Associate Brand Manager

About the role

The Associate Brand Manager supports the development and execution of growth strategies across a portfolio of branded products. This role combines strategic planning, business analytics, innovation management, and marketing execution to drive brand health, category growth, and commercial success.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development of annual operating plans and multi-year strategic growth plans for assigned brands and product categories.
• Supports forecasting, annual planning, and performance tracking against business objectives.
• Analyzes category, brand, consumer, customer, and competitive performance using Circana, syndicated data, panel data, internal sales data, and other business intelligence tools.
• Identifies key drivers of sales performance, including distribution, pricing, promotion, velocity, and consumer behavior.
• Leads cross-functional project management of innovation, renovation, productivity, and cost-savings initiatives from concept through commercialization.
• Tracks post-launch performance and recommends actions to optimize business results.
• Supports the development and execution of integrated marketing programs across consumer, shopper, retail, digital, and eCommerce channels.
• PARTNERS WITH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL AGENCIES TO DEVELOP CREATIVE ASSETS, PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMS, AND MARKETING CAMPAIGNS.
• SUPPORTS CUSTOMER MEETINGS, BUSINESS REVIEWS, AND STRATEGIC PRESENTATIONS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business, or related degree required.
• Minimum of 2 years of business related experience within the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry required.
• Experience leading and working with external agencies such as creative, media, digital, packaging, or shopper marketing agencies.
• Experience supporting product innovation or commercialization projects.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to conduct data pulls and interpret data (i.e. Circana, NieslenIQ, Numerator).
• Understanding of pricing, promotion, assortment, and category management principles within CPG.
• Demonstrated success in leading cross functional teams and collaborating with others.
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently.
• Able to thrive in an entrepreneurial fast-paced work environment with a high level of ambiguity and change.
• Able to prioritize work and effectively manage multiple priorities with a sense of urgency.
• Strong communication skills at all levels of the organization and with customers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Occasional travel to business meetings and/or company locations may be required.
• Repetitive use of hands/fingers and ability to operate standard office equipment.
• Sedentary position with occasional light to moderate lifting when working in an office environment.
• Requires close visual acuity to work on a computer and/or viewing data.
• Work performed in an office environment where temperatures variations and noise levels are minimal.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with match, STD/LTD/AD&D/Life, HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan, Legal, and Critical Illness.

Pay

$73k - $109k annually with additional bonus potential.

Schedule

Hybrid office schedule; T-W-TH in office

Work Location

2015 Spring Road Suite 400, Oak Brook, IL 60523