Sr Director, Brand Management

Brea, CA (On-site)

$160K/yr – $190K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Drive brand leadership and P&L ownership across Samyang America’s multi-brand portfolio, guiding GTM for launches and cross-functional alignment with HQ.

  • Must-have: 10+ years in top-tier CPG marketing with team leadership and P&L exposure
  • Standout: Experience launching products in retail and managing multi-product portfolios

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead brand management function for Tangle and Samyang brands
  • Lead, manage, and develop the Tangle and Samyang brand management team (4+ headcount)
  • Develop and lead annual strategic plan to deliver against business objectives for portfolio
  • Lead brand and market expansion efforts for a portfolio of products
  • Build brand strategy and portfolio strategy
  • Partner with the Innovation team and HQ on developing innovation roadmap
  • Develop and execute U.S. marketing strategies aligned with global brand guidelines and local customer needs
  • Serve as the key liaison between U.S. marketing and Korean HQ to ensure alignment of brand direction, product messaging, and launch plans.
  • Lead end-to-end go-to-market strategy for new product launches, including product adaptation, pricing strategy, promotional planning, and channel-specific activation.
  • Lead product positioning and consumer messaging across key touchpoints such as in-store, e-commerce, digital, and social platforms

Requirements

  • 10+ years combined marketing experience in top tier CPG companies, AND small/entrepreneurial organizations
  • CPG Food & Beverage experience is highly preferred, especially in better for you products, but not required if the candidate has experience in top-CPG non-food firms (P&G, Unilever, Colgate, Clorox, etc.)
  • New product commercialization and launch experience in retail is mandatory
  • Existing marketing director with 1-3 years experience
  • Must have people management experience, managing a minimum of 3 people at the same time
  • Portfolio management (multi-product) experience
  • Highly analytical with proficiency analyzing and making recommendations based on consumption (IRI and Neilsen) and shipment data
  • Experience managing integrated marketing campaigns including paid, organic, shopper, and influencers
  • Experience driving demand and expansion for products and partnering with sales in retail (mass, grocery, club, convenience) and DTC

Nice To Have

  • MBA preferred.

Benefits

  • annual incentive bonus
  • medical/dental/vision insurance
  • life insurance
  • PTO/FTO
  • a 401(k) plan with company match
SAMYANG AMERICA INC logo

SAMYANG AMERICA INC

SAMYANG AMERICA, INC. a wholly owned subsidiary of Samyang Foods Korea, was established in Los Angeles at the end of August 2021 and is responsible for the sales of all Samyang Food products in the United States.Samyang Foods Korea manufactured 'Samyang Ramen' in 1963, the Korea's first ramen, paving the way for making ramen the soul food of all Koreans.We, Samyang Foods Korea, have the history of establishing a US factory in 1984 which was the first one approved by the US FDA, and have been developing into a global ramen and food company with the release of the Buldak series.Samyang America will be taking the lead in spreading Korean food & Korean culture throughout the Americas beyond the US.

Brea, California, USA
59 employees (12 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
89.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
45%
Direct
30.4%
Referral
21.8%
Social
2.3%
Paid
0.4%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~59

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
11 (19% of company)
Median Career Experience
10 years
Median Tenure
1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
4