Senior Associate Brand Manager

THE ROLE: SENIOR ASSOCIATE BRAND MANAGER​

Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager, the SABM will serve as a key member of the Brand Strategy Team by owning foundational business analytics - ranging from company scorecard development and share out, competitive tracking, and relevant ad-hoc analyses. You will oversee one or more product segments and be responsible for developing and stewarding segment strategy and conducting day-to-day portfolio management. You will also support the Senior Brand Manager on executing brand plans, new product innovation and renovation. ​

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES​

• Lead quarterly business review process in partnership with Brand Strategy team to share OLLY business performance.​
• Own company performance monitoring: track and analyze OLLY and category performance; monitor competition and new launches to assess impact to OLLY; identify business drivers, threats, and opportunities. Provide regular reporting to senior leadership.​
• Work with cross-functional teams to achieve brand objectives and ensure successful product launches.​
• Manage innovation and base optimization projects as assigned, in partnership with project managers and other cross-functional partners.​
• Develop portfolio strategies in partnership with SBM to deliver owned segments' financial goals. Champion and socialize strategies with key cross-functional partners and senior leaders.​
• Support Sr. Brand Manager in the execution of plans to deliver growth and profit targets including innovation go-to-market and driving the core.

THE  CANDIDATE​
You’re an experienced associate brand manager not afraid to dive into data, articulating problems, extracting insights, and proposing solutions. You have a growth mindset and love solving problems through creativity and agility. You have a passion for consumers, building brands, and executing day-to-day plans with minimal managerial oversight. You're looking for a job where no two days are the same and you want to grow with a company while building a career in brand management. You thrive in a collaborative environment and embody our values (Real Respect, Tactfully Transparent, Always Helpful, Tenacious Agility).​

​CAPABILITIES + SKILLS REQUIRED​

• 3-5+ years of experience performing marketing, product/brand management, or market research and analysis in the consumer packaged goods industry​
• Proven ability as a creative and innovative thinker with experience working effectively in cross-functional teams​
• Proficiency with using and interpreting Numerator and IRI Circana (or similar syndicated data) to develop data-driven recommendations and successfully secure buy-in from senior leadership​
• Must possess excellent analytical abilities and strong project management skills​
• Expertise manipulating large data sets in Excel with pivot tables, vlookups, etc.; experience building and maintaining performance dashboards and crafting written reports​
• Highly organized and detail-oriented​
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills​
• Strong ownership mindset and can operate with autonomy to manage project list, prioritize, and engage SBM proactively

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Initial video screen with a member of our Talent team
• Round 1: Conversation with the Hiring Manager + 1-2 conversations with other Ollies on the team
• Round 2: 2-3 conversations with team or cross functional Ollies
• Final Round: Homework*

*At OLLY, our final round is called Homework. Candidates who participate in this round are given 3 questions in advance to answer and present to the interview panel they previously spoke with in the process. We understand every candidate is different. If you need a reasonable accommodation to adjust this procedure, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can evaluate and provide other options that work for your needs

THE DETAILS 

LOCATION: : San Francisco, CA - Relocation support will not be provided for out-of-area candidates. (Hybrid