Associate Brand Manager, Brand & Innovation

Om Mushrooms•Chicago, IL

22h•$90,000 - $100,000

About The Position

Om Mushrooms is hiring an Associate Brand Manager, Brand & Innovation, to join our growing Brand & Innovation team. This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded, analytically sharp CPG marketer who brings strong project management skills, creative and strategic thinking, and a track record of turning ideas into action. Reporting directly to the Director of Brand & Innovation, you'll play a highly visible role across the business and help connect brand strategy, innovation, commercialization, sales, and activation. You'll have the opportunity to work across the full lifecycle of our products, from identifying opportunities and developing concepts to commercialization, launch, and in-market performance. This role is ideal for someone who wants more ownership, broader exposure, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a growing consumer brand.

Requirements

3–5 years of experience in consumer-packaged goods (CPG) with experience in brand management, innovation, commercialization, or a closely related consumer marketing function
Consumer-facing CPG experience is required; experience primarily on B2B products or services will not be sufficient for this role
Food, beverage, health, wellness, supplements, or other consumer product experience strongly preferred
Demonstrated experience supporting or leading the launch of a consumer product from concept or brief through commercialization and market launch
Exceptional project management skills with experience managing multiple workstreams, timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously
Strong cross-functional leadership skills and demonstrated ability to partner effectively with teams such as R&D, Operations, Regulatory, Supply Chain, Sales, Finance, and Marketing
Analytically strong and comfortable using data to identify opportunities, make recommendations, and influence business decisions
Strong attention to detail, particularly when managing commercialization and packaging processes
A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset, you identify gaps, anticipate what comes next, and bring a point of view on how to move forward
Comfortable operating in a growing, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can evolve quickly
Strong communication skills and the ability to build trust across functions and levels

Nice To Haves

DTC and/or omnichannel consumer brand experience is a plus

Responsibilities

Own timelines, priorities, deliverables, and communication across multiple projects, proactively identifying gaps and keeping cross-functional teams aligned and moving forward.
Monitor consumer, category, competitive, and business trends and translate insights into clear recommendations and actions.
Help manage and advance the innovation pipeline, supporting products from initial concept and brief through development, commercialization, launch, and in-market execution.
Drive the cross-functional process required to bring new consumer products to market on time and on brief, partnering closely with R&D, Regulatory, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and external partners.
Manage packaging development timelines, including creative, design, regulatory, and approval cycles, with strong attention to detail.
Partner with the Digital Marketing Manager and broader team to support integrated launch and activation plans across consumer touchpoints.
Partner with our PR to drive buzz around our process, products and superior process.
Equip the sales team with the insights, tools, materials, and product stories needed to successfully bring Om products to market and win at shelf.
Help monitor brand, product, category, and competitive performance and turn data into clear recommendations and action plans.
Support business and innovation decisions through financial analysis, forecasting, and an understanding of key business drivers.