Associate Brand Manager, Hair Care

Summit, NJ (Hybrid)

$111K/yr – $156K/yrMid Level2+ years expFull time

Posted 4 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own cross functional activation and trade marketing across brand, customer strategy, and retailers to deliver aligned, measurable commercial priorities.

  • Activation ownership: coordinate product launches, retail programs, seasonal campaigns, and retail media across channels.
  • Trade customization: tailor brand and merchandising plans to retailer and shopper needs, including assets for brand store, PDPs, search and retail media content.
  • Execution discipline: lead in-store display, shopper programs, ratings and reviews, and launch readiness with sales enablement.

Job Description

Own cross functional activation and trade marketing across brand, customer strategy, and retailers to deliver aligned, measurable commercial priorities.

  • Responsibilities: Serve as the primary liaison between Brand Marketing, Customer Strategy, Sales, eCommerce, Field Teams, and agency partners to ensure alignment and flawless execution of commercial priorities.
  • Activation: Support and execute integrated trade marketing, shopper marketing, and omnichannel activation plans that support brand objectives, customer strategies, and business growth goals.
  • Calendar ownership: Own the annual activation calendar, coordinating product launches, retail programs, seasonal campaigns, retail media activations, and key commercial initiatives across channels.
  • Trade customization: Lead customer-specific trade customization by adapting brand strategies, promotional plans, shopper programs, and merchandising solutions to meet retailer, channel, and shopper needs, including assets for brand store, PDPs, search and retail media content.
  • In store excellence: Drive in-store excellence through display planning and execution, merchandising initiatives, and retail activation programs that increase visibility, distribution, and shopper conversion.
  • Consumer engagement: Manage consumer engagement programs, including ratings and reviews and product sampling initiatives, to drive awareness, trial, brand advocacy, and purchase conversion.
  • Sales enablement: Lead trade communications and equip Sales and Field Teams with activation updates, launch toolkits, selling materials, and execution resources to ensure consistent marketplace execution.
  • Cross-functional reviews: Facilitate recurring cross-functional business reviews, launch readiness meetings, and performance discussions, while analyzing results and providing recommendations to optimize activation effectiveness, customer impact, and return on investment.

Requirements

  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree required; preferably in Marketing/Business or a related field.
  • At least 2 year of experience in brand management, trade marketing or operations business analytics, preferably within CPG.
  • Experience working on new product forecasting, insights gathering, and business case development.
  • Experience collaborating with cross‑functional partners in a team‑based environment.
  • Strong budget management and forecasting skills.
  • Strategy and data are the core of everything we do, so strong critical thinking and analytical skills are required.
  • Experience with tools such as Nielsen/Circana and Numerator for data analysis. Well versed in MS Excel & PowerPoint
  • Availability to travel up to 10%

Preferred

  • Experience working with national retailers and omnichannel customers is preferred.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, with an ability to bring out the best in others.
  • Strong attention to detail and organized thinking.
  • Comfort learning new tools, processes, and ways of working.
  • Curious, agile, beauty-first mindset & entrepreneurial, problem-solving skills with a willingness to ask questions and test ideas.
  • Digital marketing experience is an asset.
  • MBA preferred but not required.

Benefits

  • Competitive Benefit Package*
  • Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Volunteer Time & More!
  • Learning & Development Opportunities
  • Kenvuer Impact Networks
  • This list could vary based on location/region
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Kenvue

3.6 Glassdoor

Kenvue is the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue. Built on more than a century of heritage and propelled forward by science, our iconic brands — including Aveeno®, BAND-AID® Brand Adhesive Bandages, Johnson’s®, Listerine®, Neutrogena®, Tylenol® and Zyrtec® — are recommended by health care professionals and can be trusted by consumers who use our products to improve their daily lives. Our team members share a digital-first mindset, with an approach to innovation grounded in deep human insights and work every day to earn a place for our products in consumers’ hearts and homes. At Kenvue, we believe everyday care can not only make people well; it can make them whole.Beware of recruitment scams: https://www.kenvue.com/media/recruitment-scams-alert

Founded in 2023
Summit, New Jersey, USA
19K employees (1,980 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend
61% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
221.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
46.1%
Direct
39.6%
Referral
10.4%
Social
2.6%
Paid
1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~19K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
1,725 (9% of company)
Median Career Experience
12 years
Median Tenure
3.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
10

Funding

Total Funding
$3.6B
Last Raise
$3.6B
Post IPO Equity, 11 months ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2025
    Post IPO Equity
  • Oct 2024
    Post IPO Equity
  • May 2024
    Post IPO Secondary • $3.6B

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