Product Management Specialist

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CHURCH & DWIGHT CANADA

THE COMPANY:
Church & Dwight Canada is a Consumer Packaged Goods company with over 40 leading brands in the Personal Care, Household and OTC categories. Listed on the S&P 500, most of C&D’s brands occupy a #1 or #2 share position.

Its signature brand is the Arm & Hammer family of products that include baking soda, laundry detergent, dental care (toothpaste and Spinbrush) and cat litter. Other well-known and successful Church & Dwight brands include Trojan, First Response, OxiClean, Batiste, Nair, Gravol, Rub A535, Orajel, Replens, Vitafusion and L’il Critters, Viviscal Hair Growth System, Toppik Hair Building Fibers, Anusol Hemorrhoid treatments, Waterpik, Flawless, Therabreath and Hero Cosmetics.

THE POSITION: Product Management Specialist

This position reports to the Brand Director and supports all brands within the OTC & Women’s Health portfolio.

This position will also:

- Lead local artwork development and packaging adaptation for the total OTC and Women’s Health portfolio, leveraging global style guides (e.g. renderings, sales samples, products, and displays). Identify and leverage competitive claims, trends and consumer feedback to provide actionable recommendations.
- Complete forms required to flow items through the materials data management process and own the asset management for their brands (product images, sales samples, product samples, consumer materials, etc)
- Work closely with local partner agencies to contribute and on occasion lead the development of consumer and trade communications, including videos/image assets, website development, in-store programs, legally approved copy, e-commerce content etc. Liaise with legal and R&D teams to work through regulatory, legal, copy and creative feedback and propose recommendations and solutions.
- Support Marketing Managers in the execution of specific marketing activities (e.g. consumer and trade promotion activities, special packs, sampling, PR programs, displays, direct marketing, etc.)
- Assist in the development of the brand’s integrated marketing plan. Help execute the integrated marketing plan, ensuring consistency with brand strategy and brand communication plan.
- Support quarterly market data analysis using Nielsen and IQVIA data and bring actionable insights.
- Other administrative duties as required (legal routings, purchasing and sample orders, tracking documents, couriers, meeting coordination, international requests)

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

- University Degree in a related field or the equivalent
- Minimum of 1 year of marketing and/or project management related experience, ideally in a CPG environment
- Capacity to plan, lead and execute complex projects with multiple stakeholders
- Demonstrated understanding and experience in the standard marketing mix
- Understanding of how daily activities can impact financials metrics. Possesses pride in contributing to corporate objectives
- Has a sense of urgency and the ability to motivate others in cross functional teams to deliver on objectives and deadlines
- Keen attention to detail and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, while delivering quality results
- Flexibility and ability to suggest quickly and proactively corrective actions/solutions as well as to deal with ambiguity and change
- Ability to work independently and meet deadlines with limited supervision
- Accepts accountability and understands the impact deliverables have
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Teams
- Bilingual (E/F) not mandatory, but an asset