Assistant Brand Manager - job 2 of 2

The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including Spectracide®, Hot Shot®, Cutter®, Repel®, Black Flag®, Garden Safe®, EcoLogic® and Liquid Fence®.

The Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) is a key contributor to the overall brand team, responsible for leading cross functional teams in planning, execution and analysis of various business initiatives. The ABM role is a general management role with P&L responsibility and includes development of strategic business and marketing plans to achieve sales, profit and share objectives. This position leverages creative, analytic, and strategic skills to help drive a brand/product portfolio.

• Contribute to and support comprehensive short and long-term strategic plans. Lead and manage plans that deliver net sales and profit growth for assigned product lines.
• Work with Category Management and Sales to proactively monitor competitive product and pricing activity, and recommend strategic and tactical actions to achieve objectives
• Collaborate directly with Brand Marketing, Sales and Category teams in the development and execution of high-quality, insights-driven, retailer or channel specific solutions that link to brand strategies.
• Partner with Consumer Insights to build research and learning plan for actionable insights, innovation strategy, new product commercialization, and go-to-market strategies
• Lead and manage cross-functional project teams to execute new product launches, product renovations or specification changes, packaging design, artwork approvals, SKU and materials management and financial feasibility exercises
• Actively participate in developing and managing consumer programs, including media, strategic partnerships, and customer relationships. Assist agency partners as required to ensure effective and efficient translation of marketing strategies into activation plans
• Provide timely and comprehensive analysis of objectives, execution, and future planning implications. Analyze business performance (shipment and consumption) to gauge performance against brand objectives; derive key implications to help inform/evolve our path forward. Develop implications and program recommendations.
• Manage marketing spending budget and report on spending results
• Encourage organizational and customer engagement, alignment and excitement for the brand! Drive alignment behind brand strategy with senior management and key commercial stakeholders. Responsible for consulting with cross-functional partners and driving alignment across the organization

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, or Management required. MBA preferred
• 1-3 years of marketing or business experience preferred

• Experience with sales and marketing budgets.
• Highly organized and very strong, proven project management skills.
• Able to work effectively across functions.
• Enjoys a high-energy, high expectation, results-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be a self-starter and self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks and situations in a calm and effective manner.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution at a functional level.
• Strong team player
• Commitment to company values.

Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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