As the world leader in nutrition, health and wellness for children from birth to preschool, Gerber Products Company is committed to creating a strong future. We joined the Nestlé Nutrition family in 2007, and have been a partner in parenthood ever since. Our Anything for Baby team works closely with experts to create products that enrich and establish healthy habits for children, and are good for the planet as well. A career at Gerber provides meaningful opportunities to develop professionally, and nurture generations to come. Now is the time to define your future, and ours too.

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POSITION SUMMARY

As a Brand Experience Associate, you will play a central role in executing the strategy to deliver profitable growth and key near-term operations for Gerber.  You will be responsible for managing all aspects of annual marketing business strategy end to end specializing in Brand Communications. The role will collaborate with cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations, and Finance to ensure executional excellence of our annual business plans. This role is accountable for championing the brand’s identity and knowing the consumer deeply to create a north star for all business and brand decisions.  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Consumer & Customer Intimacy

• Develop a deep understanding of the demographics, psychographics, occasions, path to purchase and behavioral drivers of the brand’s consumer through data and research
• Understand, validate and/or develop the consumer’s hidden universal truths to drive relevant communications  
• Analyzes data and synthesizes learning into insights to optimize plan and commercial investment decisions to deliver business results

Business Planning

• P&L ownership to ensure that key business KPI’s are met—revenue, profit, market share and brand health.
• End-to-end cross functional leadership to drive optimized portfolio & value chain
• Lead the monthly operating process to deliver business performance and ensure accurate forecasting to mitigate supply challenges. Track sales, consumption, and consumer trends to identify gaps / opportunities
• Manage brand’s consumer marketing budget and demonstrate efficient and effective investment approach
• Lead with cross-functional teams to ensure marketing communications inputs are reflected in business plans

Brand and Product Experience

• Works with the internal teams and external creative / media agencies to develop marketing strategies and plans that increase awareness, penetration and / or purchase frequency
  •  Drafts creative briefs and input documents to guide agency outputs
  • Evaluates agency work and manages review processes, including legal/reg and other stakeholder reviews 
  • Leads consumer promotions planning, including offer recommendations, brand activations, and reporting
  • Co-leads development of integrated marketing calendars and project timelines for implementation; provides monthly updates to all key stakeholders
• Identifies optimal engagement strategy and campaign structure to reach consumers when and where they are most receptive
• Strong understanding of brand foundational tools and ensures the cultural relevance of the brand’s identity, essence, and activations across all touchpoints
• Leverages Visual Identity and Brand assets to ensure consistent brand presence in omnichannel environment
• Activate brand’s nutrition health and wellness proposition in consumer communication
• Works to produce continuous growth out of total demand generation dollars; manages brand’s consumer marketing budget and demonstrate efficient and effective investment approach
  •  Builds and maintains Marketing Scorecard(s) and inputs into NUSA scorecards
• Management of budget, as well as evaluate share, sales and profit for the brand 
• Support packaging changes due to product, graphic and/or formula changes

 Commercial Excellence

• Partners with Sales and Customers to execute strategy and win the sale in an omni-channel environment; understands how to maximize the business at retail and collaborates to execute 
• Analyze promotional programs to maximize effectiveness/efficiency and make on-going recommendations for improvement / investment 
• Support packaging changes due to product, graphic and/or formula changes 

KEY ACTIVITIES INCLUDE

• Product/Brand/Marketing Communications Strategy, Media Strategy, MBP & QBR, PFME, Consumer Pricing, Marketing Operations & Execution, Insights & Analytics, eCommerce, Agency Management, Supply/Materials tradeoffs, Customer meetings

QUALIFICATIONS / CERTIFICATIONS

• Typically has a University Degree (BA/BS) in Marketing or related business field; or equivalent experience; MBA preferred
• Knowledge of budget control methods, policies and procedures
• Ability to adapt quickly to change and deliver results
• Ability to work independently and autonomously
• Must have strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritize workload and self-manage projects, handle multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications

CRITICAL EXPERIENCES

• At least 3 years of work experience in marketing or brand management
• Experience leading and influencing cross-functional teams and or agency partners utilizing strong negotiation and relationship building skills
• Experience leading marketing communication projects including digital and media strategies
• Experience leveraging data, research and trends to generate insights to understand consumer behavior (IRI or Nielsen knowledge strongly recommended)
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical capabilities, with the ability to develop creative/non-traditional solutions for challenging, undefined problems

Requisition ID: 323040 

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