Assistant Brand Manager – Innovation

Division Information

The Home \& Garden business unit of Spectrum Brands is based in St. Louis, Missouri with distribution, manufacturing and sales offices throughout the US and globe. We are a leading supplier of consumer products nationally for the home, lawn and garden, insect and weed control markets. We deliver groundbreaking products of exceptional value and top\-notch quality to consumers with our well\-recognized brands including Spectracide®, Hot Shot®, Cutter®, Repel®, Black Flag®, Garden Safe®, EcoLogic® and Liquid Fence®.

Job Summary

The Assistant Brand Manager (ABM) supports the product, brand, and business management activities across the portfolio. This role focuses on execution, coordination, and analysis—helping drive product performance through cross functional partnership, foundational product management work, and data informed decision support. The ABM assists in business planning, product lifecycle management, digital readiness, and commercialization activities under the guidance of the Product Manager.

Primary Duties \& Responsibilities Product \& Innovation Support (60%)

• Contribute to and support comprehensive short and long\-term strategic plans.
• Support execution of plans that deliver net sales and profit growth for assigned product lines.
• Assist in the development overall vision for product pipeline, development strategies and product portfolio mix.
• Learn and apply management and development from inception to discontinuance for assigned products.
• Work with Category Management and Sales to proactively monitor competitive product and pricing activity, and recommend strategic and tactical actions to achieve objectives
• support the development and execution of annual marketing plans, preferably including advertising, media and consumer promotion planning.
• Exposure to consumer research methodologies is a plus of consumer research methodologies.

Cross\-Functional Collaboration (20%)

• Collaborate directly with Brand Marketing, Sales and Category teams in the development and execution of high\-quality, insights\-driven, retailer or channel specific solutions that link to brand strategies.
• Partner with Consumer Insights to build research and learning plan for actionable insights, innovation strategy, new product commercialization, and go\-to\-market strategies
• Support and drive cross\-functional project teams to execute new product launches, product renovations or specification changes, packaging design, artwork approvals, SKU and materials management and financial feasibility exercises
• Help represent the assigned brand portfolio for all key constituencies, including sales, R\&D, regulatory, operations and finance
• Support alignment activities in partnership with the Product Manager and key commercial stakeholders.

Business and Financial Support (20%)

• Assists with the marketing spending budget marketing spending budget and report on spending results
• Has assisted in the development of new and existing item pricing strategies and product P\&Ls
• Support collaboration with cross‑functional partners and driving alignment across the organization.

Education and Experience Profile

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Management, or related field required.
• 2–3 years of experience in marketing, product management, innovation, brand, or a related business role preferred.
• Exposure to new product development processes, cross functional project work, or consumer insights is a plus.
• MBA preferred.

Required Skills

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills; comfortable working with data.
• Basic financial acumen and interest in learning P\&L fundamentals.
• Familiarity with tools such as Power BI, Nielsen, Numerator, Excel, and project management software.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across functions.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• Self‑motivated, curious, and eager to learn.
• Strong consumer and market orientation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Work Environment

• Working conditions are normal for an office environment.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this job/classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Spectrum Brands is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Job Reference: US19913