Senior Brand Manager/OTC

Overview:
Schwarzkopf, Inc. is seeking a Senior Brand Manager to work within the professional product and brand Marketing team. The purpose is to direct and support one of Schwarzkopf?s major OTC brands towards all channels of distribution. The Senior Brand Manager is a creative and entrepreneurial individual with proven business acumen, experience in product and consumer marketing, excellent writing skills, and a demonstrated ability to identify opportunities, prioritize, structure and manage complex interdisciplinary projects.

Specific responsibilities:
? Work with internal resources and customers as needed to develop, implement and support programs and promotions aligned with product, marketing strategies and business objectives.
? Create and maintain product marketing collateral, education and tradeshow materials.
? Work within the Marketing team to effectively position, market, and promote the OTC brand to clients.
? Brainstorm ideas in close relationship with Sales department.
? Support internal communication and PR.
? Brainstorm and build media campaigns to effectively market the brand towards the targeted customer base.
? Maintain brand identity; promote and monitor brand usage internally and externally
? Effectively use data to analyze the success or failure of specific marketing campaigns and promotions.
? Perform detailed competitive analysis; research market trends and potential market opportunities.
? Provide general marketing support to entire Marketing and Sales department.
? Support Sales in stimulating the brand; includes presentations and demos as needed.
? Attend and lead product launches, tradeshow presentations and conferences.


Qualification/Requirements:

? 5-7 years experience in product/brand marketing.
? Passion for writing; excellent grammatical, editing and proofreading skills.
? Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively present marketing programs to senior leadership, other groups and within the department.
? Specific experience in creating marketing collateral, newsletters, print and on-line advertisements and other communication materials.
? Ability to deliver within tight deadlines as well as handle multiple product and projects simultaneously.
? Ability to forecast is a must.
? Demonstrate cross-functional leadership between Marketing, Sales and Operations.
? Ability to execute marketing programs from start to finish.
? Strong analytical background with experience in creating Excel reports to distill insight from data. Capacity to interpret data and drive Marketing decisions.
? Strong interpersonal skills and personal influencing skills to solicit information, obtain cooperation and effectively influence the direction of the overall strategy.
? Strong project management skills to plan, organize, coordinate and control the implementation of several projects simultaneously.
? Demonstrated ability to create goals and objectives and successfully achieve them.
? Excellent leadership skills; able to motivate and support less-experienced staffers.
? Strong team player, proven ability to work productively across the organization.
? Knowledge of cosmetic industry and other languages a plus.
? Travel may be required.
? Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint are a must.

Competitive compensation and benefits package offered. Qualified applicants should apply online through hr@hansschwarzkopf.com Fax: 310.641.4604.

Schwarzkopf is committed to creating a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only respond to those candidates that most closely match our requirements.
Thank you for your interest in Schwarzkopf.