Innovation Director

OLLY•San Francisco, CA

13d•$179,000 - $210,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast growing companies in the Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants and future acquisitions to come! This position's home company is OLLY. THE ROLE: INNOVATION DIRECTOR We’re on the hunt for someone who is a visionary and can get things done! Blue sky thinking, white space identification and driving Innovation led growth runs in their DNA. This is a pivotal role to chart OLLY’s growth for the next decade. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge breakthrough trends, consumer insight/foresight and science/technology. TheInnovation Director will not only build but also launch the short & long-term innovation strategy for OLLY to disrupt and win in the health, wellness and beauty space. This individual will be super collaborative, analytical, curious and constantly on top of trends! You’ve got the chops to drive fresh, innovative ideas in new spaces to disrupt in the marketplace. Out of the box thinking is your M.O.! You’ll have cross-segment platform ownership and lead the strategy and execution for consumer, product, and category research and bring external cultural trends from the into OLLY. You’ll be responsible for managing a pipeline of innovations and stage gates, landing new products in market, and maximizing innovation led growth for OLLY.This role reports into the VP of Brand Strategy & Innovation and will have a Senior Manager reporting into this role.

Requirements

12 -15 years of brand experience in innovation and strategy within the CPG industry
Proven experience in creating new markets, new categories and launching disruptive innovation year on year
A fast and flexible leader who jumps on new opportunities and has a natural aptitude for collaboration across functions
Solid analytical skills and experience working with syndicated data such as IRI Unify
Ability to translate data into insights for actionable growth
Knowledge and experience in working with all customer channels (including e-commerce)
Exceptional verbal and visual communicator - can effectively story tell in PowerPoint and analyze data clearly in Excel
Energy, passion and a strong desire to build a transformational brand in today’s marketplace
Dedicated people leader, who can develop and teach

Nice To Haves

MBA strongly preferred, but not required

Responsibilities

Build a disruptive innovation funnel 2027 – 2030+ at the intersection of health, wellness and beauty
Manage the pipeline pf projects, move projects through stage gates, commercialize and launch the innovations year on year for national and custom retail partners
Deliver breakthrough innovation that sticks - identify, explore, and drive white space innovation
Translate cultural and social signals into product opportunities
Create an innovation strategy across win, compete and maintain segments
Partner with Insights to translate consumer learnings, foresight into actionable business initiatives – identifying unmet or under-served consumer, shopper, and/or customer needs and/or segments
Help create innovation and category stories for strategic customers across brick and mortar and e-commerce
Partner with Brand Strategy, Marketing & Finance & eCom to create innovations that deliver on all business goals
Influence the broader Brand team on long-term brand & innovation strategy and identify key growth accelerators

Benefits

An opportunity to work with an intelligent, inspiring, and extraordinarily fun team
We pay 100% of the premiums for employee-only medical, dental + orthodontics, and vision insurance.
4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits
Annual Bonus
401(k) plan with Employer Match
Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends
Free product
And much more!

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