Senior Brand Manager - Personal Care

P&G • Cincinnati, OH

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About The Position

We are seeking a strategic, consumer‑obsessed Senior Brand Manager to lead upstream innovation and portfolio development across brands such as Olay, Ivory, and Safeguard. This role will shape multi‑year innovation strategies, drive end‑to-end product development, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver superior experiences and strong business results.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in brand management, innovation, or consumer goods (beauty/personal care strongly preferred).
• Proven ability to build innovation strategies and lead cross-functional product development workstreams.
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable interpreting consumer data, market trends, and testing results.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to simplify complexity and influence stakeholders.
• Demonstrated project management discipline with experience driving end-to-end initiatives.
• Consumer‑centric mindset with strong curiosity for trends and emerging behaviors.
• Collaborative, proactive, and comfortable working with diverse functions and senior partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead upstream innovation strategy, including portfolio roadmap creation, concept development, and long-range planning.
• Translate consumer insights, category trends, and competitive intelligence into actionable innovation building blocks.
• Partner with R&D, Design, Fragrance, Claims, and Technical Readiness to deliver superior product, fragrance, and packaging solutions from concept to launch.
• Own end‑to-end project leadership for innovation initiatives (brief writing, testing plans, alignment decks, weekly tracking).
• Collaborate with Finance, RBU, Sales, and Category Delivery to shape pricing, pack architecture, retail readiness, and sell‑in materials.
• Manage consumer testing (concept, product, PI) and integrate insights into decision-making.
• Provide regular category and consumer updates to influence portfolio strategy.
• Foster cross‑functional collaboration and drive alignment across internal teams.

What This Job Offers

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