Responsibilities

• Base Business Strategy and Growth Execution
• Partner with the Brand Manager and Senior Brand Manager to develop and execute the Ball base business strategy, with particular focus on core canning.
• Help build the annual brand marketing and business plan, translating priorities into clear workstreams, milestones, and measures of success.
• Lead or support projects that improve the health and growth of the core portfolio, including limited-time offers, maintenance initiatives, and channel-specific opportunities.
• Coordinate cross-functional project teams, document decisions, clarify owners and deadlines, and proactively escalate risks or decisions needed.
• Business Performance, Analytics, and Reporting
• Lead recurring brand performance reviews and deliver monthly brand reporting with clear commentary, insights, and recommended actions.
• Connect and interpret multiple data sources to understand the drivers of brand, category, customer, and item performance.
• Monitor net sales, consumption, distribution, velocity, share of shelf, competitive activity, market trends, promotions, innovation performance, and consumer feedback.
• Identify growth opportunities, distribution-loss risks, marketplace knowledge gaps, and competitive vulnerabilities; recommend practical actions to improve results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, or a related field; MBA preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in brand management, marketing, consumer products, customer marketing, analytics, or a related role preferred.
• Strong understanding of marketing principles and a demonstrated interest in managing a brand and business.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data, identify drivers, and translate insights into clear recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to build concise, persuasive presentations.
• Strong project management, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Creative problem-solving skills, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative working style.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with marketing, syndicated data, digital shelf, social, or media analytics tools is a plus.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Fluent in English.

Preferred

• MBA preferred.