Senior Innovation Manager

Role Description

We’re on the hunt for someone who can execute the innovation strategy and can get things done! This is a pivotal role to chart OLLY’s growth for the next decade. This role sits at the intersection of cutting-edge breakthrough trends, consumer insight/foresight, and science/technology. The senior innovation manager will execute the short & long-term innovation strategy for OLLY to disrupt and win in the health, wellness, and beauty space. This individual will be super collaborative, analytical, curious, and constantly on top of trends. You’ll have cross-segment platform ownership of the innovation funnel. You’ll be responsible for managing a pipeline of innovations and stage gates, landing new products in market, and maximizing innovation-led growth for OLLY. This role reports into the VP of Brand Strategy & Innovation.

Qualifications

• 5 – 12 years of brand experience in innovation and strategy within the CPG industry
• Proven experience in creating new markets, new categories, and launching disruptive innovation year on year
• A fast and flexible team member who jumps on new opportunities and has a natural aptitude for collaboration across functions
• Solid analytical skills and experience working with syndicated data such as IRI Unify
• Ability to translate data into insights for actionable growth
• Knowledge and experience in working with all customer channels (including e-commerce)
• You can effectively story tell in PowerPoint and analyze data clearly in Excel
• Energy, passion, and a strong desire to build a transformational brand in today’s marketplace
• Dedicated people leader, who can develop and teach
• MBA preferred, but not required

Requirements

• Execute the innovation strategy by launching a disruptive innovation funnel 2027 – 2030+ across big bets & base line extensions
• Manage the pipeline of projects, move projects through stage gates, commercialize and launch the innovations year on year for national and custom retail partners
• Deliver innovation that sticks - identify, explore, and drive white space innovation in partnership with the VP and x-functionals
• Input into the Innovation Strategy as a core team member
• Help create innovation and category stories for strategic customers across brick and mortar and ecommerce
• Partner with Brand Strategy, Marketing, Insights & Finance & eCom to create innovations that deliver on all business goals
• Influence the broader Brand team on long-term brand & innovation strategy and identify key growth accelerators
• Contribute to our culture and make life at Camp OLLY better for us all

Benefits

• An opportunity to work with an intelligent, inspiring, and extraordinarily fun team
• We pay 100% of the premiums for employee-only medical, dental + orthodontics, and vision insurance
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits
• Annual Bonus
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match
• Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends
• Free product
• And much more!

Company Description

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast-growing companies in the Vitamins, Minerals, and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants, and future acquisitions to come! This position's home company is OLLY.