Global Brand Innovation Manager (dfm) – Consumer Tissue Household Tissue

Essity is a leading global hygiene and healthcare company. We are committed to improving the quality of life through high-quality hygiene and healthcare solutions. We sell our products and solutions in around 150 countries under many strong brands including the global market leaders TENA and Tork as well as well-known brands such as Jobst Leukoplast Libero Libresse Lotus Nosotras Saba Tempo and Zewa.

We are currently looking for a Global Brand Innovation Manager in the area Consumer Tissue Household Towels.

In this role you work in a marketing and technical partnership to lead prioritized concepts through all stages of the innovation funnel from concept to launch readiness. You cooperate closely with the Global Innovation Director lead markets Market Research R&D Finance and other departments to create a strong eight quarter launch plan to drive company sales growth and reach overall Essity targets.

This position will be located in Munich or Mannheim.

• Support the Global Brand Director in the development and execution of the long-term Household Towel innovation strategy
• Through an in-depth understanding of consumers build unique and compelling concepts based on consumer & customer insights and initiate appropriate market research
• Lead major global innovation projects from idea to implementation
• Work with the Business Groups identify high potential innovations from within Essity or by learning from competitor success and recommend and implement the global roll out
• With the support of the Master Brand team ensure alignment of innovation with brand positioning and strategy. Where relevant contribute to the develop of the launch communications package for your innovation launches ensuring full legal substantiation for product claims
• Gain an excellent knowledge of Essitys manufacturing capabilities within your brands product areas in order to find opportunities for innovation and continuous cost & quality improvement

Even if not all of the following points apply to you we would be happy to get to know you and talk about the possibility of working with you!

• 5 years of brand or product management experience across multiple geographies in a global FMCG environment combined with a university degree in Marketing Customer Marketing Communications or a related field
• Strong Marketing mix skills (incl. leading and successfully launched innovation projects)
• Proven ability to motivate and influence cross-functional teams and various stakeholders combined with entrepreneurial mindset
• Exceptional project leadership communication and collaboration skills
• Comprehensive understanding of business operations and P&L management
• Fluent in English (German Spanish or French is a plus)

The benefits listed refer to the primary location. If you want to start at another location these may vary. This also applies to a non-tariff position.

• Compensation & Benefits
  Compensation according to the Bavarian paper tariff yearly special payment holiday allowance and bonus pension schemes anniversary bonus childcare allowance Corporate Benefits & other employee benefits
• Work-Life-Balance
  Hybrid working model flexible working hours 38h week 30 days of vacation lifetime working time account
• Learning & Development
  Structured onboarding training opportunities such as digital learning platform coaching & mentoring as possible part of individual development plan participation in professional conferences and fairs
• Health & Well-being
  Discounted fitness membership Lease-a-bike health and well-being month mindfulness courses PME Familienservice employee surveys
• Team & Collaboration
  People culture communities & networks co-working spaces leadership guidelines canteen
• Mobility
  Public transport allowance bicycle parking free car parking e-charging stations

At Essity our Beliefs & Behaviours (Care Collaboration Courage and Commitment) is the foundation for our inclusive culture and as such something we are living on an everyday basis. With a purpose of Breaking Barriers to Well-being diversity equity & inclusion is established in our core.

We are committed against discrimination on the basis of color ethnicity migration history religion sex national origin sexual orientation age citizenship status marital status caregiving responsibilities disability chronic illness gender identity gender expression genetic information and other. We explicitly welcome applications from people who are structurally institutionally intersectionally discriminated.

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