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Brand Specialist, Private Brands

Imperial Brady is a leading North American distributor and solutions provider for cleaning and facility care, foodservice, and packaging. With more than 13,000 employees and a broad supply chain network, we deliver national scale with local expertise. Built on strong customer relationships and deep industry knowledge, we go beyond distributiondelivering Supplies + Support through expertise, service, and a commitment to making every customer touchpoint a plus.

Full Time Salary: $55,000 to 65,000 per year

Schedule: Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

The Brand Specialist, Private Brands, is an integral part of the Victoria Bay (Private Brands) team, helping to increase brand value, awareness, and market share. This critical support role is primarily responsible for managing the trafficking, review and approvals for custom Victoria Bay packaging art, ensuring it is compliant with our current brand guidelines. This person will work closely with internal and external partners such as purchasing, category management, merchandising, product catalog, master data, supplier partners and more. This role adheres to and promotes Imperial Brady's company's values by performing respective duties that support and contribute to the achievement of the company's goals.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Assist in the development of packaging art to ensure it is accurate and consistent with established brand guidelines.
• Works with graphic designers to review and proof requested packaging art before it is finalized and sent to external partners.
• Review all incoming vendor artwork proofs; provide detailed edits and/or approvals.
• Maintain and file all artwork (released and approved vendor art) in the internal file library for easy reference while keeping the team project management software up to date at all times.
• Maintain product specification data and assets needed for new and existing Victoria Bay products to ensure items are being accurately detailed on all sales and marketing platforms and in internal systems.
• Self-motivated, entrepreneurial mindset with a strong attention to details and remarkable follow-through.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment and handle large volumes of work while adapting to the priorities of the day

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business or related field or relevant industry experience.
• 2+ years of experience in product, category or brand management preferred.
• Knowledge in foodservice disposables and janitorial supplies product categories a plus.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft Office Tools.
• Experience with project management software (such as Trello, Asana, etc.) a plus.
• Experience being flexible with the ability to pivot due to constantly shifting priorities and managing urgent/rush requests.

We offer a dynamic environment for our more than 13,000 employees to work, learn, and grow professionally. We value our people and strive to create rewarding career opportunities by offering competitive salaries and benefits (medical, dental, vision), a 401(k) program with company match, life insurance, a generous paid time off package, educational reimbursement, paid family leave, and adoption assistance. We are excited to invite talented individuals with a passion for excellence to join our team.

Imperial Brady is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history, or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit-based factors.

Our company is a Fair Chance employer, committed to providing opportunities for qualified individuals with past justice system involvement. We believe in assessing candidates based on their skills and experience. A conditional offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background check, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

MASSACHUSETTS APPLICANTS:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.