Brand Innovation Associate

Location(s):

United States of America

City/Cities:

Whitestone

Travel Required:

Relocation Provided:

Job Posting End Date:

October 6, 2024

Shift:

Job Description Summary:

BODYARMOR is a fast paced, dynamic environment where brand builders work together with the goal of becoming the number one sports drink! Extreme passion and teamwork are the essentials of being a successful member of the BODYARMOR team. BODYARMOR builds camaraderie amongst co-workers, and helps develop valuable relationships, with common goals in mind. BODYARMOR exudes an entrepreneurial culture combined with the resources and insight of one of the world’s most iconic companies, The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired BODYARMOR in 2021. This unique environment gives people the ability to go above and beyond expectations, multi-task, meet deadlines, and have fun accomplishing goals.

BODYARMOR is looking for an Innovation Brand Associate to join our team.

The Innovation Brand Associate is responsible for coordinating the strategy, development, and execution of both short-term and long-term innovation across all current and future BODYARMOR and POWERADE platforms. The role of the Innovation Brand Associate involves providing support to the NPD Team across the entire innovation process from inception to execution. Reporting into the Innovation Director, this individual will support a variety of innovation efforts to facilitate the rapid execution of our brands.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for creating data reports (from Nielsen) to help analyze existing categories/brands and create scorecards to track performance of new innovations once in market.
• Assist in managing Innovation Projects for BODYARMOR and POWERADE platforms to deliver both long-term and short-term business innovation objectives
• Lead specific Innovation projects as aligned through manager
• Lead cross functional approve process for all packaging artwork to ensure it is delivered on time to the appropriate vendors, including but not limited to labels, trays, registered shrink, and others
• Develop briefs for Product Development team/vendor future product development across current and future platforms
• Develop Packaging Briefs for new innovation products
• Lead the coordination of presentation inputs for innovation pipeline development as it relates to the Executive NPD Process
• Manage NPD Budget including processing invoices, ensuring on-track monthly planning and acting as lead contact for Corporate Finance Team

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3 years of marketing experience on a focused CPG product(s) (preferably beverage) preferred
• Strong analysis, creative thinking, planning, organizing and problem-solving skills
• Passion for understanding consumer behavior
• Strong attention to detail. Self-starter. Team player.
• Ability to adjust on the fly and thrive in an ever-changing environment
• Ability to travel (~20% of time) by car or plane

Skills:

Pay Range:

$94,700 - $114,600

Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:

We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.