We have the privilege to support this well-branded and respected Canadian Consumer Goods firm to identify its next Brand Manager.

Reporting to the Director of Marketing, the Brand Marketing Manager will be a key player within the Marketing team to create the strategy, develop plans, produce, execute, and measure best-in-class North American marketing programs for B2B and B2C audiences.

The Brand Marketing Manager will help develop & execute a winning Marketing strategy, commercialization plans and programs to drive brand awareness, brand equity, market share and sales growth across a variety of channels. The Brand Marketing Manager will collaborate across multi-functional stakeholder groups to develop and align the organization to the Brand Marketing plans while remaining flexible to capitalize on emerging opportunities. He/she will develop/refine the Marketing process to ensure efficient use of resources & enable speed to market.

What you should expect:

• Responsible for designing, producing, and distributing a wide variety of B2B/B2C marketing collateral, customer-specific advertising, channel/customer programs, price books, website content, point of sale, development of merchandising solutions, Coop Marketing program, trade show Marketing etc.
• Be the voice of Brand Marketing in meetings that review R&D/Product Marketing pipeline projects, provide Brand Marketing commercial plan input and alignment to launch timelines
• Ensure excellence in the execution of programs & adherence to critical trade milestones for communication and new product launch/season readiness launch windows
• Develop strong external vendor/supplier relationships to ensure best-in-class creative & execution
• Be a strong brand guardian both internally across the organization and externally, ensuring adherence to brand standards

What you should bring:

• Demonstrated experience in brand management, marketing and developing branded B2B and B2C programs that drove business results
• Proven understanding of brand marketing fundamentals
• Strategic big picture and tactical thinker
• Personable, able to adjust the personal style to work well with a variety of different personality types & skill sets
• Ability to organize, prioritize and display flexibility within a fast-paced work environment
• Proven strategic, annual brand planning & budgeting experience
• High level of accuracy & attention to detail
• High collaboration orientation & ability to lead cross-functional teams & motivate others
• Curious. Externally focused on consumer & customer needs, while also internally focused on developing talent & strong relationships
• Advanced communication skills & the ability to engage & influence key stakeholders at all levels
• Ability to make sound business decisions rooted in consumer/customer insight, strong strategic, analytical, creative thinking & problem-solving skills
• Ability to prioritize and lead multiple complex projects simultaneously with strong project management experience and the ability to coach it
• Proficient in MS Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Undergraduate degree or comparable post-secondary education in Marketing or Business with a focus on Marketing
• MBA an asset
• Minimum 3-5 years of Brand Marketing experience
• Consumer Packaged goods, Durable Goods or Hard Goods experience preferred
• Sales experience would be an asset

To apply, please send a resume to Shannon Terpstra -

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