Brand & Product Manager

Brand & Product Manager

CBU | Naperville | Full Time | Permanent

Wilton is a global heritage brand with a 95-year history in baking and decorating. As part of the Dr. Oetker family, Wilton aspires to be the most influential and successful cake decorating brand, sparking more ways to create sweeter moments both in the kitchen and the workplace. Learn more about Wilton at www.wilton.com.

Description

• Develop and execute annual and long-range brand and product business plans with a total P&L approach encompassing both commercial and operational opportunities to manage objectives, growth and profitability for categories and products.
• Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual business performance analysis utilizing syndicated and panel data to synthesize category, competition, customer, consumer and product performance to support short- and long-term brand and product category plans to make recommendations and lead team to implement opportunistic and/or corrective actions.
• Engage with Sales partners to review strategic account plans as a part of the annual planning process to ensure alignment with brand and product plans.
• Lead the preparation and presentation of internal and external brand presentations.
• Develop deep understanding of owned assortments and products to make consumer-insight backed business decisions.
• Collaborate with Sourcing partners to navigate supplier changes and/or transitions to maintain product performance and consumer relevancy.
• Manage the review process of product line performance, trends, insights and feedback to identify opportunities to promote and grow the business and/or needs to consolidate and rationalize the product line.
• Participate in cross-CBU team strategic projects and analysis as needed to deliver output that is consistent and holistic across the portfolio.
• Support ways of working to improve inter-team and cross-functional collaboration on projects and processes.
• Define the product price, promotion and margin guidelines and manage pricing reviews.
• Own product portfolio budget and assist with budget tracking and reporting
• Develop impactful consumer insights using both external agencies and internal resources to support and inspire short- and long-term brand plans and projects
• Provide brand and product line guidance to the Brand & Community team and agency partners to assist in the development of effective and efficient targeted marketing activation plans.
• Partner with Sales, Brand & Community team, and agency partners to develop shopper marketing programs for key accounts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Equipment

• Bachelor's degree required from a four-year college or university with an emphasis in Marketing, Business or related field.
• Minimum of 3-5 years prior marketing experience. CPG experience preferred.

Instructions

• Team player with good interpersonal skills to lead/coach cross-functional teams.
• Experience being hands-on with a can-do attitude and approach toward navigating opportunities and challenges in a transformative company environment.
• Strong track record in managing brands with experience exercising both general management and marketing fundamentals.
• Experience managing brands and products utilizing brand foundation/brand key and brand architecture/design system to build strategies that delivered business results.
• Possess excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Robust analytical skills essential for market and competitive evaluation, pricing, and product category management.
• Self-starter with effective project management and multi-tasking skills, with ability to prioritize and meet deadlines with acute attention to detail in a cross functional team environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Advanced proficiency in IRI (or Nielsen) for syndicated and panel data.
• Experience briefing marketing agencies for planning, executing, and measuring marketing campaigns.

Baking Conditions

Professional office environment, sedentary in nature.

Routinely use standard office equipment such as (laptop computers, monitors/keyboards, printers, and telephones).

Processes information and communicates effectively with others.

Ability to travel domestically or internationally as needed.

Rewards

Pay Transparency Wage Tier*: III

#LI-Hybrid

Wilton offers great benefits that allow you to manage your well being and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at work. Our comprehensive benefits package includes, for eligible employees: paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and wellness programs. A full list of benefits will be provided to eligible employees at initial offer.

Wilton values an engaging in-person work environment with focus on cross-functional collaboration and problem solving. We also recognize the need for workplace flexibility. This is why Wilton offers a hybrid schedule with the ability to work half a day on Fridays.

• The base pay offered to the successful candidate will be reviewed and determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity. At Wilton, we aim to offer a fair and competitive compensation package tailored to each candidate's unique background and the specific needs of the role. All compensation decisions are made with careful consideration of these factors, and it is not unusual for individuals to be hired at the top wage tier that reflects their education, experience, and the role requirements. Our IL Benefit and Transparency information can be found here (2025-Benefits-and-Pay-Transparency.pdf).

Wilton is an equal employment opportunity employer. We attract and retain the best qualified people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, individuals with disability or veteran status as provided by law. Wilton Industries is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran.

For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance via email at TalentAcquisition@wilton.com.

Contact

Wilton Industries Inc.

Wilton Talent Acquisition Team

800.794.5866

E-mail: TalentAcquisition@wilton.com

www.wilton.com/careers