Senior Innovation Manager

OLLY; United States; Remote; USD 147,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental + vision insurance

4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12Mental

Mental Health Days

Paid parental leave

Fertility & Adoption Benefits

Annual bonus

401(k) with employer match

Hybrid work + wellness stipends

Free product

Job summary

OLLY, a fast-growing health and wellness brand, seeks a Senior Innovation Manager to drive short- and long-term strategy across consumer health trends and science. You will lead a disruptive innovation funnel and collaborate across marketing, insights, and finance to land new products in market.

You’ll shape category stories for strategic customers, manage a multi-year roadmap through stage gates, and mentor teams while staying unfazed by rapid change.

Qualifications

• 5–12 years of brand experience in innovation and strategy within the CPG industry.
• Experience creating new markets, new categories and launching disruptive innovation year on year.
• Collaborates effectively across functions and teams.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with syndicated data such as IRI Unify.
• Translates data into actionable growth insights.
• Knowledge of all customer channels including e-commerce.
• Proficient storytelling in PowerPoint and data analysis in Excel.
• Energetic, passionate about building a transformational brand.
• Mentors and develops people; leadership ability.
• MBA preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Execute the innovation strategy and launch a disruptive funnel 2027–2030+.
• Manage the pipeline of projects, move through gates, and launch innovations for retail and ecommerce.
• Identify white space and drive breakthrough growth in collaboration with leadership.
• Contribute to the Innovation Strategy as a core team member.
• Create compelling innovation and category stories for strategic customers.
• Partner with Brand Strategy, Marketing, Insights, Finance and eCom.
• Influence the broader Brand team on long-term strategy and growth accelerators.
• Contribute to Camp OLLY culture and employee experience.

Skills

Brand strategy

Innovation management

CPG experience

Data analytics

E-commerce

Storytelling (PowerPoint)

Leadership

MBA (preferred)

Education

MBA (preferred)

Tools

IRI Unify

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

WHO ARE WE?

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast growing companies in theVitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants and future acquisitions to come! This position’s home company is OLLY.

THE ROLE: SENIOR INNOVATION MANAGER

We’re on the hunt for someone who can execute the innovation strategy and can get things done! This is a pivotal role tochart OLLY’s growth for the next decade. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge breakthrough trends, consumer insight/foresight and science/technology. The seniorinnovation manager will execute the short & long-term innovationstrategy for OLLY to disrupt and win in the health, wellness and beauty space. This individual will be super collaborative, analytical, curious and constantly on top of trends. You’ll have cross-segment platform ownership of the innovation funnel.You’ll be responsible for managing a pipeline of innovations and stage gates, landing new products in market, andmaximizing innovation led growth for OLLY. This role reports into the VP of Brand Strategy & Innovation.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute the innovation strategy by launching a disruptive innovation funnel 2027 – 2030+ across big bets &base lineextensions
• Manage the pipeline of projects, move projects through stage gates, commercialize and launch the innovations year onyear for national and custom retail partners
• Deliver innovation that sticks - identify, explore, and drive white space innovation in partnership with the VP and x-functionals
• Input into the Innovation Strategy as a core team member
• Help create innovation and category stories for strategic customers across brick and mortar and ecommerce
• Partner with Brand Strategy, Marketing, Insights & Finance &eComto create innovations that deliver on all business goals
• Influence the broader Brand team on long-term brand & innovation strategy and identify key growth accelerators
• Contribute to our culture and make life at Camp OLLY better for us all

THE CANDIDATE

You’re a passionate brand crafter who knows how to breakthrough in a dynamic fast changing environment. You’re not afraid to dive into the data, interpreting numbers and translating them into actionable insights. You are a strategic thinker, a collaborative partner, never afraid to roll up your sleeves to do whatever is necessary to win in the marketplace by bringing disruption and new thinking. You stay on top of health and wellness trends, and are truly interested in this category. Foresight, blue sky thinking and white space identification and landing new things excites you. You are passionate about the brand and delivering on innovation led brand growth.

CAPABILITIES + SKILLS REQUIRED

• 5 – 12 years of brand experience in innovation and strategy within the CPG industry
• Proven experience in creating new markets, new categories and launching disruptive innovation year on year
• A fast and flexible team member who jumps on new opportunities and has a natural aptitude for collaboration acrossfunctions
• Solid analytical skills and experience working with syndicated data such as IRI Unify
• Ability to translate data into insights for actionable growth
• Knowledge and experience in working with all customer channels (including e-commerce)
• You can effectively story tell in PowerPoint and analyze data clearly in Excel
• Energy, passion and a strong desire to build a transformational brand in today’s marketplace
• Dedicated people leader, who can develop and teach
• MBA preferred, but not required

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Initial video screen with a member of our Talent team
• Round 1: Conversation with the Hiring Manager + 1-2 conversations with other Ollies on the team
• Round 2: 2-3 conversations with team or cross functional Ollies
• Final Round: Homework*

*At OLLY, our final round is called Homework. Candidates who participate in this round are given 3 questions in advance to answer and present to the interview panel they previously spoke with in the process. We understand every candidate is different. If you need a reasonable accommodation to adjust this procedure, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can evaluate and provide other options that work for your needs

THE DETAILS

LOCATION: Remote, USA

HOURS: Full time, exempt (salary)

MANAGER: VP of Brand Strategy & Innovation

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

The base pay range for this position is $147,000 to $161,700. For this remote role, compensation is determined based on geographic location and experience, and the final offer will reflect these factors within the posted range.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• An opportunity to work with an intelligent, inspiring, and extraordinarily fun team
• We pay 100% of the premiums for employee-only medical, dental + orthodontics, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Daysper year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits
• Annual Bonus
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match
• Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends
• Free product
• And much more!