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Manage execution of promotional, club pack, and trade customization projects across assigned portfolios. Monitor SKU performance (inventory, service, cost), lead root-cause analysis and corrective actions, coordinate cross-functionally with Supply, Demand Planning, Sales and DC network, and perform SAP/Ariba transactions and vendor order/invoice resolution.

Leads the development, execution, and project management of trade customization programs, including promotional, bonus, CLUB, and make-to-stock items. Manages vendor collaboration, supply planning, finished-goods orders, contracts, bills of materials, inventory reconciliation, cost savings, sustainability initiatives, compliance risks, and governance reporting. Partners with Sales, Marketing, Procurement, Quality Assurance, and other cross-functional teams to deliver supply chain metrics and improve trade customization processes.

Lead US Neostrata brand growth by developing and executing channel (professional and e-commerce) and brand positioning strategies; manage communications, go-to-market plans, product/portfolio strategy, budgeting and financial planning; partner cross-functionally and with international teams to scale brand equity globally.

Lead global brand growth for Maui Moisture by developing multi-year strategies, launching new products, creating go-to-market and media plans, partnering cross-functionally and with regional teams, driving forecasting and insights, and ensuring adaptable global executions to meet sales and profit targets.

Develops and executes corporate, brand, public relations, employee, and executive communications programs in Canada. Responsibilities include media and issues management, internal engagement, agency relationships, stakeholder communications, executive counsel, communications materials, reputation monitoring, storytelling, and campaign measurement. The role partners with global, legal, regulatory, compliance, marketing, and commercial teams while managing complex priorities in a matrix environment.

Leads North American supply planning process excellence, governance, and transformation across SNP, production planning, inventory, and supply planning processes. Owns process roadmaps, future-state design, system deployments, UAT, cutover, hypercare, change management, adoption, KPI tracking, and continuous improvement. Partners with global process owners, technology, supply chain, finance, manufacturing, procurement, and other stakeholders to improve service, cash, and cost outcomes. Develops planning capabilities and manages business process specialists.

Lead Aveeno Body & Hair activation strategy and execution, translate brand priorities into integrated consumer and retailer plans, manage media and agency partners, oversee asset adaptation and NPI activation, own BME budget tracking, support PR/influencer efforts, and manage two media and communications ABMs.

Develop and activate retailer-specific strategies to drive omnichannel growth for assigned brands. Synthesize syndicated and POS data to inform joint business planning, forecasting, innovation, and customer presentations while partnering cross-functionally and mentoring analyst support.

Manage key retail accounts to deliver business plan KPIs (sales, share, POS), develop joint business plans, negotiate agreements, oversee trade investment and forecasting, use analytics to drive growth, and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Lead global Hair category strategy and retail vision, using consumer, shopper, and customer insights to develop scalable brand solutions, retailer activation plans, and shopper toolkits. Partner with regional teams to deploy strategies, integrate insights into innovation and go-to-market plans, and support category capability development. Requires cross-functional collaboration and up to 15% travel.