Assistant Brand Manager, US Pet Health

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Your Role: Assistant Brand Manager

The Assistant Brand Manager Role works on the Brand team to help execute marketing programs, coordinate and handle logistics, help manage materials and provide general support to the Brand Manager and Associate Brand Manager. The Assistant Brand Manager will also be assigned projects and activities that they will own and for which they will be held accountable, making decisions within guidelines and policies. This role serves as an entry level position for future marketing roles – supporting marketing and brand managers while gaining valuable experience.

Your Responsibilities:

Project Management

• Lead assigned projects and campaigns, including objective development, planning, and driving them to completion, while also supporting the execution of developed programs and solutions.
  
  

Material Management

• Collaborate with Marketing Specialists to streamline the promotional material approval process, manage literature sites and material lifecycles, oversee puppy/kitten kit and sample management (including approvals and procedures), and handle product sample requests from manufacturing for retail and marketing purposes.
  
  

Support

• Address customer inquiries, manage both standard and non-standard requests, provide retail and internal teams with necessary product information (specs, brand assets, etc.), triage incoming questions from the field sales force and supporting teams, and collaborate with advertising agencies, cross-functional partners, marketing operations, and the Unison team to deliver general marketing information.
• Support marketing programs and campaigns by managing project status, collaborating with agencies and partners, providing presentation support, creating detailed and visually appealing communications (e.g., weekly Pawspective), assisting in the Purchase Order process from initiation to execution with vendors, and coordinating schedules and calendar invites with agency and internal Elanco teams.
  
  

Customer Centricity

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs by interacting with customers, consumers, and sales teams, while maintaining a positive attitude and aligning with Elanco’s cultural pillars.
  
  

What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree or High School Diploma / GED with equivalent level of experience
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years of experience in marketing or sales
• Experience working w advertising agencies
• Experience working in regulated industries
• Experience working with Tableau
• Understands business drivers
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Elanco Animal Health does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this position.
  
  

What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications):

• Positive attitude and fits well with Elanco Cultural Pillars
• Well organized
• Customer Oriented
• Great communication and interpersonal skills
• Project management skills
• Detail oriented
• Well versed in Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, Word)
  
  

Additional Information:

• Travel: 20% travel
• Location: Global Elanco Headquarters - Indianapolis, IN - Hybrid Work Environment
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!

Elanco Benefits and Perks:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:

• Multiple relocation packages
• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)
• 8-week parental leave
• 9 Employee Resource Groups
• Annual bonus offering
• Flexible work arrangements
• Up to 6% 401K matching
  
  

Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status

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