Director Brand Marketing - Chicago
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Leads development and senior leadership alignment of strategic (1-3 year) brand plans.

Leads strategies to drive long-term growth and continuous P&L improvement. Understand the drivers of the P&L and proactively identifies levers to improve topline, gross margin and bottom-line.

Accountable to deliver annual plan top- and bottom-line results, market share and household penetration. Develop the channel, pricing, trade promotional strategies in collaboration with cross-functional experts and ensure alignment with the overall brand strategy. Partner with Sales and cross-functional teams to identify the right go-to-market activities to enable excellent execution at-shelf; creates consumer and shopper-centric sell stores for customers.

Translates consumer & customer insights into brand/portfolio building ideas and activities.

Owns development, execution and adherence to brand strategy and positioning across all consumer touchpoints. Leads development and execution of annual integrated marketing campaigns. Leads and manages brand agency relationships, annual scope of work alignments and annual agency reviews.

Innovation/New Products: Accountable for defining and delivering close-in innovation (such as rotations, limited-time offers). New Platforms/Transformative Innovation: Work closely with Innovation and R&D leadership to help develop and qualify new products based on what will resonate most convincingly with consumers and retailers.

Owns annual brand budget process and senior leadership alignment to effectively and efficiently allocate resources to achieve brand objectives.

Develops and directs activities of direct, indirect, and functional reports, including hiring, performance management, and development.