Associate Brand Manager

Chicago, IL (Remote)

$80K/yr – $90K/yrMid Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the brand and innovation lifecycle from trend spotting to go-to-market, coordinating R&D, Regulatory, Ops and sales to deliver new health and wellness products.

  • Product pipeline ownership: translate insights into a clear NPD roadmap and launch plan
  • Cross-functional execution: manage commercialization from brief through shelf, with packaging and regulatory reviews
  • Sales enablement and market intelligence: provide tools, assets, and competitive context to win at shelf

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Business management and planning — understand the trends and translate them into decisions
  • Innovation, NPD pipeline and P&L support — help manage and advance the product development roadmap from concept to shelf
  • Commercialization — own the cross-functional process that gets new products to market on time and on brief
  • Packaging development — manage design and regulatory review cycles with precision
  • Cross-functional coordination — serve as the connective tissue between R&D, Regulatory, Ops, and external partners
  • Support brand activation & innovation launch planning with the Digital Marketing Manager
  • Retailer & sales support — arm the sales team with the tools and materials they need to win at shelf
  • Help monitor competitive activity and performance and market trends and action against these insights

Requirements

  • 3–5 years of CPG brand management experience; DTC, health, wellness, or food background strongly preferred
  • Exceptional project manager
  • Naturally cross-functional — you earn trust fast and know how to get things done
  • Gap spotter — you notice what's missing before anyone asks, and you show up with a point of view on how to fix it
  • Analytically strong — you're comfortable in the data and can translate findings into a clear action plan
  • Builder mindset — you've worked in an entrepreneurial environment before and thrived
  • Proven launch track record — you've successfully taken an innovation from brief to market and can walk us through how

    Benefits

    • Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities
    • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
    • 401(k) with Company Safe Harbor Contribution
    • Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
    • Paid Parental Leave
    • Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Professional development and career growth opportunities
    • Employee discounts on OM products

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