Brand Development Manager

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business administration or related field (MBA preferred)

Experience and Personal Qualities:

• Minimum 5 years supervisory experience required involving in the recruitment, training, supervision and development of Product Development staff. 
• At least 5-7 years on-hand product development and portfolio management experience in consumer products within the skin and personal-care and/or nutrition supplement categories.
• Proven track record in product innovation and life-cycle management required to lead the tactical aspects of the product development cycle from landscape assessment to concept creation, through product commercialization to end-market launch. Must demonstrate a high level of problem solving, planning and negotiating skill. 
• Must be an active and effective change agent. Be able to learn and navigate through internal processes while always challenging self and partners to work/ think out of the box to deliver desired outcome in a more efficient manner, while maximizing value for the company and our independent beauty consultants.
• Must have a learner personality and continuously improve on skillsets/ knowledge required to perform as role evolves with the changing marketing landscape.
• Excellent communication skills required to establish credibility and form business partnerships with clients locally and globally, to provide clear product/brand positioning, and to exchange information with individuals at various levels of the organization. Must be strong, assertive personality balanced with a respect for others. 
• Must be a strategic thinker with a broad perspective and, at the same time, demonstrate an acute attention to detail and the ability to execute flawlessly. 
• Must have the ability to perform duties under general direction and independently perform assignments with only general criteria for expected results and possess a high level of time and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and tasks
• Travel required up to 15% of for the regional meeting and market study, attend special events like beauty/ nutrition and marketing trend seminars.
• Strong verbal and written skills. Ability to speak/ write professionally in another language (e.g. Mandarin/ Chinese and/ or Spanish) highly preferred
• Relevant international experience in the Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe region preferred.

Company Overview

Looking for a career where you can make a difference? At Mary Kay we are committed to enriching the lives of women and their families around the world, we offer careers with unlimited opportunities to do something beautiful every day. More than 5,000 employees work in locations around the world. They provide the products, marketing and other support to millions of Independent Beauty Consultants (IBCs) who work as independent contractors, selling our products directly to consumers in nearly 40 markets on five continents.

We are a company that believes in our people and cares for them with truly exceptional benefits. We offer:

• A comprehensive health plan which includes medical, dental, and vision with low premiums
• 401(k) plan
• A generous profit-sharing program
• Free access to on-site fitness center and on-site clinic