Global Innovation Senior Brand Manager

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Global Innovation Senior Brand Manager

Company Description

BIC products are recognized all over the world for their quality, safety, affordability and ease of use. The ballpoint pen, the pocket lighter, and the shaver are all part of the daily lives of millions of consumers. These products make BIC an iconic international brand, present in more than 4 million retail outlets in more than 160 countries around the world.
BIC’s founder, Marcel Bich, understood that to succeed, BIC needed hands-on team members who were willing to take measured risks and assume responsibility for their role in a team.   Today, we provide our more than 15,000 team members in 61 countries with the opportunity to invent BIC’s future – together – while honoring our past achievements. We are committed to our team members’ development and empower those who wish to discover different areas of our business or acquire international experiences.

Job Description

The Senior Global Brand Manager supports the Global Portfolio Director in the delivery of Global multi-year growth strategies. This role is responsible for leading Global innovation and Global Portfolio Strategy; leading cross functional and regional teams to implement innovation programs and optimize our product portfolio. This person will act as the key segment owner and expert providing a link between market knowledge, consumer knowledge and business development.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Leads and executes the development of successful strategic business plans to deliver against annual brand targets.

Innovation Leader, leading global cross-functional teams to deliver multi-year disruptive innovation, including identifying consumer insights, partnering with R&D to connect technologies with consumer needs, exploring and validating assumptions with market research, developing the product proposition and the product as well as defining the marketing mix strategy and building a global business case.
Jointly owns and supports the Regional Commercial teams go-to-market strategy and execution of aligned innovation launches on the core business and new items.

Leads direct report(s) on the day-to-day operational functions of the global brand, including innovation gate process management, budget management, invoicing.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Marketing, Master degree preferred
7-10 years of Marketing experience in Global Consumer-Packaged Goods company
Demonstrated people leadership and proven track record of coaching & developing
Fluency in English is required.
Experience as Brand Manager leading Product Innovation from the Idea to Launch
Experience managing brand budgets and P&Ls
Experience working with IRI or Nielsen Scantrak and Panel data
Solid MS Office skills – PowerPoint, Excel, Word
Demonstrated project and product management expertise
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
Global mindset and passion for growth
Ability to effectively organize, analyze, and present data with solutions
Ability to work independently and demonstrate solid leadership qualities
Ability to work on cross-functional teams and influence without authority
Efficient and effective with time management
Strong presentation builder – able to effectively summarize detailed information into a presentation with clear narrative flow, succinct takeaways and impactful visuals

Additional Information

BIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly commit to hiring people with different backgrounds and experiences to help us build better products, make better decisions, and better serve our customers.  We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability status, or similar characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. 

BIC is not seeking assistance or accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this employment opportunity. Regardless of past practice, all resumes submitted by search firms to any team member at BIC via email, or directly to a BIC team member in any form without a valid written search agreement in place for that position will be deemed the sole property of BIC, and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by BIC as a result of the referral or through other means.  

Summary

Type: Full-time

Function: Marketing