Beauty Innovation Ecosystem & Partnerships Lead

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.; Ewing Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401k with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is seeking an Innovation Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager to join our team.

Reporting to the Director, Marketing Innovation & Development - Beauty, the role will build and lead an external innovation network spanning suppliers, packaging innovators, contract manufacturers, startups, universities, technology partners and research organizations. This leader will bridge Beauty and the external ecosystem to identify emerging technologies, cultivate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Cosmetics Marketing, Chemistry, Engineering or related field required.
• MBA or advanced technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategic relationships with suppliers, manufacturers, startups, universities and technology partners.
• Expand a differentiated ecosystem that improves competitive advantage.
• Build preferred partnerships for breakthrough innovation.
• Identify emerging technologies, ingredients, packaging and manufacturing capabilities.
• Monitor consumer, scientific and competitive trends.
• Translate discoveries into actionable innovation opportunities.
• Deliver analysis of formulas being explored from a consumer/competitive standpoint.
• Develop long‑term co‑creation partnerships.
• Identify exclusivity and first‑to‑market opportunities.
• Recommend partnership investments.
• Support 3–5 year innovation roadmaps.
• Introduce externally sourced concepts into planning.
• Strengthen the innovation pipeline.
• Partner with Marketing Innovation, R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, PMO and Commercial.
• Develop Technology Radar, Innovation Landscape Reviews and Partner Assessments.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Relationship builder

Influences without authority

Commercially fluent

Future-focused

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Cosmetics Marketing, Chemistry, Engineering or related field

MBA or advanced technical degree

Job description

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is seeking an Innovation Ecosystem & Strategic Partnerships Senior Manager to join our team.

Reporting to the Director, Marketing Innovation & Development - Beauty, the role will build and lead an external innovation network spanning suppliers, packaging innovators, contract manufacturers, startups, universities, technology partners and research organizations. This leader will bridge Beauty and the external ecosystem to identify emerging technologies, cultivate