Strategic Brand Manager: Growth, Insights & Leadership

ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.); Houston (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.) is seeking a Brand Manager to partner with the Marketing Director in shaping business strategies and executing comprehensive marketing plans. You will manage brand positioning and equity across a portfolio, lead cross-functional teams, and drive sales and ROI while guiding consumer insights and program development.

The role requires ~10% travel and involves collaboration with Sales, Trade Marketing, and external agencies to deliver marketing programs and shopper

Qualifications

• Proven working experience as brand manager or senior associate brand manager.
• Proven ability to develop brand and marketing strategies and effectively communicate recommendations to executive management.
• Comfortable working with numbers, metrics and spreadsheets.
• Excellent understanding of the full marketing mix.
• Preferred experience in consumer promotions, package design and new product projects.
• Preferred understanding of US retail food trade classes through cross-functional relationships.

Responsibilities

• Take brand ownership and provide the vision, mission, goals and strategies.
• Deploy successful marketing campaigns and own their implementation from ideation to execution.
• Strong analytical skills to mine data and create analyses.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Communication skills

Strategic planning

Project management

Market analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (Marketing)

MBA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Nielsen data

IRI data

SAP

One-World Sync

Job description

ARI (Axcel Recruiting Inc.) is seeking a Brand Manager to partner with the Marketing Director in shaping business strategies and executing comprehensive marketing plans. You will manage brand positioning and equity across a portfolio, lead cross-functional teams, and drive sales and ROI while guiding consumer insights and program development.

The role requires ~10% travel and involves collaboration with Sales, Trade Marketing, and external agencies to deliver marketing programs and shopper