Senior Associate Brand Manager

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

$116K/yr – $144K/yrSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 23 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own brand management initiatives and cross-functional projects to drive growth, using data-driven insights and market analysis to shape strategy and execution.

  • Lead annual marketing and ABP plans aligned with brand strategy
  • Translate consumer and market insights into actionable recommendations
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to optimize distribution, packaging, and merchandising

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Provide project and/or marketing leadership on key initiatives to help sustainably grow the brand’s marketplace position (e.g. new product launches, pricing initiatives, etc.)
  • Execute annual ABP and marketing plans that deliver financial objectives and aligns with brand strategies.
  • Analyze consumer data, market share and sales reports to understand brand performance, product health and to track progress against marketing initiatives and return on investment analysis for marketing program.
  • Create compelling stories and make sound recommendations about the brand, competitive, category, customer or consumer trends to enhance the brand’s equity and market performance.
  • Develop and implement distribution, packaging, shelving and merchandising strategies and plans.
  • Use business acumen in conjunction with marketing competency to influence and lead projects cross-functionally.
  • Identify and develop relevant consumer and/or shopper insights.
  • Collaborate across categories, to identify and proactively drive efficient brand building.
  • Actively conduct both basic and in-depth analysis to identify problems, find trends, develop hypothesis, and drive the organization towards decisions to strengthen the brand’s plan.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, or related field
  • 3+ years of experience in brand management or consumer marketing.
  • Previous marketing full-time or internship experience at a CPG organization.
  • Strong analytical expertise with syndicated consumption data and reporting tools (e.g., Nielsen and/or IRI), including the ability to analyze trends, synthesize insights, and translate data into actionable business recommendations.
  • Proven ability to influence and deliver compelling communication across stakeholder groups.
  • Familiarity with brand development planning, innovation, and strategy processes.
  • Demonstrated positive energy and credibility when representing the brand internally and externally.
  • Experience working cross‑functionally with partners such as Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Digital, or Planning.

Preferred

  • MBA preferred.
  • Prior ownership of ongoing consumption, market performance, and scorecard reporting.
  • Working knowledge of P&L management and key financial levers.

Benefits

  • Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark
  • We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.
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