Brand Growth & Innovation Leader, Poise Portfolio

Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 173,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work model

Job summary

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is seeking a Brand Growth and Innovation Leader in Chicago to drive growth for Poise and related brands. You’ll lead brand-building initiatives across North America, shaping three-to-five year strategy and innovation plans while guiding Brand Managers and external partners.

The role requires a consumer-obsessed mindset, 10+ years in marketing with CPG brand management, and strong cross-functional leadership in a matrix structure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business and/or Marketing.
• 10+ years’ experience in marketing with brand management (B2B - CPG).
• Experience leading innovation strategy, concept and product development and commercialization.
• Strong understanding of brand foundational tools, consumer insight identification, segmentation and target development.
• Experience with brand positioning and brand strategy development.
• Concept & Brief writing for product innovation and P&L management; cross-functional knowledge across manufacturing, product & technology development and supply.
• Experience managing at least one direct report.
• Proven capability to lead in a matrix organization driving collaboration across businesses and functions.
• Travel 10–20% of the work time.

Responsibilities

• Drive identification, prioritization and fulfilment of unmet/underserved consumer needs.
• Articulate insight-based, consumer-driven innovation strategy.
• Lead a validated, consumer-driven innovation pipeline from strategy to market delivery.
• Collaborate on development of the Strategic Business Plan over 3–5 years.
• Lead a cross-functional team to advance innovation and commercial news pipeline.
• Collaborate with Global team to scale and align front-end innovation.
• Drive business model innovation and international capabilities.
• Deliver brand objectives including net sales, gross margin and market share.
• Forecast consumption and shipments with risk management and gap closing.
• Present to North American Leadership Team.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree in Business and/orマー

10+ years’ experience in marketing

Innovation strategy leadership

Brand strategy development

Consumer insight identification

Cross-functional collaboration

P&L awareness

Direct report management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business and/or Marketing

Job description

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is seeking a Brand Growth and Innovation Leader in Chicago to drive growth for Poise and related brands. You’ll lead brand-building initiatives across North America, shaping three-to-five year strategy and innovation plans while guiding Brand Managers and external partners.

The role requires a consumer-obsessed mindset, 10+ years in marketing with CPG brand management, and strong cross-functional leadership in a matrix structure.