP, RGM & Sales Strategy seat is empty
The work is piling up and the role isn't filled yet.
Live in 12d → through ~4 months of hiring
The agent covers the work, 24/7
It keeps the role moving from day one while you recruit.
Your hire starts
The agent hands off and augments
Your new hire inherits a running start and keeps the agent as leverage.

Coverage from day one — so the work doesn't pile up while you hire. At a fraction of the role's cost.

Always-on coverage for a fraction of what an open senior seat costs you — live in 12 days, working 24/7 while you hire.

Runs at roughly a fifth (~20%) of what the role costs you.

Coverage

4.2×

Always-on vs a single 40-hour hire.

Ramp

12 days

Live and working, not months of onboarding.

Consistency

100%

Same rigor on every task, fully auditable.

Human-in-loop

Judgment calls that stay with your team.

What the agent covers

The role's responsibilities, mapped straight from the job description → how the agent does each.

VP, RGM & Sales Strategy responsibilities and how the Gerento agent covers each
Responsibility in the role	How the agent covers it
Leadership & Team Development	Generates and pressure-tests product concepts against live demand signals, ranking the pipeline by predicted consumer pull and whitespace fit.
Lead and integrate a newly combined team, fostering collaboration and alignment across functions.	Builds the shopper- and data-backed category narrative and quantifies the upside, ready for the retailer.
Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.	Generates and pressure-tests product concepts against live demand signals, ranking the pipeline by predicted consumer pull and whitespace fit.
Develop pricing and promotional trade strategies with clear ROI metrics.	Generates and pressure-tests product concepts against live demand signals, ranking the pipeline by predicted consumer pull and whitespace fit.
Design and implement trade terms and guardrails.	Builds the shopper- and data-backed category narrative and quantifies the upside, ready for the retailer.
Create price/pack architecture and oversee compliance.	Builds the shopper- and data-backed category narrative and quantifies the upside, ready for the retailer.

What the agent can't do — you still need a person for this

We're filling the gap until you hire, not replacing the role. Here's where a human is essential.

Sit across the table in the retailer negotiation or joint business planning.
Own the buyer relationship and the trust built over years.
Make the final pricing and trade-spend commitments.

About The Job

The Vice President of RGM & Strategy will lead a newly combined team of pricing, trade, and commercial strategy professionals to deliver profitable revenue growth. This role focuses on driving must-win battles, prioritizing strategic initiatives, and ensuring flawless execution of pricing, trade, and promotional strategies. The VP will partner closely with Sales, Marketing, and Finance to translate category and channel strategies into actionable commercial plans.

Leadership & Team Development

Lead and integrate a newly combined team, fostering collaboration and alignment across functions.
Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Revenue Growth Management

Develop pricing and promotional trade strategies with clear ROI metrics.
Design and implement trade terms and guardrails.
Create price/pack architecture and oversee compliance.
Drive trade promotion management and optimization processes.
Lead price change processes and monitor price elasticity and insights.
Govern OBPPC (Occasion, Brand, Package, Price, Channel) and Sources of Growth (SOGs) processes.
Deploy trade plans to customer teams and manage performance against trade objectives.
Lead Integrated COE reporting with capability focused across team and enterprise

Commercial Strategy & Channel Execution

Consolidate category commercial and retail strategies into actionable sales plans.
Commercialize channel strategies into execution.
Build and deploy channel playbooks and selling resources such as customer selling stories and enterprise toolkits.
Participate in governance routines (Sales MBR/GPS, BRFR, JBP validation).

Strategic Prioritization

Drive must-win battles and ensure prioritization of initiatives that deliver the greatest impact on topline growth.
This role will be responsible for develop of strategy to support the development of forward AI learning models to support RGM insights and analytics.

About you

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in business, Economics, Finance, or related field; MBA preferred.
12+ years of experience in Revenue Growth Management, Commercial Strategy, or related disciplines.
Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver profitable growth.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

About us

Life at Danone

With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., our vibrant culture and endless growth opportunities are just a couple of the reasons our employees call themselves “Proud Danoners.”

Learn more about Life at Danone

Our Brands

When you join us, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world, including Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free, STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®.

Our Purpose

We’re committed to making a positive impact on our world. Rooted in our mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, we’re proud to be the world’s largest B Corp.

Learn more about our mission.

Our Benefits

Our commitment to making the world healthier starts with our employees.

Physical Wellbeing We pay for the majority of your medical benefits – which include medical, dental and vision – with our competitive 80%/20% cost-sharing model.
Mental Wellbeing Danoners receive fitness discounts, unlimited flexible time off and hybrid work schedules. We also have a range of programs that support mental health and substance abuse.
Financial Support We offer a performance-based bonus, a 401(k) plan, tuition reimbursement, employee discount programs and voluntary perks.
Family Care We offer caretaker benefits, 18 weeks of parental bonding, fertility, surrogacy, adoption benefits and pet insurance.

Learn more about our benefits.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

California Data Privacy Law

The salary range for this position is $310,000 – $340,000 USD. The exact salary offered will depend on several factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, geographic location, internal equity, and market conditions.

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options. To give our employees flexibility, Danone is a hybrid work environment.

VP, RGM & Sales Strategy AI agent — frequently asked questions

Does the Category & RGM Agent agent replace hiring a VP, RGM & Sales Strategy?: No. It covers the recurring reporting, tracking and coordination of the role so the work does not stop while the seat is open, then works alongside the person you hire. 3 areas stay with your team, including retailer and buyer relationships and final pricing and trade-spend decisions.
How long until the VP, RGM & Sales Strategy agent is live?: About 12 days from access to first output. Most of that is connecting the data sources it reads — Tastewise shopper & consumer intelligence, Retail measurement & POS data, Your sales, pricing & distribution data — and matching the formats your team already works from.
What can't the Category & RGM Agent agent do?: Sit across the table in the retailer negotiation or joint business planning. Own the buyer relationship and the trust built over years. Make the final pricing and trade-spend commitments. These are the reasons the role still gets filled.
What data does it use?: It reads Tastewise shopper & consumer intelligence, Retail measurement & POS data, Your sales, pricing & distribution data, Menu & channel trend data, Competitive assortment monitoring. Access is read-only — the agent does not write to source systems or hold approval authority.
What happens when we hire a VP, RGM & Sales Strategy?: The agent hands over a running system — live reporting, current trackers and full history — and stays on as leverage for the new hire rather than being switched off.
Which role is this agent based on?: VP, RGM & Sales Strategy at Danone, White Plains, NY — a live posting on the Gerento job board. The agent specification is generated from that job description, so the responsibilities it covers are the ones the role actually lists.

Want Category & RGM Agent built for your team?

We'll tailor it to Danone's data, brands, and workflows — and show you a working version.

Illustrative concept generated from a public job posting. The agent covers the role's data, research, and reporting work from day one — filling the gap while you hire and then working alongside the person you bring in. It is not a replacement: people keep judgment, relationships, final decisions, and everything in “what it can't do.” Cost comparisons are illustrative estimates.

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