Brand Manager, Sealy

Tempur Sealy. Iconic brands. Storied history. Industry-leading innovation.
Tempur Sealy is committed to improving the sleep of more people, every night, all around the world. As a leading designer, manufacturer, distributor, and retailer of bedding products worldwide, we know how crucial a good night of sleep is to overall health and wellness. Utilizing over a century of knowledge and industry-leading innovation, we deliver award-winning products that provide breakthrough sleep solutions to consumers in over 100 countries. Our highly recognized brands include Tempur-Pedic®, Sealy® and Stearns & Foster®. We hire people who have a passion for helping others find their best night’s sleep. No matter what stage of your career, you can build your future at Tempur Sealy!

OUR COMPANY OFFERS GREAT BENEFITS, INCLUDING:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Competitive Medical, Dental & other wellness programs
• Disability and Life Company Paid
• Retirement Plan Options
• Generous Employee Purchase Discounts  

Pay Range: $110,000 - $140,000

This role has a joint responsibility for leading the Sealy Posturepedic product portfolio as well as managing the Traditional Sales Channel for the Sealy brand. The Traditional Sales Channel of the U.S. bedding industry is a highly competitive marketplace with long-standing mattress specialty, department store, and furniture store retailers and entrenched, well-established brands. The Brand Manager position is accountable for creation and implementation of strategic business plans for the Posturepedic collection under the Sealy Brand, with a mission to ensure that new and existing products and programs enhance the collection and solidify its position in the U.S. bedding market. Driving profitable growth for Sealy Posturepedic in this environment is the key to unlocking overall growth for the brand. Success in this role requires focus and achievement in four key areas:

What You’ll Do (Essential Duties and Responsibilities):

Insights and Strategy 

• Leverage consumer insights and data to sell and drive strategic initiatives. 
• Build and maintain category expertise (consumer, competitor, and customer).
• Define winning marketing initiatives, product projects, and technology exploration.
• Identify opportunities for product diversification and channel expansion. 
• Translating business objectives into coordinated plans to deliver long-term growth. 

Business and Product Management 

• Manage P&L - support Financial Planning & Analysis, Supply Chain and Operations.
• Understand gaps in sales/profit performance. Implement corrective action plans.
• Make recommendations for how to win via product, price, promotion, and distribution.
• Develop business cases for new products, or other growth or efficiency activities. 
• Use collaboration and facilitation skills to build productive internal relationships.
• Effectively partner with the Brand Activation team on ongoing marketing activation tactics, aligning back to the core product and business strategies.

Innovation and Product Development 

• Own the Posturepedic innovation pipeline (concepts, prototyping, commercialization).
• Manage health of the funnel relative to product roadmap and innovation priorities.
• Lead Sales (and other) advisory groups. Challenge convention and champion change
• when necessary to improve product quality, product costs, and marketplace potential.
• Serves as Brand Management lead on new product core teams partnering heavily with
• product development and operations to successfully design and produce winning products on time, on cost, and on quality. 
• Partner with Brand Activation and Product Communication teams to translate insights,
• features, and benefits in compelling marketing and advertising. 

Channel and Customer Support 

• Become the lead point of contact with the TSI Sales team for the Traditional Sales channel. 
• Partner with retail marketing and/or sales operations on brand-centric initiatives to profitably grow advertising share of voice and sales market share. 
• Represent the brand/products in customer/channel meetings with top retailers.
• Understand channel/customer P&L, sales processes, strengths, and opportunities. 

Candidate Description:

This role requires an unapologetic brand champion and advocate for change. It requires a confident experienced leader with a winning mindset. The ideal candidate must demonstrate creative energy and passion for progress to maintain and grow the business.

What You’ll Need (Qualifications):

• Record of delivering results in a challenging competitive environment 

• Excellent business acumen 

• Elevated level of curiosity and creativity in problem-solving

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Strong consumer orientation  

• Communicates persuasively, conveying information clearly and concisely
• Strong track record of indirect leadership through cross functional teams

• Minimum of 6 years of Brand Management or closely related experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or other business field, MBA preferred

Tempur Sealy is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.