What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Brand Manager-ZYN position at Swedish Match North America LLC?
Swedish Match North America LLC, develops, manufactures, and sells quality products with market leading brands such as ZYN nicotine pouches and other smokeless tobacco products. Our vision is “A world without cigarettes,” and our mission is to provide adult consumers with alternatives that are enjoyable, but have a lower risk than smoking. We are one of the fastest growing consumer-packaged goods (CPG) producers and ZYN is the number one selling nicotine pouch in the US.
In order to continually promote and create innovative products that support our vision we are currently seeking an Assistant Brand Manager in Richmond, VA.
The Assistant Brand Manager will aid the ZYN Brand Team in the development, execution, and performance tracking of marketing programs to support and drive sales for ZYN.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Assist in managing budgets, invoice processing and budgetary planning
- Manage digital programs including social media, direct marketing, and media
- Develop and execute engaging consumer programs
- Preparation of monthly and quarterly reporting for senior management
- Hold all creative executions to the highest level of quality and brand safety
- Maintain competitive tracker and marketplace monitoring
- Work with internal teams and external partners to deliver projects on time, on budget
- Assist with management and reporting related to ZYN Social Media platforms
- Assist with the day to day coordination of the ZYN Trade Marketing and merchandising activities.
- Assist in annual planning process
EDUCATION:
- Bachelor's Degree required.
EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of three (3) years of brand management experience; Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry experience preferred.
- Experience with project management and with demonstrated ability to manage multiple timelines in various stages of completion.
SKILLS:
- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills; ability to apply data analytics to problem solving and to help form focused initiatives and work plans
- Strong critical thinking skills and demonstrated ability to lead implementation of ideas through execution
- Proactive problem-solver requiring minimal supervision
- Exceptional verbal and written communications that may include public speaking and presentations, communicating with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
- Experience with project management and with demonstrated ability to manage multiple timelines in various states of completion
- Ability to build and lead collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams
- Excellent vendor relations management including experience coordinating with creative agencies
- Highly skilled in PowerPoint, Word, and Excel
- Proficient with all other Microsoft Office applications, including Office 365 and OneDrive
- Ability to learn and use other internal software applications
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to work independently
- Legally authorized to work in the US
BENEFITS:
- Swedish Match offers competitive salaries
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits effective on date of hire
- Matching 401(k) with profit sharing
- 3 weeks' vacation, 12 paid holidays, 3 personal holidays, and a vacation purchase option
- Paid Bonding Leave; this benefit is in addition to short-term disability benefits, if applicable
- Adoption Assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
