Senior Brand Manager - Strategy & Innovation

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You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference.

Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands.

In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

Do you have a consumer-obsessed mindset and passion for transformational innovation? Are you always on the lookout for the next breakthrough opportunity and have a track record of bringing disruptive innovation to life?

We are looking for a creative and proven innovator as a Senior Brand Manager, Strategy & Innovation (S&I) to help define the future of Feminine Care.

The Senior Brand Manager, S&I will lead brand building initiatives across North America for the Feminine Care portfolio as well as develop, gain support, and lead three-to-five-year strategy & innovation plans.

In this role, you will assist in directing the work of Strategy & Innovation Brand Managers while also leading and influencing cross-functional partners in a matrix organization.

The ideal candidate is a creative and strategic thinker with a passion and proven track record for managing an innovation portfolio to deliver on business growth goals and push the boundaries of what's possible.

In this role you will :

• Drive the delivery of a validated, consumer-driven and transformational innovation pipeline to the brand team to bring to market.
• Lead development of the Strategic Business Plan, guiding brand priorities over a three-to-five-year horizon.
• Create and refine foundational brand tools, including Brand Architecture and Demand Spaces.
• Drive continuous development of innovation, renovation, and commercial news pipeline in partnership with R&E.
• Collaborate with Global to drive scale and consistency of front-end innovation development.
• Drive business model innovation including (but not limited to) import / export of winning innovation from total enterprise, agile concept and prototyping approaches and resources, and digital test market leadership through established eCommerce channels.

We are seeking a passionate innovator who has the capability to grow and interact across multiple areas in our organization.

Additional Experiences :

• Delivery of business objectives for a brand including net sales, operating profit, gross margin, and market share including knowledge of full P&L levers.
• Development of Brand Operating Plan and Annual Business Plans.
• Development of brand building initiatives including brief development and execution of commercial programs in partnership with media and creative agencies.
• Understanding of distribution, pricing, shelving, and merchandising (DPSM) to deliver best-in-class execution and growth with a focus on specific channel and customer dynamics.
• Consumption and shipment forecasting for brand with an understanding of managing risks and opportunities and associated gap-closing activities.
• Effective management of an Advertising and Consumer Promotion budget.

About Us

Huggies. Kleenex. Cottonelle. Scott. Kotex. Poise. Depend. Kimberly-Clark Professional. You already know our legendary brands and so does the rest of the world.

In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn’t exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you’ll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact. We’re founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we’re always looking for new and better ways to perform so there’s your open door of opportunity.

It’s all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring. You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works : flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications :

• Bachelors Degree in business / marketing. Masters / MBA with concentration in Marketing degree preferred.
• 10+ yrs. experience in marketing with brand management (B2B - CPG companies) and experience in the following areas :
• P&L management; development and execution of brand marketing; cross-functional knowledge; direct experience in all various aspects of business including manufacturing, product & technology development, and product supply.
• Strong understanding of brand foundational tools, consumer insight identification, segmentation, and target development.
• Experience with brand positioning and brand strategy development.
• Concept & Brief writing of both product innovation and renovation and commercial news.
• Proven capability to lead in a matrix organization driving collaboration across businesses and functions.
• Demonstrated capability in leading agency partners in long-term projects.
• Travel 10-20% of the work time.

Total Benefits

For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Hybrid Work Arrangements : You’re looking to make a difference. When and where it works best for you. And at Kimberly-Clark, we’re constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results.

When you join our team, you’ll experience Flex That Works, flexible work (hybrid) arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

To Be Considered

Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

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