Description

BRAND MANAGER
Fulltime, Permanent

Location: GTA (Occasional travel for audits, and a National Meeting trip to the USA once a year)
Hours: 8am to 4pm or 8:30am to 4:30pm or 9am-5pm (client has flexibility on hours)
Salary: 80K – 90K + Up to 25% Bonus

Company:

Our client is a worldwide leader in consumer products. Due to this continued growth, they are looking to add a talented Brand Manager to their team of professionals.

Job Purpose:
Help create and execute the strategies and marketing plans for industry leading brands by driving revenue, share and profit growth for the company.

Department: Marketing

Reports to: Director of Marketing, R&D; and Regulatory

Perks:

- Full medical coverage (including spouse/children) 100% coverage from Day 1
- Pension after 1 year
- Competitive company in the market
- Fitness subsidies!!
- After one year the company has a program where candidates can use the company Cottage for one week (2 cottages north of Toronto)

- Casual dress code policy
- 2 weeks’ vacation and 2 weeks of sick/personal days
- Excellent training
- Family working atmosphere
- Extremely stable company

Responsibilities

- Create and lead execution of brand plans and strategies, both short and long term.
- Drive innovation within the category of brands, leveraging US initiatives.
- Drive Profitable New Product Initiatives and platform ideation.
- Perform category, competitive, customer and self-brand situation analysis of trends and results,
- documenting implications to the business.
- Lead all packaging activities for brands managed.
- Represent brands in line-reviews and in sales presentations to retail partners.
- Help develop creative briefs and brand creative and consumer communications, including advertising
- promotions and other consumer communications.




- Devise Brand Promotions, working closely with sales team to meet and exceed customers’ needs and
- Track and monitor product performance, including POS reports, profitability, distribution, and consumer
- Lead product education within the organization, including developing webinars, sell sheets, brochures, and
- product knowledge sessions.
- Lead and participate in special projects as required based on corporate goals.

Skills Required

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

- Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills

- Excellent negotiation and project management skills

- Strong presentation and facilitation skills

- Excellent organizational and time management skills

- Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of an organization

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

- Robust interpersonal and relationship-building skills

Qualifications

- Results-oriented professional with a demonstrated history of high performance

- Strong customer-focused approach

- Reliable, adaptable, and diligent work ethic

- Proven ability to lead initiatives and make sound business decisions

- Ability to collaborate effectively across departments and organizational levels

- Demonstrated ability to manage projects and deliver results

Experience Requirements

- Minimum of 5–7 years of experience in brand management, preferably within the retail industry

- Previous marketing experience is essential

- Experience in Hardlines, Paint and Coatings, Retail, and/or Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) is considered an asset

Education Requirements

- Bachelor's degree or post-secondary education in Business Management with a focus on Marketing

- Equivalent relevant professional experience may also be considered

📌 Brand Manager (Toronto)
🏢 Beyond Bilingual
📍 Toronto