
Associate Brand Manager (12M Contract Position)
- Mississauga, ON
- Permanent
- Temps-plein
- Translate brand and business objectives into compelling POS communication strategies that drive shopper engagement and demand, in partnership with Shopper Marketing internal team.
- Support process management of integrated marketing communication (IMC) plans, including managing timeline and ensuring key milestones are met
- Partner closely with agencies, vendors, and internal cross-functional teams to deliver best-in-class POS materials and activations at retail Creates clear and concise briefs by applying brand positioning knowledge with guidance when necessary.
- Ensure consistent communication of POS strategies across the organization and field teams to maximize execution excellence.
- Monitor and evaluate effectiveness of campaign elements and provide recommendations on how these findings should impact future advertising plans
- Take an entrepreneurial approach to identifying and evaluating opportunities to expand the portfolio, including assessing products from the US for Canadian market potential.
- Own the development and presentation of innovation business cases to senior leadership
- Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure key milestones (gating) of commercialization process are achieved, while understanding the broader picture of what is needed to drive innovation success
- Track innovation performance, and advise on support plans as needed to meet objectives
- Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders in executing strong launch plans in and out of store
- Partner closely with Sales and Sales Planning teams to align on demand drivers, retailer needs, and joint priorities that support delivery of the annual plan.
- Derive information from a variety of data sources (consumer research, competitive reviews, digital analytics, Nielsen Panel data, POS metrics) and turn them into actionable insights
- Maintain financial oversight through budget tracking, efficient spending management, and forecasting support, with a working knowledge of P&L.
- Work closely with brand team to understand current business performance, evaluate key risks and opportunities and provide recommendations on how these should inform long term strategic pans
- Leverage insights and best practices from U.S. campaigns and activations, evaluating their relevance and adaptability for the Canadian market.
- Engage key counterparts cross-functionally and in different geographies to drive productivity and understand potential synergies
- Provide key analysis to inform the development of the Situation Assessment, Strategic Plan and Brand Plan
- Emerging leadership skills through previous work experience
- Emerging ‘Founder mentality’ i.e. passionate about the role and accountable for the outcomes
- Emerging Effective project management skills including the ability to manage conflicting priorities and cross-functional teams
- Effective interpersonal communication skills, including verbal, written and presentation
- Good understanding of brand positioning, brand equity and lifecycle management
- Effective analytical and problem-solving skills; can work independently with guidance during regular check-ins.
- Effective ability to learn quickly and flexibility to adapt to changing demands
- Emerging Effective P&L proficiency and financial acumen
- Emerging Effective AC Nielsen/ Sales data analysis is preferred and/or
- Sales experience is an asset
- Effectively demonstrates passion and urgency, compelling communicator, proven relationship and team-builder, insight-led and data driven, fosters a fun and engaging work environment