Category Innovation Manager (Hybrid) - GP PRO

Your Job

Would you like to play an integral part in shaping the future of the washroom experience? GP PRO is currently looking for a Category Innovation Manager to support our Washroom Categories (Towel, Tissue, Skincare, and Wipers). You will be responsible for driving front-end innovation and commercialization efforts that help deliver against our 5-year innovation roadmap. You will also play an integral part in fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration across the organization.

Our Team:

The GP PRO Category Innovation Team grounds ourselves in competitive knowledge, market trends, & customer insights to help develop and execute our innovation roadmaps. We do so in collaboration with our category, marketing research & insights, sales, IT, and technical capability partners. We are a creative and entrepreneurial team of individuals that leverage our complimentary skills and experience to build robust innovation roadmaps that will sustain our Innovation Market Leader status. As the manager of the team, my approach is to enable alignment of high value opportunities with your capabilities and career development goals so you can succeed and help achieve our goals as a team and business. We are stronger together and are looking for you to help us grow!

This position is based in Atlanta (Hybrid work schedule - 3 days in office; 2 remote)

What You Will Do

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to execute against our washroom innovation strategy and 5-year roadmap
• Actively represent the business by helping to ensure the viability of each innovation project, drive timely decisions and be accountable for launch timelines; be able to leverage and action against data to determine long-term viability of an idea / project
• Partner with technical, industrial design, and market research organizations to drive experimental development initiatives that action against our insights / prioritized opportunity areas and further differentiate GP PRO in the market and maintain market leadership; be able to coordinate and facilitate design thinking and other innovation driven workshops to generate and prioritize ideas
• Partner with category, technical, marketing, and sales stakeholders to commercialize innovation projects in a timely, effective, and profitable manner
• Help identify other opportunities for long-term differentiation; be able to succinctly pitch and gather support for proposed opportunities
• Actively champion an experimental and innovation mindset across the organization

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 3+ years of experience in category/product management/brand management, project management, market research, or related field
• Willing to travel 25% of the time

What Will Put You Ahead

• 3+ years of experience product development or innovation function (front-end innovation, experimental development, or commercialization)
• Experience innovation process (e.g. gathering / translating insights into viable ideas, design thinking, framing up experiments, etc.)
• Experience leading complex projects; Strong critical, economic thinking, and problem solving skills
• Experience with front-end & ambiguous work

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: http://www.kochcareers.com/doc/Everify.pdf

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