Senior Brand Manager — Growth, Innovation & Leadership

Horizon Organic Dairy, LL; Broomfield (CO); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Horizon Organic Dairy is seeking a Senior Brand Manager in Broomfield, CO (hybrid: on-site 3 days/week). The role drives brand strategy, launches, and portfolio initiatives across segments, leading cross-functional teams to meet targets.

Requires 5+ years in brand management with food/bev experience and a track record of base plus innovation growth. The position reports to senior leadership, manages brand budgets, and champions consumer-centric marketing while delivering profitability and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years progressive brand management experience, including base business and innovation pipeline management.
• Prior food and beverage marketing experience.
• Demonstrated experience managing brands/product segments in one or more portfolio roles.
• Demonstrated success building brands via base and innovation levers.
• Consumer centricity and solid understanding of marketing fundamentals.
• Strong experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Leads development of brand and segment strategies that achieve long and short-term net sales and EBITDA targets.
• Leads execution of tactical plans in partnership with cross-functional teams (sales, commercial, insights, RGM, integrated marketing, shopper marketing, R&D, and operations).
• Launches and scales line extensions and innovation, working in close partnership with insights, sales, finance, R&D, and operations.
• Monitors segment and portfolio P&Ls and leads projects to optimize profit delivery in partnership with operations, sales and finance.
• Monitors and synthesizes data into actionable insights that shape brand strategies, drive demand plans, and strengthen activation.
• Leads execution of innovation, PPA, line-extension, network optimization, and COG optimization initiatives.
• Leads execution of packaging and integrated marketing efforts; approves tactical execution.
• Manages brand/segment budget: issues POs, tracks invoices, reports over/underspends.

Job description

Horizon Organic Dairy is seeking a Senior Brand Manager in Broomfield, CO (hybrid: on-site 3 days/week). The role drives brand strategy, launches, and portfolio initiatives across segments, leading cross-functional teams to meet targets.

Requires 5+ years in brand management with food/bev experience and a track record of base plus innovation growth. The position reports to senior leadership, manages brand budgets, and champions consumer-centric marketing while delivering profitability and strong