Pay Rate: up to $47/hr on w2 (No C2C or 3rd parties)
Location: Hybrid Schedule in Summit, NJ (1-2 days onsite in the office every week)
This position reports to the Senior Marketing Manager of Innovation & Communications.
The Associate Brand Manager, Innovation & Communications, will be responsible for helping shape and execute strong, purpose-led innovation pipeline & communication, anticipating trends and delivering 360 content toolkits to drive consistent brand & portfolio execution globally.
The ABM will be instrumental in helping the team identify opportunities to leapfrog competition with disruptive new products claims, communication assets & product innovations, bringing them to life through close partnerships with key cross-functional & commercial teams.
- Lead insights to action initiatives through regular monitoring & analysis of global industry trends, category & competitor landscapes and business performance (sales, trends, market share, P&L) to derive actionable business recommendations and enhance strategy & innovation efforts
- Understand and advocate for consumer needs and preferences to support everyday decisions and business actions
- Partner with Market Insights & Research to mine consumer insights and category trends relevant to innovation development
- Partner with technical cross-functional partners to deliver competitive claims, packaging designs, and brand presence at shelf to drive business continuity & and new innovations
- Partner with R&D, Supply Chain and technical cross-functional partners to lead the end to end execution of key global body innovations on-time, and with excellence
- Work with key global agencies to support the creation of 360 communication toolkits to support body business continuity & innovation launches, including digital, social, e-commerce and influencer strategy and assets
- Collaborate with key global cluster and market stakeholders to ensure all innovation initiatives are globally relevant and designed to be consistently executed across all regions
- Support budget tracking & management
- Proactively look for opportunities to expand brand passion and improve consumer experiences with the brand to deliver brand growth goals.
Required Qualifications:
- A BA/BS in Marketing or a related business field
- A minimum of 5 years of marketing, innovation, and/or sales experience is required
- Previous brand management or sales experience at Client is required.
Desired Qualifications:
- Innovation experience in Beauty or Skin Care is strongly preferred
- Experience working with R&D, Market Research, Communications Agencies, Finance, Sales and Project Management is required.
- Experience working with Legal, Regulatory, and global partners is preferred.
- Proven ability to understand a consumer target and position a brand/project/innovation
- Works well independently while possessing strong leadership & communication skills and a demonstrated history of building collaborative, lasting relationships that deliver business results
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple priorities successfully
- Ability to work closely with cross functional and other internal teams
- High level of energy, drive, enthusiasm, and commitment with a strong bias for action and prioritization
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, as well as demonstrated ability to work confidently and respectfully at all levels of an organization, both internally and externally
- Someone who is highly creative with the ability to think out of the box
- Comfortable working with numbers, metrics & spreadsheets
- Able to influence key partners with ideas that build value.
