Brand Manager

Beaverton, OR (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 4 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive category and brand growth from a senior Brand Marketing perspective, shaping long-term strategy, annual plans, and new product development for Reser’s portfolio.

  • Must-have: 7–10 years in Brand Marketing with New Product Development/launch experience.
  • Standout: Leads cross-functional teams (sales, regulatory, R&D, manufacturing) to drive portfolio strategy and launches.
  • Standout: Owns category growth, profitability, and brand equity with end-to-end planning and budget alignment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Overall accountability for category and brand volume and share objectives.
  • Collabs and leads cross-functionally to ensure the brands remain relevant to consumers, drive profitable corporate growth, and ensures that all activities support the brand positions.
  • Collaborates with Director, Brand Strategy to lead the development of brand positioning. Utilizing consumer insights, a deep understanding of the category and competitive landscape, company goals, and relevant operational factors, collaborates on development of the long-term marketing strategy for assigned category and all associated brands.
  • Leads the strategy for consumer-relevant, annual marketing plans for all brands within assigned category which contribute to topline sales, margin and brand health objectives while remaining tightly aligned with brand position and guardrails.
  • Leads the lifecycle strategy and coordinates with Associate Product Manager on new product development from ideation to launch of new and existing products, working closely with sales, regulatory, research & development, manufacturing, creative and financial teams.
  • Leverages working knowledge of consumer, category and brand and continually identifies and recommends business-building initiatives which deliver against the company's business and marketing objectives.
  • Leads regular analyses of the brands, key initiatives, competition, category, customer, and consumer. Synthesizes key findings and indications which enhance brand and company performance and adjusts plans accordingly.
  • Leads insight gathering research that collects consumer and competitive knowledge that can be utilized to enhance and evolve the brand's competitive position through product development, promotional acceptance, and communication evolution, among others.
  • Maintains a thorough understanding of internal brand metrics, such as sales and margin, and contributes to sales projections and financial planning.
  • Responsible for managing portfolio to include SKU rationalization, mix strategies and margin optimization.
  • Evaluates product portfolio and the marketplace and makes recommendations for new product launches and product improvements to ensure Reser’s category growth and brand relevance in the marketplace.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree is required
  • MBA is preferred
  • 7-10 years of experience in Brand Marketing
  • New product development and launch experience is required
  • Nielsen or Circana experience is required

Preferred

  • MBA is preferred.
  • Consumer packaged goods industry is preferred.
  • Experience and understanding across breadth of core marketing fundamentals.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to help employees live a healthier life, build rewarding careers and save for the future.
  • Reser’s offers choices whenever possible because we recognize the diverse and ever-changing needs of our employees.
  • Full-time employee benefits include medical, dental, vision, AD&D, life, 401(k) with discretionary match, wellness programs, paid time off, company paid holidays and a variety of voluntary benefit options.
  • We strive to be Employer of Choice. As one of our five cornerstones, this means that we go all-out to create an environment that shows we are committed to investing in employee growth and creating a culture of belonging where employees what to build a lasting career.
  • Visit our website to learn more about our competitive benefit programs – https://resers.com/careers/#benefits
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Reser's Fine Foods

3.4 Glassdoor

Reser’s is the leading provider of fresh refrigerated deli salads, side dishes, and prepared foods for the supermarket, club store, and food service industries. Family owned and operated, Reser’s has been a proud sponsor of good times at racetracks, picnics, BBQs, music festivals, and affordable family meals since 1950. Reser’s family of brands include Reser’s American Classics, Main St Bistro, Stonemill Kitchens, and more. With more than 4,500 employees, Reser’s operates 14 facilities in the US, Mexico, and Canada and actively supports the communities it serves. For a current list of all openings visit us at https://www.resers.com/about-us/careers/

Founded in 1950
Beaverton, Oregon, USA
1.4K employees (98 in marketing)
66% recommend to a friend
76% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
216.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$270
Traffic Source Mix
Search
24.9%
Direct
50.9%
Referral
22.1%
Social
1.6%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~1.4K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
70 (5% of company)
Median Career Experience
19.5 years
Median Tenure
6.7 years