Title:  Consumer Brand Manager    Company Name:   Lynn Hazan & Associates - Executive Recruiter
 
 Location: Northern Chicago suburbs
 
 Job Type: Fulltime

 Job Description:

CPG Marketing
Consumer Brand Manager
Ref. #0602

Are you a Brand Manager or Associate with strong CPG experience? Want to be involved with all aspects of a brand? Excited about a highly visible role with exposure to executive team and management growth opportunities?

Fortune 1000 packaged-goods firm in northern Chicago suburbs seeks Consumer Brand Manager—Grocery. Role is most senior and visible brand manager in organization; a lot of interest, focus and attention on this area due to strong category opportunity. Consumer division is not structured like a classical brand management department. Opportunity to make a big difference in a smaller department and touch all pieces of the brand, not just one area. High potential for growth for candidates who want the general management track.

Full-time. Can commute via Metra; shuttle from station. Reports to Director of Brand Marketing.

Qualifications:
5-7+ years’ experience, with minimum of 5 years as Assistant or Associate Brand Manager in customer-focused role. Bachelor’s degree required, MBA preferred. CPG and grocery/drug/mass experience are must-haves.

Demonstrated experience building and executing successful marketing plans. Excellent strategic, analytic, organizational and project management skills necessary. Top-notch verbal and written communication skills. Strong presentation skills. Must have demonstrated experience presenting new products/programs to customers, be comfortable presenting to senior management. Handle multiple concurrent projects, function well in entrepreneurial environment without a lot of oversight. Be ready to jump in and help out on a colleague’s project when needed. Successful candidate will be able to identify trends and suggest ways to grow business.

Responsibilities:
- Oversee two product lines. Manage product portfolio, including SKUs, inventory management, new products and enhancements, and quality control.
- Lead projects from inception to completion, including new product development. Projects may be marketing initiated, or consumer-, trade- or manufacturing-driven.
- Recommend business strategy, forecasting and planning. Use sales and other data to support business decisions. Analyze data and report on health of brand to senior management.
- With research department, maintain knowledge of competitors’ business and products. Develop strong relationships with sales team to better understand customers and markets.
- Create national advertising strategy, plan and execute. Assist with internet marketing initiatives.
- Manage ad and promo agencies. Work with internal designers and external vendors to create sales and marketing collateral, including sell sheets, direct mail, brochures, etc.
- Lead cross-functional teams.
- Some travel to key customers and markets as needed.

To apply:
Please forward your resume as a .doc, along with samples and a cover letter including salary information, and state how you fit the specs. Send materials to BrandManager@lhazan.com, c/o Lynn Hazan, and call 312-863-5401 to follow-up. We appreciate your follow up call.

Lynn Hazan & Associates—The Executive Search Firm for Communications and Marketing. www.lhazan.com

 How To Apply:

E-mail Address: brandmanager@lhazan.com

Application Cut-off Date: 07/31/2010