Associate Manager, Marketing Brand Manager, Air Care - Automatics

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

The Base Innovation Associate Manager for Air Care will support the global innovation pipeline & strategy to deliver breakthrough portfolio innovation for the Automatics segment in the Air Care category.  The Associate Manager will identify opportunities through a deep consumer understanding and will prioritize through their commercial and brand strategy foundations.   The Associate m will lead cross functional teams to deliver new product innovation in our key markets around the globe.  They will also partner with the equity team and country marketing commercialization teams to deliver the overall brand strategy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for Air Care – Automatics segment innovation pipeline development & projects to deliver growth objectives.
• Translating unmet consumer needs into winning concepts that meet category & customer needs
• Scope, lead & deliver new product innovation to fuel the commercial business
• Deliver a five year product and marketing innovation pipeline to address consumer needs and enhance SCJ’s brand equity.
• Partner with markets/clusters in the Integrated Growth Planning process to align regional commercial needs with global innovation platforms.
• Understand consumer and shopper insights that drive segment priorities. Analyze, distill, and make conclusions/recommendations to support business initiatives and priorities.

Required Skills/Experience /Competencies:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related subject required
• 5+ years of related work experience or 1-3 years with an advanced degree.

Preferred Skills/Experience/Competencies:

• Advanced degree - MBA
• Ability to execute highly complex or specialized projects; adapts precedent and makes significant departures from traditional approaches to develop solutions.
• Experience with, and passion for, portfolio and product innovation.  Distilling consumer insights into meaningful & differentiated product offerings
• Proven project leadership capability with excellent ability to work with cross functional teams is critical, and a key success driver.
• Ability to remove barriers by focusing on priorities, making timely decisions, and maximizing empowerment
• High sense of urgency to deliver winning results individually and through others
• Approach situations and processes with curiosity and open‐mindedness while applying new learnings
• Global experience/exposure is ideal, but not required.
• Prior FMCG/CPG experience preferred.

Job Requirements:

• Remote work is available once a week for eligible employees.

BENEFITS AND PERKS

SC Johnson’s total compensation packages are at or above industry levels. In addition to salary, total packages may include bonuses, long-term incentives, matching 401(k) contributions and profit sharing based on company profitability, job level and years of service. As a family company, we’re committed to providing benefits such as subsidized health care plans, maternity/paternity/adoption leave, flexible work arrangements, vacation purchase options, recreation and fitness centers, childcare, counseling services and more.

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