Associate Brand Manager

For over 75 years, BIC has been creating ingeniously simple and joyful products that are a part of every heart and home.

As a member of our team, you'll be a part of reigniting a beloved brand as we continue to reimagine everyday essentials in new, sustainable and responsible ways.

Our "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" approach to work creates an environment where self-starters, problem solvers and innovative thinkers thrive. BIC team members are empowered to take ownership of their careers and bring their unique perspectives to the table to make a meaningful impact on our mission.

It's a colorful world - make your mark by joining the BIC team today.

As our next Associate Brand Manager, you join our North America Brand team. You will support the Brand Manager in the delivery of in-year commercial targets . You will be responsible for executing brand growth strategies and managing the day-to-day operations of the business including: brand content delivery, business analysis, budgeting, and key brand initiatives. As a team, we will drive an exciting and creative strategy development while leveraging best in class systems and resourceful external partners and tools. What are you waiting for? Come and join us in our exciting BIC World!

What You’ll Do

• You'll support the development of successful strategic business plans to deliver against annual brand targets.
• You'll lead cross-functional teams to deliver key building blocks of the business plan.
• You'll assist in the development of disruptive creative campaigns, brand content, and brand promotions to be executed across traditional, digital, social and in-store.
• You'll manage agency deliverables including content creation, internal approval routing, and analysis of performance.
• You'll support the go-to-market execution of aligned innovation launches on the core business and new items.
• As our next ABM, you'll champion the day-to-day operational functions of the brand, including ROI measurement, budget management, invoicing, licenses, custom item development, and SKU management.

What We're Looking for in You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Marketing, MBA preferred
• Minimum 1-3 years of experience in Consumer Goods
• Experience as an Assistant or Associate Brand Manager
• 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, communication and presentation skills
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• 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
  
  

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 based on 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