What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Brand Manager position at Vaco by Highspring?
Role: Associate Brand Manager
Salary: $100,000 - $115,000/annually Benefits
Location: Secaucus, NJ - *Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite*
Job Description:
Product & Portfolio Strategy: Drive the development of new products, product improvements, packaging updates, and line extensions by conducting in-depth 3C/4P analysis and collaborating closely with the R&D team. Assist with SKU portfolio management and inventory oversight for the category.
Market & Sales Analysis: Conduct comprehensive analysis of market research data, POS (Point-of-Sale) information, and key sales drivers (internal shipments and POS data). Develop accurate sales forecasts and provide data-driven insights to the business. Maintain the integrity of the IRI database for the assigned category.
Market Intelligence & Competitiveness: Monitor competitive activity, new product introductions, and category/channel trends to ensure the brand remains competitive. Maintain a solid understanding of overall pet care and market trends shaping the industry.
Commercial Execution & Support: Create insightful and compelling sales presentations to support new product launches and educate internal and external partners on category trends and consumer understanding.
Marketing & Communications: Support the execution of consumer communication and promotional campaigns, including working with the agency of record on 360-degree consumer activation. Assist in developing materials for executing consumer market research studies.
Financial & Cross-Functional Partnership: Develop P&L (Profit and Loss) analyses for new and existing items to evaluate pricing, cost, and trade support changes. Provide support for volume forecasting and the S&OP (Sales & Operations Planning) process. Partner with the Marketing Coordinator on packaging design development and approval.
Project Leadership: Serve as a key resource on cross-functional project teams, providing direction and support to execute plans and manage daily business issues and opportunities.
Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
Vaco by Highspring is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race (including but not limited to traits historically associated with race such as hair texture and hair style), color, sex (includes pregnancy or related conditions), religion or creed, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, status as a veteran, union membership, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, or any other protected characteristics as required by federal, state or local law.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR@vaco.com .
Vaco by Highspring also wants all applicants to know their rights that workplace discrimination is illegal.
By submitting to this position, you agree that you will be giving Vaco by Highspring the exclusive right to present your as a candidate for the foregoing employment opportunity. You further agree that you have represented information about yourself accurately and have not affirmatively misrepresented your qualifications. You also agree to maintain as confidential, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any information you learn from Vaco by Highspring about the position and you will limit disclosure of information about the position only to the extent necessary to perform any obligations in furtherance of your application. In exchange, Vaco by Highspring agrees to exercise reasonable efforts to represent you through all solicitation, job screening and resume dispersal.
Vaco by Highspring and its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries ("we," "our," or "Vaco by Highspring") respects your privacy and are committed to providing transparent notice of our policies.
- California residents may access Vaco by Highspring HR Notice at Collection for California Applicants and Employees here.
- Virginia residents may access our state specific policies here.
- Residents of all other states may access our policies here.
- Canadian residents may access our policies in English here and in French here.
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Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco by Highspring depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:
- the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
- licensure and certification requirements;
- office location and other geographic considerations;
- other business and organizational needs.
With that said, as required by local law, Vaco by Highspring believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.
Salary : $100,000 - $115,000