Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate

Why We Exist and What We Do:

At Dr. Squatch (www.drsquatch.com), we’re raising the bar on men’s personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products. We’re on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally. We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work® multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023. We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!

About the Role:

The Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate is responsible for supporting the growth of Dr. Squatch’s personal care categories by bringing new products to market and optimizing existing products and categories. Should we be expanding within the category? Do we need to improve or cut the products we already have?  Are our products fit for the right channels and keeping up with current trends?  Is the category set up for long-term success or should we be innovating within the space?  These are all questions the Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate will work on answering on a regular basis, and the answers to these questions will fundamentally steer the business.

A successful Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate will be highly creative, analytical, and ROI-driven in identifying potentially attractive opportunities. Specifically, he or she will help build out the strategy for existing product categories, while continuously evaluating new opportunities, and helping oversee the execution of both. A successful Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate will be an exceptional teammate, leveraging the expertise of our Product Development, Consumer Insights, Data & Analytics, Marketing and Operations to ensure we’re making the best product decisions for the business. Finally, a successful Portfolio Strategy Sr. Associate will understand how to balance data with intuition, and will be energized by helping guide important decisions.

This role will report to the Senior Manager of Product Strategy.

This is a full-time, hybrid role with company benefits based in Marina del Rey, CA.

The anticipated base compensation range for this role will be $80,000 to $100,000. Compensation will be commensurate with the candidate's experience and local market rates.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the execution of cross-functional initiatives, including product briefs, category reviews, and ad-hoc strategic projects and present findings to the leadership team.
• Support the overall performance of categories and products within the Dr. Squatch portfolio, developing a deep understanding of our brand, our customer, and the problems we’re trying to solve through natural personal care products
• Partner with cross-functional teams to create and track revenue and adoption goals by product category, identify opportunities to improve the profitability and reliability of our products, ensure optimal merchandising and claims strategy, and support retail merchandising initiatives
• Help identify potential initiatives and optimizations to grow existing categories and collaborate with the broader team in prioritizing, executing and analyzing the success of those initiatives
• Support in the development and drive of long term strategic initiatives to address gaps or capitalize on whitespace opportunities to grow market share.
• As part of the development of new products, translate data from multiple sources (e.g. consumer insights, market research, competitive landscape) into a winning value proposition and set of key product features, own pricing and product margin, work cross-functionally to establish and understand revenue goals, demand planning and merchandising, and manage the product and artwork design.
• Support retail merchandising initiatives and decisions in coordination with the Retail and Commercialization teams.

About You:

• Bachelor’s Degree - ideally in Business, Marketing, quantitative, or technical field
• 2-3 years in management consulting, finance, private equity, high-growth startups, or similar company
• Scrappy problem-solver with a strong sense of urgency
• Highly analytical and strategic thinker, excited to ensure Dr. Squatch continues innovating across the universe of existing and new product categories
• A self-starter with an ability to complete tasks both independently and collaboratively as part of a team 
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with high attention to detail
• A team player excited about cross-functional collaboration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Who We Are:

Our core values come naturally and make us a better, more whole, and unique team. We are Bold & Innovative - we are creative, rethink how things are done, and find a way. We Play to Win - we have high standards, we encourage ownership of work, we are scrappy, we act with urgency, and we invest in the outcome of our work. We are Team Squatch - we are humble, help others outside our own wheelhouse, stay positive, have fun, and have approachable and transparent leadership.

We offer a competitive salary in a growth-focused & collaborative team environment. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401k with Squatch match, and PTO. We also have great perks like healthy snacks, frequent company events, and of course, free products!

For Applicants with Disabilities. Reasonable accommodation will be made so that qualified applicants with disabilities may participate in the application process. If you need any accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know when you submit your application and we'll do our very best to adjust as needed.

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Unsolicited Resume Policy. Dr. Squatch (“DRSQ”) employs an internal Talent Acquisition department. Exceptionally, DRSQ may choose to supplement that internal team with support from temporary staffing agencies, placement services, and/or recruiting agencies ("Agency"). Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact DRSQ employees directly in an attempt to present candidates. DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team is responsible for all candidate presentations to our hiring managers.

To protect the interests of all parties, Dr. Squatch will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to DRSQ, including unsolicited resumes sent to a DRSQ email address or mailing address, directly to DRSQ employees, or to DRSQ’s resume database will be considered property of Dr. Squatch.

DRSQ will not pay a placement, service or other fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. This also includes partial resumes, LinkedIn profiles, general candidate profiles, and/or candidate details or information. DRSQ will consider any candidate for whom an Agency has submitted an unsolicited resume to have been referred by the Agency free of any charges or fees.

DRSQ’s Talent Acquisition team must provide advance written approval to an Agency to submit resumes and/or profiles for a specific job-opening, and the approval must be in conjunction with a valid fully executed staffing, placement or other service agreement. DRSQ will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have a fully executed agreement in place prior to submission, receipt and placement of candidates.