Senior Brand Manager, Personal Care Innovation

Location: Morristown, NJ

About The Job

We are looking for an experienced and creative marketing leader to drive the continued growth and momentum behind our consumer loved brand, Gold Bond. If you are an individual that has a passion for discovering new trends, consumer white space and is up for the challenge to elevate the portfolio of brands to meet the ever-changing needs of our consumers and customers, this is an exciting opportunity for you to join the Sanofi CHC team.

Opella, the Consumer Healthcare business unit of Sanofi, is the purest and third-largest player globally in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market.

We have an unshakable belief in the power of self-care and the role it can play in creating a healthier society and a healthier planet. That’s why we want to make self-care as simple as it should be by being consumer-led always, with science at our core. Through our unique and balanced portfolio of more than 100 loved brands, including 15 global and local high-growth challengers such as Allegra, Dulcolax and Buscopan, we deliver our mission: helping more than half a billion consumers worldwide take their health in their hands.

This mission is brought to life by an 11,000-strong team, 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites, and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers. We are also proud to be the first major fast-moving consumer healthcare company to achieve B Corp certification.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

Main Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership for the Gold Bond portfolio, ensuring aligned Where to Play and How to Win choices based on deep consumer insight and data analysis to drive sustainable sales growth and profitability in line with the CHC Strategy
• Uncover new need states and consumer insights and develop new ideas to drive incremental, profitable growth across the Gold Bond portfolio
• Manage the innovation process end to end, to develop new ideas and create learning plans, validate ideas and build strategic business to support pipeline strategy
• Translate ideas into actionable target product profiles to brief cross-functional project team
• Deliver innovation projects, on time, by leading cross-functional teams and influencing key stakeholders
• Strong communication and collaboration with Sales to drive strategy and influence retail partnerships and product sell in
• Oversee new item forecasting, tracking and reporting
• Work with Portfolio Lead to ensure alignment of innovation roadmap with the brand strategy and support portfolio optimization
• Talent management for 1 Associate marketer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

About You

• Post-bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (e.g., Masters, MBA or equivalent)- Area of specialization: MBA (or equivalent experience).
• 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in brand marketing and developing strong consumer insight lead concepts to drive innovation; especially in OTC or FMCG; experience in Personal Care/Skincare Category preferred
• Experience with syndicated databases and ability to draw out product, category and competitive insights, with respect to making positioning/assortment/ pricing / distribution decisions
• Leadership – skills to envision, engage, enable, and execute; ability to balance long-term strategic priorities with short-term business needs
• Cooperate transversally: collaboration and influence skills up-down-across organizations and cultures/geographies
• Act for change – embrace change and innovation and initiate new & improved ways of working
• Develop people – takes responsibility for oneself and others in anticipation of future business needs.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strategic, integrative, and analytical thinking
• Creativity and problem-solving
• Flexibility to adapt to constantly changing business environment
• Strong interpersonal skills
  
  

Why choose us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention, and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.
  
  

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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