Manager Brand Development

The Home Depot Inc

Atlanta, GA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Benchmarking, Brand Management, Brand Marketing (Branding), Brand Positioning, Brand Strategy, Budget Management, Business Analysis, Business Growth, Business Plan, Business Strategy, Career Development, Category Development, Competitive Analysis/Strategy, Consulting, Cross-Functional, Customer/Client Research, Follow Through, Global Branding, Market Analysis, Market Research, Marketing, Marketing Plan, Marketing Strategy, Merchandising, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pricing, Product Development, Product Engineering, Product Positioning, Product Testing, Project/Program Management, Promotional Products, Remote Team Management, Requirements Management, Retail, Startup, Stock Keeping Unit (SKU), Team Lead/Manager, Trend Analysis, User Documentation, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
30+ days ago

Position Purpose

The primary responsibility is to build equity in The Home Depots Private Brand Portfolio. In addition, this position supports Private Brand growth strategies through all marketing vehicles and business resources representing millions of dollars in Home Depot sales. The Manager - Brand Development is responsible for:

  • Ensuring consistent execution of brand standards through all consumer touch points, brand strategy, product requirements, communication guidelines, and packaging standards in partnership with the Sr. Manager - Brand Development.
  • Leading cross-functional teams to implement these plans across the business.
  • A significant component of the Brand Development Managers job will be to create and implement institutional processes that drive more effective control and execution of Home Depots private brands.
  • Developing and implementing brand-category specific marketing plans.
  • The brand development manager will also serve as a marketing strategy consultant, helping to formulate the companys strategies for seasonal events and merchandising initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Work with Product Development and Engineering teams to develop category-level product requirements appropriate to brand positioning. Drive competitive benchmarking and consumer research as appropriate. Coordinate with international teams to ensure consistent global application of brand strategy and product requirements.

  2. Lead the development of Brand Guides for applicable brand partnering with Sr. Manager - Brand Development for alignment.

Develop integrated marketing plans Internal & External. Lead project initiatives across all elements of the marketing mix interacting with and managing influencing other functions within THD

  1. Apply learnings from consumer insights to support private brand business growth. Participate in store walks and other data gathering opportunities to develop category knowledge and competitive intelligence.

Explore and Apply Learning from Star Ratings Analysis

Explore growth opportunities based on analytics

  1. Partner with PDMs and merchants to complete key business analyses including marketplace business conditions, share trends, competitive assessment, packaging promotional evaluation, product assortment SKU rationalization, pricing sizing analysis, and market research analysis and implications.

Direct Manager

Direct Reports

This role reports to the Sr. Manager of Brand Development.

This position has no direct reports.

Travel Requirements

Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements

Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions, there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions

Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications

Must be eighteen years of age or older.

Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

5 Years classical brand management experience

MBAAgency consultant experience

Start-up experience corporate experience

Retail or home improvement industry experience

This information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by associates in this role. It is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of associates assigned to this role. This description supersedes any previous or outdated descriptions for this role. Management has the right to add or change the duties of the position at any time.

Minimum Education

The knowledge, skills, and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelors degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education

No additional education.

Minimum Years of Work Experience

7

Preferred Years of Work Experience

No additional years of experience.

Minimum Leadership Experience

None

Preferred Leadership Experience

None

Certifications

None

Competencies

Leadership

strategic thinking

initiative and follow-through

conflict resolution

Project management

priority setting

people management

analysis

budget management

Management of cross-functional teams

effective written and verbal communication

About the Company

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The Home Depot Inc

As an essential retailer to the communities we serve, our stores are open and our warehouse distribution centers are running. We’re taking measures to keep our associates safe, including:

  • Providing face coverings and gloves to associates
  • Limiting the number of customers in stores at one time
  • Promoting social and physical distancing practices
  • Implementing additional cleaning measures to sanitize facilities
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Construction - Residential & Commercial/Office
WEBSITE
https://careers.homedepot.com/