Strategic Growth Manager, Cross Category Programs, North America

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually we have Job Summary, Responsibilities, Qualifications, About Us, What We Offer. Also maybe Pay, Schedule, Benefits sections if present. The posting includes "Ability to work a hybrid schedule with two days per week in the office." That's schedule info. Also "Willingness to travel up to 25%". That's not schedule but travel. Also "What We Offer" includes benefits: medical, prescription, dental, vision plans, 4% 401(k) match, competitive time off, parental leave, company-paid life and disability benefits, critical illness, accident, long-term care insurance options, employee and family assistance programs. So we can create Benefits section with that list. Pay not mentioned. So we should not create Pay section. We need headings:

for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should use appropriate headings based on content. We have Job Summary (maybe treat as About the role). Could use "About the role" heading for Job Summary. Responsibilities heading. Qualifications heading. About Us maybe not needed? Could be "About the company" but not in list; but we can include as a section if we want but headings must be from list? The instruction: use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says use those as examples, not exclusive? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely we should use those headings where appropriate. We can also add other headings if needed but better to stick to those. So we can have:

About the role

(Job Summary)

Responsibilities

Qualifications

Benefits

(What We Offer)

Schedule

(Hybrid schedule) We should not include About Us as separate heading unless we treat as About the role? But About the role already covers job summary. About Us could be omitted or we could incorporate into About the role? The instruction: do NOT repeat the job title as a heading (the page already shows it) and do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short

or drop it. About Us is not minor metadata; it's company description. Could be included as a paragraph under About the role or separate section? The list of allowed headings does not include "About Us". But we could still include it as a

without heading. Probably better to incorporate company description into About the role section as a paragraph before responsibilities. Thus structure:

About the role

[Job Summary + company description]

Responsibilities

• ...

Qualifications

• ...

Benefits

• ...

Schedule

Ability to work a hybrid schedule with two days per week in the office.

We should not include Pay. We must preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Need to keep details like travel up to 25%, etc. That could be placed maybe under Schedule or a separate section? Travel is not schedule but could be included in Schedule section as additional note. Or we could add a

under Schedule about travel. Since schedule heading is allowed, we can include both hybrid schedule and travel. We need to ensure we don't omit any substantive info from responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, etc. Let's extract details. Job Summary paragraph: "ACCO Brands is seeking a Strategic Growth Manager to lead the development and execution of large-scale, cross-category retail programs across the North America Consumer and Office Products business. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, this role translates consumer and shopper insights, retail trends, customer strategies, and marketplace opportunities into differentiated, commercially viable growth platforms for ACCO Brands and its retail partners. The manager leads complex initiatives from concept through on-shelf and online execution, aligning teams to business, customer, and brand objectives." Company description (About Us): "You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours. If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of more than $1.5 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures, and sells branded academic, consumer, and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products." We can combine. Responsibilities list (bullet points): - Lead large-scale, cross-category retail programs from strategy and concept development through commercialization and execution. - Translate customer strategies, consumer and shopper insights, retail trends, and marketplace opportunities into actionable program strategies that support business and brand objectives. - Develop differentiated product, assortment, merchandising, and communication solutions that strengthen retailer relevance, shopper engagement, and in-store and online execution. - Define assortment requirements and new product opportunities; partner with Brand, Product, Creative and Content, and Merchandising on packaging direction, content needs, point-of-sale concepts, and deliverables. - Use syndicated and consumption data, customer insights, and business performance indicators to develop recommendations and support decisions. - Build program-level business cases and performance expectations, including sales, margin, share, and profitability, with Finance, Sales, and Product teams. - Align Sales, Brand, Product, Finance, Insights, Creative and Content, Merchandising, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, external vendors, and retail partners to resolve issues and deliver program objectives. - Manage complex timelines, decision points, deliverables, and cross-functional dependencies with speed, discipline, and accountability. - Present clear, persuasive strategies and recommendations that build alignment and influence decisions at multiple levels. Qualifications list: - Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field preferred. - 8-11 years of experience in customer, product, retail, or shopper marketing; commercialization; program management; or a related consumer packaged goods or light durables role. - Experience developing and implementing insight-based retail strategies, product programs, assortments, and merchandising solutions. - Demonstrated success leading large-scale, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed organization and influencing without direct authority. - Strong understanding of mass retail, ecommerce, omnichannel, and/or specialty retail environments. - Experience using consumer, shopper, market, competitive, and business performance data to shape recommendations. - Experience developing point-of-sale concepts, in-store and online communications, and customer-facing program materials. - Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, organization, and ability to turn complexity into executable plans. - Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to persuade stakeholders and drive decisions. - Ability to work independently in fast-moving, ambiguous environments and make informed decisions. - Experience in sourcing, vendor management, sales, channel management, and/or brand management is a strong plus. - Ability to work a hybrid schedule with two days per week in the office. - Willingness to travel up to 25%, including domestic and international travel for program needs, customer meetings, trade shows, and other business requirements. Benefits list (What We Offer): - Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision plans - 4% 401(k) match with immediate eligibility and vesting - Competitive time off, available from the first day of employment - Parental leave - Company-paid life and disability benefits - Critical illness, accident, and long-term care insurance options - Employee and family assistance programs Also mention "Growing together is how we win..." but that's fluff; could be omitted? It's substantive? It's more cultural. Could be included as a paragraph under Benefits maybe. But we can keep as a

after list. Schedule section: we already included hybrid schedule and travel in Qualifications; but we should not duplicate. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. If we put hybrid schedule and travel under Qualifications, that's fine. But we also have a Schedule heading; we could move those details there to avoid duplication. However Qualifications already includes those lines; moving them would remove from Qualifications, which would lose detail. Better to keep them in Qualifications and also mention schedule? That would duplicate. We need to avoid duplication? The instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should not duplicate same sentence in two places. So we need to decide where to place hybrid schedule and travel. Since we have a Schedule heading, we can place them there, and remove from Qualifications. But Qualifications also includes other qualifications; we can keep the rest. So we will edit Qualifications to exclude the hybrid schedule and travel lines, and place them under Schedule. Thus Qualifications list will be all except those two lines. Schedule section:

Schedule

Ability to work a hybrid schedule with two days per week in the office. Willingness to travel up to 25%, including domestic and international travel for program needs, customer meetings, trade shows, and other business requirements.

Now Benefits section: list as above. We also need to include the "About Us" company description somewhere. Could be included under About the role as a paragraph before responsibilities. That seems fine. Now ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, AODA, etc. Remove those. Now produce HTML fragment. Let's craft.

About the role

ACCO Brands is seeking a Strategic Growth Manager to lead the development and execution of large-scale, cross-category retail programs across the North America Consumer and Office Products business. Reporting to the Vice President of Marketing, this role translates consumer and shopper insights, retail trends, customer strategies, and marketplace opportunities into differentiated, commercially viable growth platforms for ACCO Brands and its retail partners. The manager leads complex initiatives from concept through on-shelf and online execution, aligning teams to business, customer, and brand objectives.

You know our brands. You love our brands. You just may not know they are ours. If you have touched a PowerA® gaming controller, a Five Star® notebook, a Swingline® stapler, a Quartet® dry erase board, or a Kensington® computer mouse, you have touched part of ACCO Brands Corporation. With annual revenues of more than $1.5 Billion, ACCO Brands (NYSE: ACCO) designs, markets, manufactures, and sells branded academic, consumer, and business products globally. The power of our brands, our unmatched global customer reach, and our strategic market strengths put us in a position to achieve global leadership and growth. We're proud of our long history of industry leadership and innovation and are focused on delivering exceptional value to our customers by providing unique, cutting-edge, branded products.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-category retail programs from strategy and concept development through commercialization and execution.
• Translate customer strategies, consumer and shopper insights, retail trends, and marketplace opportunities into actionable program strategies that support business and brand objectives.
• Develop differentiated product, assortment, merchandising, and communication solutions that strengthen retailer relevance, shopper engagement, and in-store and online execution.
• Define assortment requirements and new product opportunities; partner with Brand, Product, Creative and Content, and Merchandising on packaging direction, content needs, point-of-sale concepts, and