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Senior Associate Brand Manager

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Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
116K-144K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
116K-144K Annually
Senior level
Leads content, connections, and brand-building strategy for the Poise brand across media, owned platforms, search, social, influencer campaigns, digital commerce, shopper marketing, and retail media. Develops brand stories, analyzes market and consumer trends, oversees digital shelf experiences, creates toolkits and visualizations, and influences cross-functional teams to improve brand equity and market performance.
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Senior Associate Brand Manager

Job Description

Join the team behind iconic brands like Huggies®, Kleenex®, Cottonelle®, Scott®, Kotex®, Poise®, Depend®, and Kimberly-Clark Professional®  At Kimberly-Clark, it’s all here for you—innovation, growth, and the chance to make a real impact. 

You’re not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we’re out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you’ll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you’ll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU. 

About You

In one of our professional roles, you’ll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center. Job responsibilities include:

As a Senior Associate Brand Manager – Content & Connections, you have a talent for recognizing trends, brand building, aiming for bigger goals, and an active interest in keeping up with trends, market needs, and your organization’s competitive standing.  This role is perfect for a strategic thinker with a passion for storytelling, digital excellence, and cross-functional leadership. 

In this role you will report to the Marketing Content & Connections Leader.  You will bring strategic leadership across media, design, and owned platforms to fuel consumer love and brand equity.  In this highly collaborative role, you’ll partner with cross-functional teams – including Business Delivery, Agency Partners, Search & Content, CEX & Digital, Marketing Operations, and Design – to elevate and unify the Poise brand across every touchpoint. 

In this role, you will:

  • Actively participate in the execution of brand commercial programs and oversees owned channel content design strategy and execution.
  • Creates compelling stories and makes sound recommendations about the brand, competitive, category, customer or consumer trends to enhance the brand’s equity and market performance.
  • Use business acumen in conjunction with marketing competency to influence and lead projects cross-functionally.
  • Collaborate across categories, to identify and proactively drive efficient brand building.
  • Actively conduct both basic and in-depth analysis to identify problems, find trends, develop hypothesis, and drive the organization towards decisions to strengthen the brand’s plan.
  • Oversees influencer and paid and organic social campaigns
  • Holistic search strategy: take the reins on both paid and organic search. You’ll work closely with agency and internal teams to develop and execute a unified strategy that ensures Poise is always discoverable and top-of-mind.
  • Benefit visualizations: bring the brand to life through compelling visuals and product demonstrations that educate and inspire.
  • Own end-to-end strategy, toolkits, and execution across shopper marketing and partner with our digital commerce leads to drive the retail plans.
  • Be the architect of our digital shelf. You’ll lead the strategy and execution of product detail pages and brand store experiences that convert interest into loyalty.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to drive more integrated national and retail media plans.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Marketing/Business related field; MBA preferred.
  • 3+ years previous business experience; brand management or digital marketing preferred.
  • Previous marketing internship or full-time experience at a Fortune 500 CPG company.
  • Familiarity with brand development planning, innovation, and creative ideation processes.
  • Experience developing digital marketing strategy and activation plans to deliver effective personalization.
  • Strong analytical knowledge with ability to drive to solutions.
  • Ability to influence and deliver compelling communication.
  • Demonstrated positive energy to effectively represent brand internally and externally.
  • Must be self-driven, not deadline driven.
  • Experience working with cross-functional groups (e.g finance, sales, operations, planning)

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

Total Benefits

We believe that our employees are our greatest asset, and we're committed to providing them with the resources they need to be successful. If you're looking for a rewarding career with a company that cares about its employees, then Kimberly-Clark is the place for you.​

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Here are just a few of the benefits you’d enjoy working in this role for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com​

Flex That Works at Kimberly-Clark
We believe great work happens when people come together with purpose. That’s why we offer a flexible work model that blends remote work with intentional in-person collaboration — helping you connect, grow, and innovate while maintaining the balance you value.

To Be Considered
Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world, which is why we seek to build a workforce that encompasses the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position. 

Employment is subject to verification of local policies.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check. 

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

This role is available for local candidates already authorized to work in the role’s country only. Kimberly-Clark will not provide relocation support for this role.

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Grade 9, grade level and / or compensation may vary based on location/country

 Salary Range: 116,380 – 143,740 USD At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position offers eligibility for a target bonus and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary LocationChicago, IL, USA

Additional Locations

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time

Kimberly-Clark Chicago, Illinois, USA Office

Chicago, United States

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