Product Development & Innovation Manager

Posted:
9/19/2024, 9:51:31 AM

Location(s):
Georgia, United States ⋅ Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Experience Level(s):
Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Product

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

COMPANY OVERVIEW
Walker & Company Brands, the maker of BEVEL, is a fast-growing consumer packaged goods (CPG) company that exists to make health and beauty simple for people of color. We do this by designing, developing, and testing products and services specifically tailored to our community’s needs and delivering on the promise of great customer service and an easy, practical shopping experience.  

POSITION SUMMARY
As an Innovation Manager for Walker and Company,  you'll be a key partner in creating exciting new products across the Men's grooming category. You'll lead brainstorming sessions and collaborate across teams to develop disruptive innovation with a strong business case, and you'll see them through from prototype to successful launch in the market. You’ll deep-dive into grooming trends, consumer behaviors, and cultural influences to weave these insights into strategic plans. With your ability to understand what customers want and where trends are heading, you'll turn data into strategy and strategy into new items, cementing BEVEL’s reputation as a leader in male grooming innovation.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS
The candidate selected for this position will be a driven, ambitious thinker who is intellectually curious and has a healthy appetite for trying new things.  This individual must be self-motivated, entrepreneurial, and adept in operating in a fast-growing, performance-driven environment.  The candidate must also be accustomed to working on multiple tasks in parallel and should be a self-starter who excels in finding ways to get things done. The candidate’s core competency must be in execution with speed and excellence.