Brand Manager (Controls)

ScottsMiracle-Gro • Marysville, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This Brand Manager position is for the Controls Business Unit at Scotts Miracle-Gro, located at our Corporate Office in Marysville, Ohio. The Brand Manager will own a prestigious national brand, acting as the 'hub of the wheel' for their business unit. This role is responsible for delivering both top-line growth and profitability. Key activities include utilizing insights to create innovation, crafting marketing programs to drive awareness and conversion, and ensuring consumer focus in all initiatives.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in brand management of escalating responsibility, or other relevant experience.
• Understand modern brand building in a fast-paced CPG environment.
• Experience balancing competing priorities.
• Experience quickly translating insights into actionable marketing strategies.
• Strong financial acumen and understanding of P&L management.
• Experience leading a cross-functional team (Sales, Supply Chain, R&D, etc.).
• Strong influencing skills to manage vertically and horizontally throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated relentless bias for action and owner’s mentality.
• An enterprise mindset – ability to understand how work fits into and enhances broader company objectives.
• Curiosity and a drive to challenge the status quo.
• Outstanding storytelling ability – ability to quickly and succinctly distill complex data.
• MBA is preferred, but not required.

Nice To Haves

• MBA

Responsibilities

• Lead the brand and cross-functional partners through the development and implementation of strategic initiatives that drive business for the short and long term.
• Navigate uncertainty and lead with agility in a rapidly-evolving consumer & customer landscape.
• Develop and coach Assistant Brand Managers, contributing to the marketing talent bench.
• Own a prestigious national brand.
• Deliver top-line growth and profitability for the business unit.
• Utilize insights to create impactful innovation.
• Craft breakthrough marketing programs to drive awareness and conversion.
• Ensure consumers are at the heart of all initiatives.
• Define new opportunities and champion ideas directly to senior leadership.
• Gain true general management experience by operationally owning the business.

Benefits

• Health coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Onsite wellness center (24,000 sq. ft. fitness center, Walgreens pharmacy, Doctor’s office)
• Nutrition reimbursement program (up to $200 per associate and per spouse)
• 401K match (up to 7.5%) from the first day of hire
• Discounted stock purchasing program (15% discount)
• 13 SMG paid holiday days
• Generous vacation policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed