Assistant Brand Manager, S.TAC

Assistant Brand Manager – S.TAC

• Grade: L2

Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over-The-Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally.​

Our mission: to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be for over half a billion consumers worldwide.​

At the core of this mission is our 100+ loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and four specialized science and innovation development centers. ​

Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan.​

B Corp certified in multiple markets, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet.​

Find out more about our mission to bring health in your hands at www.opella.com.​

About The Job

Our Team:

As the Assistant Brand Manager for S.TAC manages marketing activities of an assigned brand either with supervision by a brand manager or with delegated accountability from the S.TAC brand lead.  The projects can include a whole range of marketing activities or some parts of them: new product development, brand strategy development, promotion activities such as advertising development, annual brand plan development, and management.  It is expected to collaborate with and potentially lead a functional brand team of R&D, regulatory, medical, trade & shipper marketing, finance, etc.   It is expected that his/her activities meet the brand strategy and achieve the annual budget (P&L) and mid-ling term plan.

Main Responsibilities:

Core Brand/Business Activity:

Take Responsibility For Assigned Projects:

• mid-long term brand visions, goals, objectives, and strategy.
• Annual budget – sales and profit.
• Brand activities internally and externally.
• Brand marketing plans to grow the business.    
• Sales results – drives a multi-function team.   
• Product concepts - proposition and claims.
• NPD management -  scheduling, forecasting, internal approval, etc.  
• Consumer research to define the project direction.
• Contribution to the team and division:

Brand Management:

Take Responsibility For Assigned Projects:

Npd (New Product Development):

Take Responsibility For Assigned Projects:

• Package Design.

Take Responsibility For Assigned Projects:

Team Collaboration:

• Leadership on a brand team, including B&I marketing, B&I shopper marketing, IPD (Innovation Planning and Development), and others.

• Organization Process:

• Lead and facilitate cross-functional projects to improve operational efficiency and capability.

Management and Economic Magnitude

Organizational Structure

Direct reports:  0         

Total reports: 0 

Comments: Depending on your level, an Associate Brand manager is expected to support the brand manager in delivering results or to lead a cross-functional team on assigned brand projects, managing internal and external resources such as agencies.

Resources

• Business/function-specific measures:  sales, profit (P/L), market sales, and share
• Interfaces (e.g., with other functions or business units)
• Customer Hub (Sales/Trade), IPD (R&D), Medical Hub, Regulatory, SCM, CHC management, Global Strategic Marketing.

About You

Experience:

• Project Management

• Marketing management –analysis, strategy, consumer communication planning

​Soft Skills:

• Leadership and team management

• Agile And Independent

Technical Skills:

• Critical Thinking

• Problem-Solving

• Creativity

• Effective Communication -verbal and written
• accounting basics, basic statistics

Education:

• Academic education, preferably business administration
• Preferably in Marketing, Psychology, Behavior Science, Economics, or a related educational background.

Languages:

The ideal candidate for this position must be fluent in both English and Japanese, as they will be required to communicate effectively in a business setting in Japan and with regional stakeholders and participate in global business interactions.

Why Us?

At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.

We Are Challengers.

We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:

• All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
• Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
• Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.

Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.

Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.

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