OTC Associate Innovation Manager

Role Summary

The OTC Associate Innovation Manager will be responsible for developing new innovation platforms, product ideas and claims, and for driving cross-functional teams in the delivery of new products to launch readiness stage. The ideal candidate will have several years of innovation experience, a demonstrated ability to independently build a multi-year pipeline by identifying, validating and leading development of new ideas, and the capability to manage multiple projects and cross-functional teams with speed, professionalism and creative-problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead innovation platform identification and project delivery for a leading brand
• Execute on time in full several projects as part of a robust 3-year pipeline
• Build and validate strong consumer-driven propositions, business cases, concepts, pricing, packaging direction and launch support scenarios
• Lead projects and teams through stage gates
• Represent pipelines and projects in governance meetings, retailer engagements, and related forums
• During development, transfer to marketing partners for commercialization and launch
• Collaborate with key partners (Brand, Insights, R&D, Sales Strategy, Finance, etc)
• Interact with third-party business partners (including at a senior level) to collaborate on innovation pipelines and accelerate timelines

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• CPG experience
• Innovation experience in fast-moving consumer goods, over-the-counter or non-traditional health/wellness industry
• Minimum 2 years of dedicated innovation experience
• Minimum 4 years combined marketing + consumer + innovation experience
• Experience creating and delivering an enduring innovation pipeline
• Demonstrated ability to identify and deploy powerful insights
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Proven P&L/budget management
• Ability to lead within a matrix organization, integrating complex multifunctional efforts crossing multiple business areas
• US category experience

Skills

• Strategic thinking and business case development
• Project management and cross-functional leadership
• Consumer insights and market analysis
• Communication and presentation skills
• Budget and resource management

Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Additional Requirements

• This role is based in Warren, NJ and requires in-office presence three days per week