Group Brand Manager - ACUVUE Portfolio | Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Vision (Fixed Term Contract)

Description:

Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Vision is seeking a Group Brand Manager | ACUVUE Portfolio (Fixed Term Contract) based in Wokingham, Berkshire. (The office will relocate to Maidenhead in 2026)

Who are we?

At Johnson & Johnson MedTech, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at https://www.jnj.com

Johnson & Johnson MedTech | Vision

We are united in our aspiration to partner with eye care professionals and help more people around the world preserve and restore sight for life. Eyesight is undervalued and undertreated—and we believe that it is our responsibility to help change this. Our vision is to help people see better, connect better, live better. Our mission is to bring science and sense of sight to life through world-class innovation and customer experience. The portfolio at Johnson & Johnson Vision includes the bestselling contact lens brand in the world, ACUVUE, plus consumer eye health solutions, dry eye treatments, refractive (Lasik) and cataract products. https://jjvision.com

Purpose of the role

This role is within the UK/IRE marketing team for JJV, a small but lively team. You will be one of a number of marketers working on the ACUVUE brand (contact lenses). You’ll be responsible managing the overall ACUVUE product portfolio, and report into the Head of Marketing with direct line responsibility for a Portfolio Brand Manager.

What to expect:

• Full accountability for Portfolio strategy, support and performance, including both strategic and executional aspects:
• Full accountability to deliver in year NTS/ share targets
• Ownership of the creation, shaping and execution of the strategic portfolio business plans (both in year and longer term)
• Driving the growth of the ACUVUE portfolio across the UK and Ireland
• Analysing health of business (sales, share, wearers. Analysis, insights and implications)
• Ensuring a competitive and customer focus including identifying the right source of volume to drive sustainable growth
• Managing the portfolio of brands in different product lifecycle stages with significant commercial focus, opportunities to turn around/reshape a brand, manage discontinuation, plan NPD introductions
• Lead development of all product specific comms & content for professionals and customers including through sales force sales cycles (“POAs”). Act as a consultant on product-specific comms to consumers
• Lead portfolio pricing strategy (cost pricing and recommended retail pricing)
• Opportunity to serve as one of the leading global markets in the development of new and ongoing initiatives.
• You will have experience developing and activating content & communication plans and a deep understanding of customer and retailer requirements for both consumers and professionals
• Experience of developing a team coupled with strong analytical and influencing skills, and known to work as self-directed decision-maker
• Line Management responsibility for at least one direct report (Brand Manager level or above). Coach and support direct report in the competencies outlined for their job level.
  
  

Who will you be working with:

The marketing team work closely with Professional Affairs, Key Accounts, and the Salesforce management team in the UK/IRE business. A strong customer (retailer) focus is an essential part of how we do business and you’ll also be part of a cross functional team specific to a leading UK customer to drive excellence in customer activation.

The role also involves working closely with the EMA marketing team on a UK lead market basis.

Qualifications:

Who are we looking for?

• A professional &/or consumer marketing background, with experience in brand management, strategy development and deployment, and strong background of meeting deliverables.
• The ability to form relationships and influence stakeholders, manage complexity and perform effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Strong influencing skills - communicate clearly with strong impact and excel in leading teams.
• Commercial understanding of P&L and financials
• Can do positive attitude, with the ability to work in a collaborative way and identify creative solutions to challenges
• Able to analyze data quickly and infer insights to act and move forward. The ability to master complexity
• Proactive and results driven. Enjoys bringing new ideas to the table & holds others accountable
• Creates a sense of urgency for direct reports & team members to meet objectives
• Strong Interpersonal skills and collaborative style, able to work with multiple stakeholders simultaneously and influence them
• A strategic thinker that’s comfortable with ambiguity and adapting to change
• The ability to operate independently with a high level of accountability and visibility to senior management
  
  

What type of mark will YOU make?

By joining Johnson & Johnson MedTech you will find boundless opportunities to craft your path & amplify your impact inside & outside our walls. And with our commitment to be the world’s healthiest workforce you can strengthen your body as well and your mind. When you work at Johnson & Johnson you can touch over a Billion lives worldwide every day. And when you apply your talent to our collective purpose there’s no end to the lasting impact we can make together. And that changes everything.

What’s in it for YOU?

It’s important to us that you feel you can bring your whole self to work; at Johnson & Johnson we provide an environment for you to fulfil your career aspirations as well as promoting your physical and mental wellbeing. As part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package as well as benefits that can be tailored to what is valuable to you throughout different stages of your life. Examples of this include online Digital GP, private healthcare, Retail Vouchers.