Associate Manager, Brand & Product

Associate Manager, Brand & Product

CBU | Naperville | Full Time | Permanent

Description

Do you have a passion for all aspects of building brands with a consumer-centric growth mindset? Wilton Brands has an immediate opening for an Associate Brand & Product Manager. Reporting to the Senior Brand & Product Manager, this critical role is accountable for supporting annual and long-range business planning, brand strategy, business performance reporting, innovation, renovation, and marketing support communication. Lead and represent your product line / category in cross-functional groups to help advance both short- and long-term initiatives that deliver growth, profitability, and drive alignment while embracing Wilton values and vision. We welcome candidates who have broad knowledge of various Consumer Product Goods categories.

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Ownership :

• Manage and oversee all operations for product commercialization and product life cycle management across multiple product lines. This includes working with our Tech Product Development team to brief and communicate business requirements as an input to the product development process and drive innovation, working with our Sourcing partners to give insight-backed direction on target products through resourcing initiatives and support approval of formula / product development.
• Support the development of product and portfolio strategies that balance innovation, renovation, and SKU productivity to support the delivery of profitability and overall growth goals.
• Monitor product line performance, trends, insights, and feedback to identify opportunities to promote and grow the business and / or needs to consolidate and rationalize the product line.
• Oversee development and approval of packaging artwork as needed, including coordination with design agency and sourcing.
• Maintain comprehensive product, category, competitive and industry information and assist in communication of this information within the company.
• Manage insight driven innovation and renovation to improve the product range by collaborating across all contributing departments ensuring alignment with the brand strategy.
• Other duties as assigned.

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Wilton offers great benefits that allow you to manage your well being and work / life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at work. Our comprehensive benefits package includes, for eligible employees : paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance, (k), and wellness programs. A full list of benefits will be provided to eligible employees at initial offer.

Wilton values an engaging in-person work environment with focus on cross-functional collaboration and problem solving. We also recognize the need for workplace flexibility. This is why Wilton offers a hybrid schedule with the ability to work half a day on Fridays.

Wilton is an equal employment opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, individuals with disability or veteran status as provided by law. Wilton Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran.

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