Job Title:  Brand Manager, Innovation

No Relocation Assistance Offered
Job Number #165891 - Montclair, New Jersey, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.
 

hello is on a mission to create mundane moments magical for modern millennial families. We have spectacular growth momentum so buckle-up because we intend to keep our rocketship going!  

We are a small but mighty team, with big dreams, a big loft, and big expectations and rewards for those that join in our mission. Together we are doing incredible things, and our ideal candidate will share and champion our values:

personal care should be more, well, personal.

• everything hello does is thoughtful, transparent, and leads the way.
• everything communicates, and hello takes pride in how they share their story, how they listen and respond, and how they “spread the friendly” to make a positive impact in the world.
• hello are creative doers and makers who are strategic in their thinking. They don’t just manage, they make.
• how hello's products, their brand, and their interactions make people feel is incredibly important to the company. It’s all friendly all the time, without exception.
• thoughtful design is at the heart of everything hello creates; it differentiates them, and it enables their products to transcend basic functionality, elevate the everyday, and generate deeper emotional connections. design is magic, it’s hello's secret sauce, and they never take it for granted.

hello is currently seeking a passionate brand manager, innovation for our amazing innovation team. This marketer will join a fun &, mighty team to help bring awesome, disruptive and friendly innovation to life across our personal care category.

What you will do

• Deeply understand our modern millennial families (mmfs): develop a deep understanding of mmfs and their evolving needs/perceptions/experience of our products to develop people-centric solutions. 
• Dream and create: develop and test concepts that mmfs will love by collaborating with cross-functional partners such as R&D, legal, regulatory, design, packaging and supply chain. 
• Project management: turn winning concepts into products on shelves and in people’s homes by leading 1) claims development  2) packaging design 3) partnering with supply chain to bring products to life from manufacturing to shipping to retail 4) lead R&D & fragrance briefs to initiate technology development  
• Get into the financial weeds: In partnership with cross-functionals set pricing strategy and develop financial assessments of new products

We’re looking for someone who

• Is a Collaborative Team Player: leads cross-functional teams with an optimistic, productive, and can-do mindset 
• Is Data Driven: You let facts, data and insights guide your recommendations. You have a knack of digging into data to uncover what’s really happening and being able to share that clearly with others to influence action.
• Is a Passionate Innovator: You’re passionate about falling in love with problems and coming up with ideas that you’ll iterate and evolve to ultimately create winning solutions.
• Is People-Obsessed: You are passionate about people - understanding who they are, what problems they have, and creating solutions that will help better their lives.
• Has Grit: You don’t let set-backs stop or demotivate you. You consistently demonstrate grit by working through challenges by pivoting and finding alternative ways through. 
• Is Curious: You’re hungry to learn more, continually improve and is ok challenging the status quo

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 8+ years of commercial experience (finance, sales, marketing etc) or 6+ years of commercial experience + MBA
• Demonstrated creativity, curiosity and strategic thinking skills
• Demonstrated leadership and collaboration skills
• Results-oriented and strong ability to influence others
• High level of initiative, assertiveness and self-direction
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Able to work on multiple projects at a time while delivering strong results

 
Preferred Qualifications

• MBA 
• Experience working in consumer product goods
   

Compensation and Benefits
Salary Range $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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