Assistant, Commercial Strategy - i-Health - Shelton, CT
About The Position
Join the commercial excellence team at i-health! As an Assistant, Commercial Strategy, you’ll help shape the success of our Women’s Health businesses through strategic, data-driven customer programs that win at the shelf and connect with today’s health-conscious consumers. You’ll turn insights into action, identify new market opportunities, and build partnerships that drive growth. Working with passionate teams and top-tier partners, you’ll bring bold customer marketing and sales strategies to life. You are a builder, a storyteller, and a change-maker—ready to lead with ambition, act with agility, and deliver with excellence. If you’re energized by impact and inspired by purpose, we want you on our Commercial Excellence team. Help us shape the future of consumer health. At i-Health (a dsm-firmenich company), consumers and brands are at the heart of all we do. We are on a mission to unlock self-care for overlooked and unspoken health needs. As leaders in our respective categories of Microbiome (Culturelle® Probiotics, Lacteol® Postbiotics) and Women’s Health (AZO® intimate health and Estroven® menopause solutions), we strive to be the thought leaders and change makers, carrying the responsibility to shape the future of our categories and bring inspired, approachable science-backed solutions to our core audience of women and families. Discover more at dsmihealth.com
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field.
- 1+ years of business experience, preferably in CPG, retail, agency, or consumer goods, with a passion and interest in sales, customer development, shopper marketing or trade/sales planning.
- Analytics aptitude and strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, with ability to learn new data platforms and analyses data and develop compelling brand performance scenarios.
- Strong organizational skills, specifically project management, budget tracking, and influencing cross-functional team deliverables are met.
- Proven relationship-building skills to influence growth and deliver impactful results.
Responsibilities
- Assist the Senior Manager to shape channel and customer strategies including pricing, assortment, shelving, and promotional tactics to maximize market impact and share growth.
- Implement the sales strategy “4Ps” and customer marketing planning and tactical execution.
- Lead day-to-day management of shopper marketing programs, including post-event analysis
- Lead project management for commercial innovation initiatives such as customer-specific packs, displays, etc. ensuring projects are delivered on time.
- Partner with category management team, brand marketing and sales to deliver impactful presentations, including line reviews, innovation roadshows, and planogram optimization supported by omnichannel market analysis.
- Help manage samples and ensuring sales team has what they need to sell to our retail partners.
Benefits
- Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen
- A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do
- A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you’ll work on what’s next
- Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
- A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.
- A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well.
- annual incentive pay
- a retirement savings plan
- health care coverage
- paid time off
- recognition programs
- a broad range of other benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
