Growth Strategy Lead - Cross-Category Retail Programs

ACCO Brands; Dayton (OH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

401(k) match

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance

Job summary

ACCO Brands is a leading designer and marketer of office and consumer products. We seek a Strategic Growth Manager to steer large-scale, cross-category retail programs across North America, translating insights and trends into growth platforms for ACCO Brands and its retail partners.

The role requires coordinating Brand, Product, Creative, Merchandising, Finance and Sales to deliver on-shelf and online execution, while driving measurable commercial results and retailer partnerships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field preferred.
• 8–11 years of experience in customer, product, retail, or shopper marketing; commercialization; program management; or a related consumer packaged goods or light durables role.
• Experience developing and implementing insight-based retail strategies, product programs, assortments, and merchandising solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale, cross-category retail programs from strategy and concept development through commercialization and execution.
• Translate customer strategies, consumer and shopper insights, retail trends into actionable program strategies.
• Develop differentiated product, assortment, merchandising, and communication solutions for retailer relevance and shopper engagement.
• Define assortment requirements and opportunities; collaborate on packaging, content, POS concepts, and deliverables.
• Use data and insights to develop recommendations and support decisions.
• Build program-level business cases with expectations for sales, margin, share and profitability.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

Job description

ACCO Brands is a leading designer and marketer of office and consumer products. We seek a Strategic Growth Manager to steer large-scale, cross-category retail programs across North America, translating insights and trends into growth platforms for ACCO Brands and its retail partners.

The role requires coordinating Brand, Product, Creative, Merchandising, Finance and Sales to deliver on-shelf and online execution, while driving measurable commercial results and retailer partnerships.