Associate Manager, Marketing Commercialization, Pest Control

S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training and development

Employee committee events and socials

Family-owned company culture

Sustainability and environmental focus

Job summary

SC Johnson in Malaysia seeks a Senior Brand Manager for Pest Control to own growth plans and commercialization strategy, translating regional aims into local execution across consumer, customer, digital, and omnichannel platforms. You will lead pricing, A&P, and portfolio decisions in a highly regulated market.

You will collaborate with Regulatory and GSARA, manage Stage Gate processes, and drive end-to-end launches with a focus on ROI, profitability, and brand health.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.
• 6–8 years of commercial experience (Marketing, Customer Marketing, Sales).
• 3–5 years of FMCG brand management.
• Strong understanding of the FMCG environment with growth and execution focus.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and prioritization abilities.
• Travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Develop annual and multi-year brand, portfolio, and category growth plans for Malaysia Pest Control.
• Analyze consumer, category, customer, competitor, and market share data to identify growth opportunities.
• Manage pricing, A&P, portfolio architecture, and category P&L, recommending actions as needed.
• Lead regular business reviews and set priorities, trade-offs, and investments.
• Build disciplined pipeline of innovation, renovation, and format opportunities; manage end-to-end projects from identification to launch.
• Partner with regulatory and cross-functional teams to define product registration, claims, naming, and artwork strategies.
• Lead cross-functional teams including Global Marketing, ASEAN Marketing Innovation, Sales, Ecomm, Finance, and Supply Chain.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or related field

Job description

SC Johnson has been leading with purpose for 140 years, building high-quality products and iconic brands found in homes, schools and businesses in virtually every country worldwide – including OFF!®, Raid®, Glade®, Windex®, Scrubbing Bubbles®, Ziploc®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, method®, Autan®, Baygon®, Mr Muscle®, Duck®, Lysoform® and more.
The 13,000 people of our global, fifth-generation family company are committed to making the world a better place today and for future generations.

Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Marketing Commercialization, Pest Control, this role will:

Lead the short- to mid-term growth strategy and commercialization agenda for Malaysia Pest Control.

Own business performance across net sales, market share, profitability, brand health, innovation, and A&P effectiveness.

Translate regional strategy into integrated portfolio, consumer, customer, digital, and omnichannel growth plans.

Operate effectively in Malaysia’s highly regulated environment, embedding registration, claims, product naming, artwork, and regulatory lead times into commercial decisions.

The successful candidate will combine the strategic and commercial ownership expected of a strong FMCG Senior Brand Manager with hands‑on commercialization discipline, digital and omni commerce capability, and the ability to lead complex cross‑functional teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Business and Brand Leadership

Develop annual and multi-year brand, portfolio, and category growth plans for Malaysia Pest Control.

Analyze consumer, category, customer, competitor, and market‑share data to identify and action growth opportunities.

Manage pricing, A&P, portfolio architecture, and category P&L, recommending corrective actions where needed.

Lead regular business reviews and provide a clear point of view on priorities, trade‑offs, and investment choices.

Innovation and Regulatory Commercialization

Build a disciplined pipeline of incremental innovation, renovation, pack‑price, and format opportunities.

Lead projects end to end—from opportunity identification and business case through development, registration, launch, and post‑launch review.

Partner with Regulatory and GSARA to define product-registration, claims, naming, artwork, and amendment strategies early.

Manage Stage Gate, sourcing, costing, supply, artwork, launch‑readiness, and launch‑timing dependencies.

Assess incrementality, cannibalization, profitability, and market impact to determine which projects to accelerate, revise, or stop.

Cross-Functional Leadership and Execution

Partner closely with Global Marketing, ASEAN Marketing Innovation, Media Integrated Marketing, RD&E, CIBA, Sales, Ecomm, Customer Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, Regulatory, and relevant external agencies.

Strategic Influencer to Malaysia country manager and commercial team

Represent Malaysia requirements in regional and global planning cycles and relevant initiatives

Digital and Omnicommerce Growth

Build integrated full‑funnel plans connecting brand communication, media, shopper activation, retail media, e‑commerce, and in‑store execution.

Lead media‑to‑cart planning and optimize investment using reach, engagement, conversion, ROAS, CPM, CPC, and CTR.

Use consumer, retail, search, social, and e‑commerce data to identify new propositions, bundles, formats, and channel opportunities.

Required Skills / Experience / Competencies:

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; Master’s/MBA preferred.

6–8 yearsof commercial experience (Marketing, Customer Marketing, Sales).

3–5 yearsof FMCG brand management.

Strong understanding of the FMCG environment and a passion for growth and executional excellence.

Excellent organizational, multitasking, and prioritization abilities.

Travel as needed

Job Requirements:

Permanent – full time job

Percentage of travel time expected >10-30%

Benefits & Culture:

SC Johnson is committed to providing a Great Place to Work for all its employees. Along with a competitive base salary, here are just some of the benefits you receive when joining the SC Johnson Family -

• Ongoing training and development
• Employee Committee that put on regular events, lunches, parties, fun days
• Family-owned company, with a family feel
• Be a member of a company championing a better world through sustainability and environmental protection measures

Inclusion & Diversity

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.