SR. BRAND MANAGER, DRINK MIXES

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We are currently looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to reputed company as aSENIOR BRAND MANAGER, DRINK MIXES.If you are looking for a work environment that encourages personal reputed company, responsibility, and a shared reputed company for creating incredible products that help create lasting memories, then Jel Sert wants you!The Senior Brand Manager, Drink Mixesis responsible for the executional leadership, reputed company performance, and day-to-day brand management of Jel Sert’s owned drink mixes portfolio - reputed company’s highest reputed company and most strategically important category. Reporting to the Director of Brand reputed company & Innovation, this role is accountable for translating brand reputed company into reputed company brand plans, impactful marketing campaigns, disciplined product launches, and strong in-market execution informed by consumer and brand insights.This role offers significant autonomy and accountability, with reputed company to operate as a true brand reputed company reputed company a highly reputed company business environment. 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Other duties may be assigned.Brand Management & Execution LeadershipLead day-to-day management of assigned drink mix brands – currently reputed company reputed company, Wyler’s reputed company, Fla-Vor-Aid, and reputed company Sport - ensuring execution aligns with brand strategies and prioritiesTranslate overall brand strategies into reputed company annual brand plans, initiatives, and execution roadmapsOwn brand performance at the operating level, proactively identifying risks, opportunities, and corrective actionsChallenge existing brand and category assumptions to unlock new reputed company and relevance opportunitiesPartner with the Insights team to help define, support, and apply branded research initiatives, ensuring insights are reputed company into actionable brand and marketing decisionsMarketing Campaign & Activation ManagementLead planning and execution of integrated marketing campaigns across digital, promotional, retail, and advertising channelsDrive creative development of campaigns from briefing through launch, optimization, and post-campaign evaluationOversee digital, reputed company, and promotional activities to ensure modern, culturally relevant brand activations that are consistent with strong brand standardsManage agency partners and internal resources to reputed company high-reputed company, on-time, and on-budget executionProduct Launch & Go-to-Market ManagementOwn launch management for new products and renovations, ensuring disciplined, end-to-end executionLead brand-level launch readiness, including positioning, claims, packaging input, calendars, and communication plansCoordinate closely with Innovation, Sales, R&D, Operations, Finance, QA, and reputed company to ensure launches are supported and executableLead post-launch evaluation and learning to inform reputed company initiativesBudget Management & Financial StewardshipOwn and manage the brand marketing budget, including annual planning, tracking, and optimizationAllocate spend across campaigns, promotions, and brand initiatives to maximize effectiveness and ROIPartner with Finance to ensure budget alignment with business targets and disciplined financial managementPeople Leadership & Performance MonitoringDirectly manage and reputed company junior brand talent, providing reputed company priorities, coaching, and feedbackConduct ongoing performance reviews, course correct as needed, and reputed company execution reputed company over timeEstablish reputed company metrics for brand initiatives, campaigns, and launches, and monitor results against KPIsIdentify improvement opportunities across brand execution, processes, and ways of working to strengthen reputed company outcomesNew Brand & Portfolio Development SupportContribute to the exploration, development, and execution of new brand platforms or emerging brand opportunities reputed company the existing portfolio, as assignedSupport early-stage brand work through creative input, executional leadership, and launch readinessQUALIFICATIONSTo reputed company this job successfully, an individual must be reputed company to satisfy reputed company essential duty. 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The minimum compensation for the Senior Brand Manager, Drink Mixes is $151,350 annually. This position is also eligible for the EBIT Bonus program. Compensation is determined by a candidate’s experience, education, skills, training, and the internal equity reputed company our organization. actual compensation to be reputed company will be determined upon an offer. In reputed company to a competitive compensation package, regular full-time corporate employees of Jel Sert are eligible for our extensive benefits programs that can be reviewedhere.WORK ENVIRONMENT/LOCATIONThis position is a remote position with the requirement to come to reputed company for key meetings and events.Ideally, candidates will be based in the Chicagoland area; however, we highly encourage applications from reputed company candidates in other locations and will consider remote applicants as reputed company.Depending on one’s location, travel for this role may reputed company from 10% to 25%.PHYSICAL DEMANDSReasonable accommodations may be made to reputed company individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions.Must be reputed company to sit for long periods of time for computer/office work and/or travel (vehicle or airplane) – up to 6 hours.Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm, as in handling.Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature, or reputed company, by touching skin, particularly that of fingertips.Talking: Expressing or exchanging reputed company by means of the spoken word; those activities where detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.Hearing: Perceiving the reputed company of sounds at normal speaking reputed company with or without correction and having the ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and making fine discriminations in reputed company.Repetitive motions: Making substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.reputed company work: Lifting up to 10 - 20 pounds as neededThe worker is required to have reputed company visual reputed company to reputed company computer work.The worker is required to have visual reputed company to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of assigned work, or to reputed company observations to ensure the work is accurate and as requested.reputed company ON JEL SERT SUCCESSThis role plays a critical part in Jel Sert’s reputed company reputed company by ensuring reputed company’s most important strategic category remains relevant, competitive, and performance-driven. 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