B2B Skincare Brand Manager - Growth & Launch

Kimberly-Clark; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark is seeking an Associate Brand Manager to support the growth and performance of the North America skincare portfolio. You will partner with cross-functional teams to bring products and solutions to market for B2B environments, focusing on portfolio optimization and innovation.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decision making, and delivering on brand objectives across soaps, sanitizers, lotions, and related categories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or Supply Chain.
• 3+ years in brand/category management or related business role.
• Experience cross-functionally to execute product initiatives.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project-management skills.
• Ability to translate objectives into action plans with data-driven learning.
• Knowledge of financial analysis, portfolio management, and IBP concepts.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day portfolio support to Sales as the primary contact for product questions and portfolio needs.
• Develop and maintain sales tools, product information assets, and materials.
• Identify growth opportunities using insights, trends, and customer feedback.
• Support portfolio lifecycle activities including commercialization and renovations.
• Drive innovation projects from concept to NA commercialization, ensuring on-time execution.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, R&D, Supply Chain, and others to align attributes and forecasts.
• Maintain product information, claims, regulatory docs, and commercial specs.
• Evaluate outcomes and apply learnings to improve future execution.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to simplify portfolio management.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Strategic planning

Communication skills

Data-driven decision making

Execution discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, Supply Chain

Tools

Forecasting systems

Job description

Kimberly-Clark is seeking an Associate Brand Manager to support the growth and performance of the North America skincare portfolio. You will partner with cross-functional teams to bring products and solutions to market for B2B environments, focusing on portfolio optimization and innovation.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data-driven decision making, and delivering on brand objectives across soaps, sanitizers, lotions, and related categories.