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Edgewell Personal Care · 2 days ago

Associate Brand Manager, Jack Black

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$96K/yr - $125K/yr

3+ years exp

Edgewell Personal Care is a global community dedicated to personal care brands, and they are seeking an Associate Brand Manager for Jack Black. This role involves supporting the growth and performance of the Jack Black brand by collaborating with cross-functional teams on marketing activities, product launches, and brand management.

Consumer GoodsHealth CareManufacturingSales

Responsibilities

Support the execution of Jack Black brand strategies and initiatives under the direction of the Brand Leader

Provide analytical and strategic support to the annual strategic, sales, and marketing planning processes, including sales forecasting, competitive assessment, evaluation of past program performance, and identification of key insights and implications

Partner closely with the Innovation team to support go to market strategy development for new product launches, including positioning, pricing considerations, portfolio role, and commercialization readiness

Support the execution of elements of the 4P strategy product, price, promotion, placement at the brand and product levels

Play a key role in SKU rationalization efforts by analyzing SKU level performance, identifying productivity opportunities, and supporting recommendations to optimize the portfolio

Monitor and analyze brand level and product level P&L performance, including identifying drivers of variance versus plan and surfacing risks and opportunities

Closely monitor and analyze sales volumes, market share trends, and competitive activity; manage SKU level forecasting, volume bridges, and ship share models to support forecast accuracy

Initiate and support market research projects to generate consumer and customer insights that inform brand decisions and long term growth opportunities

Identify and apply key consumer and category insights to support business opportunities and anticipate competitive response to brand actions

Analyze syndicated data IRI to produce regular brand and category performance reporting that explains key trends and performance drivers

Partner closely with Customer Development to identify opportunities to increase productivity, expand distribution, and optimize product mix across channels of trade

Support creative briefing and evaluation of packaging, merchandising, and commercial innovation initiatives in collaboration with internal and external partners

Qualification

CPG experienceAnalytical skillsBrand managementMarket researchFinancial acumenCross functional leadershipProactive improvementInfluenceData visualizationMicrosoft Office SuiteSyndicated data toolsPower BICommunication skillsOrganizational skillsInterpersonal skillsSelf motivatedDetail orientedTime managementTeam collaborationProblem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a concentration in Business or Marketing related disciplines

3+ years CPG experience having directly supported a brand in a global or commercial organization with strong analytical responsibilities

Preferred

MBA highly preferred

Strong commercial awareness and familiarity with latest marketing trends and best practices

Knowledge and passion for the Men's Grooming or Personal Care categories

Ability to lead cross functional teams through multi faceted and complex strategic and or marketing projects

Ability to conduct competitive analysis that identifies competitor strategies, strengths and weaknesses and to identify key actionable insights that can be applied to our brands

Self motivated and goal oriented; ability to work independently with minimal supervision

Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work in a highly collaborative environment and work effectively with team members and various key stakeholders

Ability to recognize opportunities for improvements and proactively offer ideas for how to improve

Excellent organizational skills; ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects autonomously in a challenging, fast paced environment while consistently meeting time sensitive deadlines

Ability to influence without direct authority

Detail oriented with strong analytical and strategic thinking skills

Strong financial acumen with the ability to evaluate brand and product level P&L performance and understand key business drivers

Ability to work in a fast paced and highly matrixed environment

Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, ability to articulate in a clear and concise manner across various levels of the organization

Proficient in organizing, analyzing, and visualizing large amounts of data to solve business problems and make recommendations

Experience with data platforms such as Power BI is desirable, particularly in support of Amazon and digital performance analysis

Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Proficient in using syndicated data reporting tools IRI, Nielsen, Circana