Senior Associate Brand Manager

Kimberly-Clark • Chicago, IL

1d • $116,380 - $143,740 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Associate Brand Manager is accountable for in-year business planning and marketing execution for the Scott® bath tissue portfolio in North America, including Scott ComfortPlus and Scott 1000. The role leads key marketing planning and execution initiatives and supports overall execution and results delivery for the business unit. It focuses on consumers and uses market and consumer trends, business performance, and competitive standing to guide decisions. The position works with cross-functional partners in a matrix organization, including Supply Chain, Finance, Research & Development, Insights & Analytics, and Sales.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in brand management or consumer marketing.
• Previous full-time or internship marketing experience at a consumer packaged goods organization.
• Strong analytical expertise with syndicated consumption data and reporting tools such as Nielsen and/or Circana, including analyzing trends, synthesizing insights, and translating data into actionable business recommendations.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and deliver compelling communication across stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with brand development planning, innovation, and strategy processes.
• Demonstrated positive energy and credibility when representing a brand internally and externally.
• Experience working cross-functionally with partners such as Finance, Sales, Supply Chain, Operations, Digital, or Planning.

Nice To Haves

• MBA.
• Working knowledge of P&L management and key financial levers.

Responsibilities

• Analyze consumer data, market share, and sales reports to assess brand performance and product health, track marketing initiatives, and evaluate return on investment.
• Provide project and marketing support for key initiatives that sustainably grow the brand’s marketplace position, such as new product launches and pricing initiatives.
• Develop compelling brand stories and recommendations using competitive, category, customer, and consumer trends.
• Conduct basic and in-depth analysis to identify problems and trends, develop hypotheses, and guide decisions that strengthen the brand plan.
• Identify and develop relevant consumer and shopper insights.
• Work with strategic customer teams to build and implement distribution, packaging, shelving, and merchandising strategies and plans.
• Execute annual business and marketing plans that deliver financial objectives.
• Participate in executing brand commercial programs.
• Use business acumen and marketing competency to influence cross-functional projects.

Benefits

• Flexible work model blending remote work with intentional in-person collaboration.
• Eligibility for a target bonus.
• Comprehensive benefits suite, including a 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior