The Associate Brand Manager will manage the product development roadmap from concept to shelf and coordinate cross-functional processes between R&D, Ops, and Regulatory. They will also support brand activation, monitor market trends, and provide the sales team with necessary tools for retail success.
Description
We're hiring our first Associate Brand Manager — a commercially rigorous, analytically sharp operator that has creative, strategic ideas and can execute flawlessly. You'll work directly with the Director of Brand & Innovation and own the connective tissue that holds our brand, sales, innovation, activation and commercialization work together.
Why OM?
At OM, we're on a mission to bring the power of functional mushrooms to people everywhere. As a leader in the wellness industry, we combine science, innovation, and nature to create products that support healthier lives. Joining OM means becoming part of a passionate, collaborative team where your contributions make a direct impact on our growth, our customers, and the future of the category.
- Business management and planning — understand the trends and translate them into decisions
- Innovation, NPD pipeline and P&L support — help manage and advance the product development roadmap from concept to shelf
- Commercialization — own the cross-functional process that gets new products to market on time and on brief
- Packaging development — manage design and regulatory review cycles with precision
- Cross-functional coordination — serve as the connective tissue between R&D, Regulatory, Ops, and external partners
- Support brand activation & innovation launch planning with the Digital Marketing Manager
- Retailer & sales support — arm the sales team with the tools and materials they need to win at shelf
- Help monitor competitive activity and performance and market trends and action against these insights
Requirements
- 3–5 years of CPG brand management experience; DTC, health, wellness, or food background strongly preferred
- Exceptional project manager
- Naturally cross-functional — you earn trust fast and know how to get things done
- Gap spotter — you notice what's missing before anyone asks, and you show up with a point of view on how to fix it
- Analytically strong — you're comfortable in the data and can translate findings into a clear action plan
- Builder mindset — you've worked in an entrepreneurial environment before and thrived
- Proven launch track record — you've successfully taken an innovation from brief to market and can walk us through how
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation and bonus opportunities
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- 401(k) with Company Safe Harbor Contribution
- Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, and Sick Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Company-Paid Life and Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional development and career growth opportunities
- Employee discounts on OM products