Brand Manager - Olympic Paints & Stains - Full-time

Job Description

PPG Industries’ vision is to continue to be the world’s leading coatings and specialty products company. Through leadership in innovation, sustainability and color, PPG helps customers in industrial, transportation, consumer products, and construction markets and aftermarkets to enhance more surfaces in more ways than does any other company. Founded in 1883, PPG has global headquarters in Pittsburgh and operates in nearly 70 countries around the world. Sales in 2013 were $15.1 billion.

Within our Architectural Coatings business, we produce paints, stains, and specialty coatings under the PPG Pittsburgh® Paints, PPG Olympic® Paints and Stains, and PPG Porter® Paints brands, and service the North American coatings industry across three channels.

PPG has recently completed the acquisition of the AkzoNobel North American Architectural Coatings business. This acquisition provides our newly combined Trade organization a tremendous platform for profitable growth. This acquisition enables us to now operate in 800 retail stores, sell through over 4,000 dealer stores and supply product to large home improvement retailers, such as Lowe's and Home Depot. This acquisition also brings a portfolio of well established brands to PPG such as Glidden, Glidden Professional, Ralph Lauren Paint, Devoe Coatings and Martha Stewart Living paints; Flood, Sikkens and Synteko woodcare products; plus Liquid Nails adhesives and caulks.

The Brand Manager, Olympic Paints & Stains is focused on supporting the development and execution of the Olympic Paint and Stain

Brand for products sold at Lowe’s and other retail locations. A successful candidate is a well-rounded retail or CPG

marketing professional with experience in media, advertising, brand management and public relations.



Key Responibilities Include:

· Strategic Planning: Development of actionable annual and on-going Brand strategies based on consumer insights,

category trends, competitive environment and business needs

· Brand Management: Adherence to Brand & Product positioning and guidelines for all materials developed that

support the Olympic Brand.

· Packaging Development: Development of new and base product labels that are strategically aligned to the Brand

and product positioning

· Promotional Development: Development of Branded business driving promotions to close consumers at pointo of

purchase

· Project Management: Management of the development, production and implementation of Marketing

communications tactics.

· Agency Management (Advertising, Packaging, Media, Social and PR): Management of strategic and day-to-day

agency interactions to ensure communications efforts are aligned with Brand strategy and positioning

· Budgeting: Maximization of budgets by uilizing ROI tools as a measurement of effectiveness and manage all

aspects of the yearly budget.

· Communication: Interfacing, influencing and driving alignment across PPG management team, Brand management

team, Channel Marketing, and other cross functional teams to ensure delivery/execution of channel marketing plans.

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS:

Must have thorough Marketing knowledge, excellent project management skills and be able to manage multiple product related projects at one time. Excellent Communications skills and the ability to work effectively with a sales organization and cross functional teams are required. They must have knowledge of the market place, the ability to think strategically, and strong business acumen.

Experience with the following:
strategic skills; building brands; consumer marketing & media; creative side of marketing; brand positioning; packaging design/working with the agencies; media-TV-digital print;
5 years of Marketing experience and Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or related technical field are required. An advanced Marketing degree or MBA is a plus .

PPG prides itself on the quality of its employees and as such, candidates who receive a job offer will be required to successfully pass a hair drug/toxins test and a background check.

PPG Industries, Inc. offers an opportunity to grow and develop your career in an environment that provides a fulfilling workplace for employees, creates an environment for continuous learning, and embraces the ideas and diversity of others. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. PPG is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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