Senior Brand Manager, Allergy Innovation at Kenvue Brands LLC in Summit, New Jersey

Job Description:

Description

Kenvue is currently recruiting for:

Senior Brand Manager, Allergy Innovation

Building solutions that anticipate consumer needs and create experiences that help them live healthy, vibrant lives.

Who we are

At Kenvue , we realize the extraordinary power of everyday care. Built on over a century of heritage and rooted in science, we're the house of iconic brands - including Neutrogena, Aveeno, Tylenol, Listerine, Johnson's and BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages that you already know and love. Science is our passion; care is our talent. Our global team is made up of ~ 22,000 diverse and brilliant people, passionate about insights, innovation and committed to delivering the best products to our customers. With expertise and empathy, being a Kenvuer means having the power to impact the lives of millions of people every day. We put people first, care fiercely, earn trust with science and solve with courage - and have brilliant opportunities waiting for you! Join us in shaping our future-and yours. For more information, click here .

Role reports to: Senior Marketing Leader

Location: Summit, NJ

Travel: Up to 10%

Pay: Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $119,000 to $205,850 . This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors

What you will do

The Senior Brand Manager, Allergy Innovation is responsible for shaping and delivering the 3-year innovation pipeline through the assigned brand's global brand development team with a strong outside-in focus . This position will own and drive development of new product, claims, and commercial innovation, plus lifecycle management projects in partnership with a cross-functional team of R&D, supply chain, packaging engineering, design, and marketing. In addition, this position will help develop brand growth plans based on consumer, category, and competitive analysis and insights .

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen global allergy pipeline health (sufficiency, freshness index, risk profile) by advancing new product innovation, new claims, and commercial innovation.

• Own specific innovation initiatives, validating their feasibility, continuously assessing their viability in the marketplace, and steering them through the development and governance processes.

• Ensure priority market alignment to global strategy and prioritized opportunity spaces for innovation.

• Lead cross-functional project teams through human-centered innovation process, keeping all partners engaged and delivering key results.

• Develop and validate reason for pursuing innovation projects including size of prize, incrementality, and strategic role in brand portfolio.

• Influence innovation priorities and resource allocation within priority markets based on operating plan priorities and innovation potential.

• Deliver winning innovation launch plans through strong collaboration with the priority markets based on consumer needs. Delivers through the priority markets and rolls out to rest of world through regional deployment teams.
• Work closely with the priority market teams to understand consumer insights and challenges, the go to market and the trends to deliver the best long-term plans for the brand.
• Lead, coach, and develop direct reports

Required Qualifications

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.

• A minimum of 8 years of progressive marketing experience

• Experience executing in a similar integrated brand leadership role within a consumer-packaged goods organization

• Experience in brand building, critical thinking, and marketing thought leadership-ability to craft ideas & recommendations based on consumer insights

• Proven ability to understand a consumer target and position a brand, project, and innovation.

• Demonstrated experience managing E2E innovation processes and global pipeline development (including creation of breakthrough and/or disruptive innovation) resulting in sustained global brand growth

• Proven experience in managing the complexity of working with varied stakeholders, influencing senior level stakeholders, and managing & inspiring team members across various levels who are not direct reports

• Experience working with R&D, Market Research, Design Agencies, Finance, Sales, and Project Management is required

• Proven analytical skills and financial acuity in making effective business decisions.

Desired Qualifications

• An MBA or equivalent degree is preferred.

• Prior Consumer Packaged Goods experience in OTC innovation is highly preferred

• Prior experience working in the Upper Respiratory category (Allergy, Cough & Cold, Sinus) is highly preferred

• Experience in developing brand equities and brand guidelines is a plus

• Experience working in a global capacity & collaborating with regional teams (preferred)

• Evidence of leading & growing a large global brand with meaningful sales outside of US (preferred)

• Experience working with Legal, Regulatory, and global partners is preferred.

What's in it for you

• Annual base salary for new hires in this position ranges from $119,000 to $205,850 . This takes into account a number of factors including work location, the candidate's skills, experience, education level & other job-related factors.

• Competitive Total Rewards Package*

• Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time, Flexible Ways of Working & More!

• Learning & Development Opportunities

• Employee Resource Groups

*Note: Total Rewards at Kenvue include salary, bonus (if applicable) and benefits. Your Talent Access Partner will be able to share more about our total rewards offerings and the specific salary range for the relevant location(s) during the recruitment & hiring process.

Kenvue is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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