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Company Description
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company.
We're advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
At Fortune Brands, we're building something big. We're advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We're delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we've transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.
When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.
Explore life at Fortune Brands here.
Job Description
The Commercialization Manager serves as the product marketing lead for new product introductions across the Outdoors portfolio, translating product and business strategy into actionable go-to-market plans. This role owns the development and execution of commercialization plans-including positioning, messaging, audience and channel requirements, launch tactics, content, timelines, budgets, and measures of success. Working cross-functionally with Product, Brand, Channel Marketing, Sales, Creative, Operations, and agency partners, the Commercialization Manager ensures launches are strategically grounded, operationally ready, and executed effectively across B2B and B2C channels.
Position Location: This is a hybrid position based in our world-class Deerfield, IL campus, with flexibility to work from home on Mondays and Fridays. The campus offers vibrant, collaborative workspaces, along with amenities for dining, onsite daycare, fitness, and recreation.
KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as the product marketing lead for assigned new product introductions, working cross-functionally with Product Management, Brand, Channel Marketing, Sales and Operations to translate product strategy into actionable go-to-market plans.
• Develop and document tiered commercialization plans based on the size of the opportunity, business priorities, target audiences, channel requirements and level of launch support needed.
• Lead the timely development and delivery of commercialization assets, including sales enablement materials, product literature, catalogs, packaging, digital content, product imagery and renderings, videos, training materials, customer communications and launch presentations.
• Partner with Project Management and cross-functional teams to establish launch milestones, owners, dependencies and decision points; maintain visibility into commercialization readiness and proactively escalate risks that could affect launch timing, customer readiness or business results.
• Provide strategic direction and actionable briefs to internal creative teams and external agency partners, ensuring deliverables align with approved product positioning, messaging, brand standards and channel requirements. Partner with Product Management and Engineering to translate technical product information and obtain files and specifications required for asset development.
• Partner with the Trade Show team to identify priority product introductions and provide the messaging, imagery, videos, demonstrations and training content needed to support effective launch activation at national shows and customer events.
• Coordinate packaging and artwork development, when required, from initial messaging and design through cross-functional review and final production approval.
• Develop launch budget requirements and manage approved commercialization investments to ensure resources are aligned with launch priorities, forecast expectations and business objectives.
• Manage multiple concurrent commercialization workstreams across brands, product categories and channels, balancing resources and priorities to ensure the highest-impact launches receive the appropriate level of support.
• Conduct post-launch reviews to assess execution, capture cross-functional feedback and identify opportunities to optimize launch support and improve future commercialization processes.

Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in product marketing, commercialization, brand marketing or integrated marketing communications
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite

Desired Experiences:

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional product launches or commercialization initiatives from planning through post-launch evaluation.
• Experience developing product positioning, value propositions, messaging and go-to-market materials for multiple audiences or channels.
• Experience working with external vendors and agency partners for creative deliverables.
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across a matrixed organization.
• Strong project leadership skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent launches, stakeholders, dependencies and deadlines while adapting to changing business priorities.
• Experience working with major home improvement retailers and/or experience in the building products industry is a plus.

Additional Information
COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We're advancing exciting innovations across our portfolio, which includes: Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.
At Fortune Brands, we're building something big. We're advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We're delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we've transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.
When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.
Explore life at Fortune Brands here.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $75,000 USD - $110,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.
At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates' unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.
Fortune Brands is built on industry-leading brands and innovation within the high-growth categories of water, outdoors and security. The Company makes innovative products for residential and commercial environments, with a growing focus on digital solutions and products that add luxury, contribute to safety and enhance sustainability. To learn more, visit our website at fbin.com.
Equal Employment Opportunity
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