Associate Manager, Segment & Innovation Marketing

S. C. Johnson & Son

$80K — $110K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or related field
  • 5+ years of product marketing experience focusing on innovation and portfolio strategy
  • Demonstrated ability to turn customer insights into business solutions
  • Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship
  • Strong communication skills to manage stakeholder relationships

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy and growth plan development for assigned segment
  • Analyze end-user needs and market trends to identify growth opportunities
  • Manage end-to-end innovation processes for new and existing products
  • Create value propositions and messaging in collaboration with cross-functional teams
  • Oversee product portfolio management and lifecycle recommendations
  • Translate strategy into marketing materials and campaign briefs
  • Facilitate segment training to enhance sales and marketing execution
  • Monitor segment performance and recommend actions for growth

Benefits

  • Remote work available once a week after 90 days
  • Full-time, regular business hours
  • Travel opportunities up to 10%
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE ROLE

Join SC Johnson Professional's high-impact marketing team and help drive growth across a diverse portfolio of category-leading brands and solutions, including Skin Care, Industrial, Floor & Surface Care, and trusted brands such as Raid®, Glade®, OFF!®, Windex®, and Ziploc® in the away-from-home marketplace.

In this customer-facing role, you'll partner with customers, distributors, sales teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to develop insight-driven marketing strategies that accelerate growth and deliver measurable business results. This is an exciting opportunity to influence go-to-market execution, strengthen customer relationships, and shape how iconic brands connect with institutional, industrial, and commercial users.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Lead the development and delivery of the strategy and growth plan for an assigned segment, ensuring clear innovation priorities in line with wider North American objectives.
  • Build a strong understanding of end-user needs, market trends, competitor activity and commercial performance to identify growth opportunities and where-to-play/how-to-win choices.
  • Lead the end-to-end innovation process for the assigned segment, working closely with RD&E to identify, prioritize, develop and deliver New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) projects through the stage-gate process in line with business goals.
  • Develop segment-specific value propositions, messaging and claims for innovation and portfolio priorities in partnership with RD&E, Regulatory, Legal and commercial teams.
  • Own the product portfolio for the assigned segment, including portfolio priorities, lifecycle recommendations, mix optimization and support for margin improvement.
  • Translate segment strategy into strategic campaign briefs, messaging frameworks and marketing materials.
  • Support segment training and capability building across sales, marketing and customer teams to drive understanding and consistent execution.
  • Partner closely with local and regional stakeholders to align segment priorities with commercial needs and market opportunities.
  • Monitor segment performance, track key initiatives and recommend actions to improve growth, portfolio performance and market impact.
  • Working cross functionally throughout the organization


REQUIRED EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING
  • Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or related field
  • 5+ years of product marketing experience, with expertise in innovation, new product development, and portfolio strategy, and a demonstrated ability to turn customer insights into business-driving solutions.
  • Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship for full-time employment


PREFERRED EXPERIENCES AND SKILLS
  • Strong technical aptitude: Microsoft Office + Teams + Sharepoint
  • Experience leading innovation and end-to-end NPD/EPD processes within a multi-country or regional environment.
  • Strong analytical skills, with the ability to convert data and insight into clear innovation, portfolio and growth recommendations.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and geographies.
  • Good organizational discipline, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
  • Understanding of customer journeys, campaign development principles and digital performance metrics.


JOB REQUIREMENTS
  • Full-time position, regular business hours, Monday-Friday
  • This role is located at the SC Johnson Professional Corporate Office in Charlotte, NC
  • Remote work available once a week after 90-day onboarding period
  • Domestic relocation is not available for this role
  • Travel up to 10%


Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice as assigned by the Manager. The job description does not constitute a contract of employment and the position remains at-will.

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