Assistant Brand Manager

Title:

Assistant Brand Manager

Location:

Remote (candidates must be located in the United States)

Company:

Fortune 100 Food & Beverage Manufacturing

(FuseGlobal has worked with this company for 20 years)

Initial term:

5 months (position expected to run longer)

Schedule:

Mon-Fri; 9 AM-5 PM

About This Role:

The Assistant Brand Manager, is responsible for supporting the strategic planning, budgeting, monthly reporting and product management of our flag ship brand in the health and wellness space.  This position would coordinate with cross functional teams, such as Finance, Media, Customer Strategy, Sales, Demand/Supply Planning, Medical, Legal, Regulatory and Consumer Insights to support achievement of brand objectives.

What You'll Do:

• Strategic Planning: Support the annual planning process, aggregating key learnings and insights to build compelling brand strategies.
• Collaborate with Brand Experience to build marketing plans that align with brand strategy, and meet brand objectives.
• Collaborate with Sales/Customer Strategy to translate brand strategy into meaningful selling materials.
• Budget Management: Oversee brand budgets - tracking PO requests, optimizing mix as needed, submitting monthly financial deliverables.
• Manage coupons – submitting code requests, forecasting and redemption tracking.
• Monthly Reporting: Lead Monthly Business Reviews – aggregating latest consumption and shipment data, new product performance, competitive entrants, tactical updates/results.
• Support monthly GPS phasing with consumption trends, customer insights, and program changes to inform and enable consensus.
• Product Management: Facilitate changes to packaging, bulk and new item requests.
• Partner with inventory team to track any OOS/issues and reduce write-offs.
• Partner with medical/legal/regulatory to maintain, approve claims.

What You Bring:

• 5+ years of professional experience with 2+ years in a highly similar role.
• Branded CPG industry experience preferable, but not required.
• Undergraduate degree required.
• MBA preferred.
• Bonus Points: Must be proficient in all Microsoft Office Suite applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical skills and comfort level building analytical models and working with data to create actionable insights.
• Must possess strong written and oral communication skills, and enthusiasm for leadership.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to multi-task and follow-up when responses are needed.
• Strong organizational and planning skills are essential.
• Proficiency in coordinating across cross-functional teams in a variety of corporate functions including sales, operations, finance, legal and regulatory.
• Motivated, energetic, and excited to learn from great leaders in the CPG industry.
• Passion for the health & wellness space a plus.

About FuseGlobal:

FuseGlobal is a partnership of people and brand-leading companies, working together to make things run better. For 25 years we have brought functionality to complex business and production processes and supply chains, resulting in enterprises that run smarter and more sustainably. Interested in digital manufacturing, industrial engineering, supply chain management, all-things tech, and energy & the environment? This is where we live. Engage with us!