Brand Manager, Innovation

Colgate-Palmolive • Montclair, NJ

293d • $120,000 - $150,000

About The Position

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name! Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all. hello is on a mission to create mundane moments magical for modern millennial families. We have spectacular growth momentum so buckle-up because we intend to keep our rocketship going! We are a small but mighty team, with big dreams, a big loft, and big expectations and rewards for those that join in our mission. Together we are doing incredible things, and our ideal candidate will share and champion our values: personal care should be more, well, personal. everything hello does is thoughtful, transparent, and leads the way. everything communicates, and hello takes pride in how they share their story, how they listen and respond, and how they “spread the friendly” to make a positive impact in the world. hello are creative doers and makers who are strategic in their thinking. They don't just manage, they make. how hello's products, their brand, and their interactions make people feel is incredibly important to the company. It's all friendly all the time, without exception. thoughtful design is at the heart of everything hello creates; it differentiates them, and it enables their products to transcend basic functionality, elevate the everyday, and generate deeper emotional connections. design is magic, it's hello's secret sauce, and they never take it for granted. hello is currently seeking a passionate brand manager, innovation for our amazing innovation team. This marketer will join a fun &, mighty team to help bring awesome, disruptive and friendly innovation to life across our personal care category.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of commercial experience (finance, sales, marketing etc) or 6+ years of commercial experience + MBA
• Demonstrated creativity, curiosity and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills
• Results-oriented and strong ability to influence others
• High level of initiative, assertiveness and self-direction
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to work on multiple projects at a time while delivering strong results

Nice To Haves

• MBA
• Experience working in consumer product goods

Responsibilities

• Deeply understand our modern millennial families (mmfs): develop a deep understanding of mmfs and their evolving needs/perceptions/experience of our products to develop people-centric solutions.
• Dream and create: develop and test concepts that mmfs will love by collaborating with cross-functional partners such as R D, legal, regulatory, design, packaging and supply chain.
• Project management: turn winning concepts into products on shelves and in people's homes by leading claims development, packaging design, partnering with supply chain to bring products to life from manufacturing to shipping to retail, and leading R D & fragrance briefs to initiate technology development.
• Get into the financial weeds: In partnership with cross-functionals set pricing strategy and develop financial assessments of new products.

Benefits

• Salary Range $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD
• Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements.
• Minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days and 13 paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave adjusted based on role and location.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree