THE COMPANY
Westchester, N.Y.- based Premier Brands of America is a privately held manufacturer and marketer of Health & Beauty Aid products serving major food, drug, mass merchant and e-commerce retailers with both private label and branded lines. The company has achieved success for over 50 years through a passion for quality and innovation. Premier is committed to meeting its customers' needs — going the extra mile to provide the products retailers and consumers want. Today, Premier Brands offers more than 150 foot care, first aid and other health & beauty aid products. Our brands include Arm & Hammer Foot Care, new brand Cutter Poison Ivy, and new Amazon-only brands SOS Saver of Skin and EndZone.
Premier is a progressive, dynamic, growth-oriented company. As a second-generation, family-owned and run company, Premier offers a collaborative work environment. A strong work ethic and team chemistry are valued. Premier is a "flat" organization focused on its next high-growth stage through product innovation and channel expansion.
Summary of Position:
The role of the Senior Innovation Manager is to help shape the culture and processes required for innovation to succeed at Premier Brands of America. Insight and an in-depth understanding of our business, planning and managing change, excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills are fundamental blocks of this role. This role sits at the intersection of new product development, brand marketing, consumer research, and project management. The Senior Innovation Manager can solve problems and put the pieces together to create something new, has an entrepreneurial drive, analytical and creative skills, discipline, and mental toughness. We are looking for a dynamic individual with an entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for winning who desires to make a direct impact on an organization without multiple layers of bureaucracy. This hybrid position is based in White Plains, N.Y. (remote Mondays & Fridays).
Duties and Responsibilities:
Lead the NPD/ Innovation function within the Branded Marketing team, taking new product ideas through the corporate Stage Gate process
Collaborate with the Brand Marketing Team to identify consumer white space and ideate new product ideas & modifications for the branded portfolio.
Create New Item Briefs.
Collaborate with Project Management and Regulatory to map out and improve timelines and optimize product formulas and packaging – as well as facilitate clinical studies and consumer perception tests.
Communicate with vendors to initiate projects, request samples, and provide design feedback and modification requests.
Create and manage project timelines to capture key deliverables and deadlines.
Assist Sales with NPD related customer requests, coordinating timelines, cost, volume, pricing and sell sheets.
Work closely with the Art department to issue preliminary product copy, mockup requests and design direction.
Manage market research projects to identify and filter potential new products (e.g., category analysis, competitive product review, consumer reviews, new product concept tests, A&U studies).
Develop marketing collateral such as new product sell sheets and sell in presentations.
Manage project status updates on the Master New Product Development spreadsheet.
Create and maintain detailed spec sheets for each SKU in development.
Present status updates to senior management on a quarterly basis, with smaller monthly updates.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Abilities:
Ability to see areas of opportunity based on consumer trends and need gaps.
Creative, problem-solving mindset, with ability to translate quantitative learnings into product recommendations.
Excellent organization, communication, and follow-through skills.
Keen attention to detail, organized, with the ability to prioritize and execute against deadlines.
Ability to lead and work well within cross-functional teams.
Firm grasp of consumer marketing principles.
Strong sense of accountability and ownership.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $125,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year
Benefits:
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Employee discount
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance
Supplemental pay types:
Bonus opportunities
Application Question(s):
Have you worked with Consumer Packed goods? If so, list the items
Education:
Bachelor's (Required)
Experience:
Consumer packed goods: 5 years (Required)
Project Management: 5 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
White Plains, NY 10601 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in White Plains, NY 10601
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