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Senior Associate Brand Manager - Goodnites

Kimberly-Clark

Chicago, IL
Full Time
Mid Level
116k-144k
about 1 month ago

Job Description

About the Role

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. As a Senior Associate Brand Manager, you have a talent for recognizing trends and aiming for bigger goals, and an active interest in keeping up with trends, market needs, and your organization's competitive standing. This role is a marketer accountable for in-year business planning and marketing execution for the Goodnites business in the United States. The Senior Associate Brand Manager leads key initiatives related to marketing planning & execution for the brand, as well as overall execution and results delivery for the Baby & Child Care business unit. This role reports to the Goodnites Senior Brand Manager and collaborates with insights & analytics, customer development, agency partners, sales planning, Research & Development, and product supply teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide project and/or marketing leadership on key initiatives to help sustainably grow the brand's marketplace position (e.g. new product launches, pricing initiatives, etc.)
  • Execute annual ABP and marketing plans that deliver financial objectives and align with brand strategies.
  • Analyze consumer data, market share and sales reports to understand brand performance, product health and to track progress against marketing initiatives and return on investment analysis for marketing program.
  • Create compelling stories and make sound recommendations about the brand, competitive, category, customer or consumer trends to enhance the brand's equity and market performance.
  • Develop and implement distribution, packaging, shelving and merchandising strategies and plans.
  • Use business acumen in conjunction with marketing competency to influence and lead projects cross-functionally.
  • Identify and develop relevant consumer and/or shopper insights.
  • Collaborate across categories, to identify and proactively drive efficient brand building.
  • Actively conduct both basic and in-depth analysis to identify problems, find trends, develop hypotheses, and drive the organization towards decisions to strengthen the brand's plan.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Business related field; MBA preferred.
  • 3+ years previous business experience; brand management or digital marketing preferred.
  • Previous full-time experience at a Fortune 500 CPG company.
  • Familiarity with brand development planning, innovation, and creative ideation processes.
  • Strong analytical knowledge with ability to drive to solutions.
  • Ability to influence and deliver compelling communication.
  • Demonstrated positive energy to effectively represent brand internally and externally.
  • Must be self-driven, not deadline driven.
  • Experience working with cross-functional groups (e.g., finance, sales, operations, planning).

Nice to Have

  • Experience with digital marketing.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing/Business related field.
  • MBA preferred.

Benefits & Perks

  • Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions.
  • Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.
  • Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.
  • Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.
  • Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

Working at Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark is founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, committed to driving innovation, growth, and impact. The company values sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development. It fosters a performance culture fueled by authentic caring, mutual respect, and human dignity. Kimberly-Clark promotes diversity and inclusion, supporting in-country relocation and offering flexible work arrangements to empower employees to have purposeful time in the office and work remotely as needed.

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Job Details

Posted AtAug 8, 2025
Job CategoryBrand Marketing
Salary116k-144k
Job TypeFull Time
Work ModeHybrid
ExperienceMid Level

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About Kimberly-Clark

Website

kimberly-clark.com

Location

Chicago, IL

Industry

Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing

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