Innovation Manager

at  SC Johnson Lifestyle Brands

Lifestyle Brands (the LSB) is a growing house of like-minded brands under the SC Johnson umbrella including Method®, Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day®, Babyganics® and Ecover®. Headquartered in San Francisco with additional operations in Chicago and throughout Europe, the LSB is home to 650 employees. Together we act as a force for bold, transformative growth with a focus on delivering positive impact for people and the planet. If you’re into pioneering the future and doing good while doing business, come join us.
The LSB is part of SC Johnson, a family-owned company and leading manufacturer of household cleaning, home storage, air care, pest control and shoe care products, as well as professional products. Originally founded in 1886 and headquartered in Wisconsin, U.S.A., SC Johnson and the Lifestyle Brands division are at work for a better world.
Location: Frimley, UK
Contract type: Permanent
People Leader: EU Innovation Lead
Function: Brand Marketing
Internal Job Title: Senior Associate, Brand Marketing
Please note this position is not eligible for relocation support

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Flexible working hours + compressed week hours (1/2 day off on Fridays)
• ‘Build your own’ learning programme
• Free breakfast & snacks
• 25 days annual holiday + additional days after service
• Pension, Life cover & Health Insurance & income protection
• Volunteering days
• Season ticket loan
• Wellness days
• Free refills of Ecover products

Overview :
This Senior Associate, Innovation role is a critical role in the EU Innovation team to help deliver the robust and exciting innovation agenda for Ecover/Method in Europe. This role will be supporting successful delivery of the overall pipeline but also responsible for leading some key projects for the European business, and will be judged on successful delivery to market.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for development and delivery of critical projects in the EU innovation pipeline. Innovation projects will be a combination of New Product Development and Core Renovation, as well as tactical innovations to help support the overall business delivery.
• This role will have project ownership of some key innovation projects from ideation to launch.
• This role will be responsible for managing a series of projects through stage gate process, delivering recommendations in core meetings
• This role will work closely with our Innovation Analyst to help interpret trends, gaps and identify opportunities for growth
• This role will be key in managing product claims including legal & compliance guidance
• Working closely with the Creative studio, this role will be required to ensure graphics & visual identity are adhered to for new innovation launches
• This role will work closely with Innovation finance to support business case development
• This role will work closely with commercial teams on overall market assessment and forecasting assumptions.

Experience you’ll bring:

• You’ve got strong marketing and FMCG experience
• You have a real passion for driving innovation and pushing boundaries to unlock brand potential.
• You’re comfortable managing projects in a matrix organisation
• You’re a creative thinker and problem solver.
• Your communications credentials are one of your biggest strengths.
• You’re able to prioritise and juggle lots of tasks at the same time with relentless desire for high standards and high attention to detail.
• You are first-rate at pulling together compelling presentations that tell a great story and drive for a win.
• You would love to join the fight against dirty!

About us:
We are the people behind method + Ecover. We’ve always done things differently – we’re fearless thinkers, mad scientists and adventurous designers who believe that making soap leads to brave ideas, bold inventions and beautiful bubbles. We started small but we have big plans to make the world a cleaner, greener, more colourful place. We invite everyone to join us as we pioneer a future where doing business is doing good for all.
Let’s get one thing straight – you’re not coming here to just sell soap, or cleaning products. You’re joining us to move the hearts, souls and minds of others all over the world that see the world differently. We think about cleaning as an act of creative expression, a gesture of rebellion, and, yes, an escape from the normal. We take cleaning seriously – but not ourselves.
Alongside our friends Mrs. Meyer’s clean day and babyganics in the US, we are collectively known as Lifestyle Brands and are part of the SC Johnson family.
Application:
Have you made it this far? If you’re still reading, we think there’s a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here’s the thing, though — research suggests that 60% of women and underrepresented folks might have already talked themselves out of applying. Even if you don’t check every box above, we want to encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes a team stronger — and the stronger our team, the closer we are to delivering our ambition of a clean world revolution!
It’s a big, beautiful, colourful world out there and we should celebrate that. That’s why we’re working hard to be a fully diverse and inclusive place to work. Every day we strive to create an atmosphere where everyone feels valued, listened to, supported and where we can do our best work. Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.
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Inclusion & Diversity
We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.
Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome.
Inclusion & Diversity
We believe that being a team of diverse people with different ideas, views and cultures will help us and our business thrive. We are committed to ensuring everyone who works at the LSB feels that they have a real sense of belonging and that they can show up as who they are, be valued, listened to and supported to do their best possible work.
Sure, there’s always more that can be done. But together with our team, partners, customers and community, we can make everyone welcome

• Responsible for development and delivery of critical projects in the EU innovation pipeline. Innovation projects will be a combination of New Product Development and Core Renovation, as well as tactical innovations to help support the overall business delivery.
• This role will have project ownership of some key innovation projects from ideation to launch.
• This role will be responsible for managing a series of projects through stage gate process, delivering recommendations in core meetings
• This role will work closely with our Innovation Analyst to help interpret trends, gaps and identify opportunities for growth
• This role will be key in managing product claims including legal & compliance guidance
• Working closely with the Creative studio, this role will be required to ensure graphics & visual identity are adhered to for new innovation launches
• This role will work closely with Innovation finance to support business case development
• This role will work closely with commercial teams on overall market assessment and forecasting assumptions