Assistant Brand Manager

The Home & Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top-notch quality to consumers with our well-recognized brands including Spectracide®, Hot Shot®, Cutter®, Repel®, Black Flag®, Garden Safe®, EcoLogic® and Liquid Fence®.

The Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) is a key contributor to the overall brand team, responsible for leading cross functional teams in planning, execution, and analysis of various marketing initiatives. The ABM role will support all H&G brands with the development of marketing plans to achieve sales and share objectives. This position reports to a Senior Brand Manager and leverages creative, analytic, and strategic skills.

• Contribute to and support comprehensive short and long-term strategic plans. Lead and manage plans that deliver sales growth for assigned product lines.
• Work with cross-functional partners to proactively monitor competitive activity and recommend strategic and tactical actions to achieve objectives.
• Collaborate directly with Product Marketing, Sales, Category and Creative partners in the development and execution of high-quality, insights-driven solutions that support brand strategies & customer needs.
• Lead and manage cross-functional project teams to develop programs and campaigns to support annual brand plans, new product launches, product renovations, packaging design, artwork approvals, SKU and materials management and financial feasibility exercises.
• Actively participate in developing and managing consumer programs including creative development, media, strategic partnerships, and customer relationships.
• Guide agency partners to ensure effective and efficient translation of marketing strategies into activation plans.
• Manage marketing budget and report on spending results.
• Encourage organizational and customer engagement, alignment and excitement for the brand! Drive alignment behind brand strategy with senior management and key commercial stakeholders. Responsible for consulting with cross-functional partners and driving alignment across the organization.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, or Management required. MBA preferred.
• 1-2 years of marketing or business experience.

• Experience with A&P/marketing budgets.
• Highly organized and very strong, proven project management skills.
• Able to work effectively across functions.
• Enjoys a high-energy, high expectation, results-oriented environment.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be a self-starter and self-motivated with a strong work ethic.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Strong computer proficiency in Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Ability to handle a variety of tasks and situations in a calm and effective manner.
• Attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Problem analysis and problem resolution at a functional level.
• Strong team player
• Commitment to company values.

• Hybrid work schedule (Tues-Thurs in STL office)
• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.
• The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
• Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.