Brand Manager Innovation

The Clorox Company • Pleasanton, CA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Clorox is the place that’s committed to growth – for our people and our brands. Guided by our purpose and values, and with people at the center of everything we do, we believe every one of us can make a positive impact on consumers, communities, and teammates. Join our team. #CloroxIsThePlace Your role at Clorox: If you are passionate about finding new ideas, building brands, driving growth, and making an impact, this role is for you! This role is in the Clorox Professional Business Unit whose purpose is to champion a cleaner and healthier world where everyone thrives......in places they learn, work and travel. The CloroxPro Innovation Brand Manager has the opportunity to build the 3-year pipeline of innovation designed for market success. These ideas will be targeting superior delivery on cleaning and disinfecting solutions used in many different business environments, e.g. schools/colleges, hospitals, clinics and other healthcare environments, offices & small businesses. They report to the Associate Director Innovation - Marketing and would join an experienced cross functional team that is dedicated to B2B innovation. This position is based in our Pleasanton, CA office, with an expected in-office presence of at least three days per week. Relocation assistance will be offered.

Requirements

• 7+ years of industry experience in Marketing, Sales or Insights. CPG/B2B experience preferred.
• 3+ years in Brand Management/Innovation. Early stage innovation experience is a plus
• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or a related field.
• Drives Results: Consistent track record of meeting/exceeding business objectives
• Strategic Mindset & Thought Leadership: Ability to influence leadership, demonstrated by ability to advance ideas with director and above
• Business Insight and Manages Complexity: Leverage data to be able to inform decision-making and refine innovation strategies based on real-world feedback and performance metrics
• Consumer Focus: Understands key consumer insights and translates them into compelling recommendations
• Cultivate Innovation: Execution of innovation strategy
• Understand and meet decision maker and end user needs to create innovation that has a meaningful impact.
• Develops Talent, Drives Engagement, Values Differences: Tight-knit collaboration with cross-functional partners and ability to shape purpose-driven culture that embraces IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, and allyship)
• Communicates Effectively: Strong written and verbal communication skills that drive conviction with key stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Masters a plus

Responsibilities

• Identify strong ideas for the innovation funnel.
• Build conviction for superior, executable ideas the organization can rally behind, including product proposition, design, pricing strategy and financial modeling
• Design: Collaborate with functional experts in R&D, manufacturing, sourcing, design, legal, regulatory, and more to prototype products that will integrate well into end user workflows and work better than what they currently use.
• Develop go-to-market strategy: Partner with sales, brand engagement, and more to create GTM strategies that will maximize size of prize and enable fast commercialization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees