Owned Brand Growth Lead

Walgreens; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Walgreens is seeking an Owned Brand Commercialization Manager in Illinois to drive category sales and profit for assigned Owned Brands. You will partner across merchandising, sourcing, and product development to deliver customer-led recommendations meeting targets in Sales and Profit while navigating innovation with an optimistic, can-do attitude.

The role requires strategic thinking, collaboration with stakeholders, and the ability to manage multiple categories with a focus on consumer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience in Merchandising, Product Development, Marketing OR High School diploma/GED and 7 years of experience in Merchandising, Product Development, Marketing.
• Experience with related financial modeling and analysis.
• Experience with project management (planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives).
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to various audience levels within an organization.
• Experience collaborating with internal resources and external stakeholders to develop strategies that meet department goals within budget and established timelines.

Responsibilities

• Sets targets for sales and gross profit for assigned categories.
• Leads cross functional team to define customer opportunity, product specification and ensure product submission meet or exceed consumer expectations.
• Forecasts demand for short and long term sales and understands logistics impact on fill rates, inventory, and shelf life.
• Collaborates with external partners and industry experts to identify product and packaging innovation.
• Develops categories through new product development, reformulation and packaging ideas.
• Serves as key Owned Brand product expert within category strategy process and cross functional meetings.
• Leads end-to-end Owned Brand commercialization process ownership and alignment with internal teams.
• Leads owned brand integrated activity plan for assigned categories.
• Leads updates with regulatory/legal departments to ensure proper claim substantiation.
• Understands core brand tenets and guardrails to deliver quality product.
• Mentors direct reports with clear performance goals.

Skills

Merchandising

Product development

Marketing

Financial modeling

Project management

Presentations

Cross-functional collaboration

Retail knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA

Job description

Walgreens is seeking an Owned Brand Commercialization Manager in Illinois to drive category sales and profit for assigned Owned Brands. You will partner across merchandising, sourcing, and product development to deliver customer-led recommendations meeting targets in Sales and Profit while navigating innovation with an optimistic, can-do attitude.

The role requires strategic thinking, collaboration with stakeholders, and the ability to manage multiple categories with a focus on consumer