Job Description: This is an opportunity to grow within a successful, fast-moving team that enables better decisions by delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities (data analytics, networks/ecosystems, and partnerships), allowing R&D and Innovation teams to connect and learn about what is happening externally. OI supports every business unit within the company – Clorox Cleaning and Healthcare, Burt's Bees, Hidden Valley Ranch, Glad JV, Brita, Cat Litter, Kingsford Charcoal, and Better Health VMS – with a laser focus on helping identify and solve relevant problems, while simultaneously learning from other companies, industries, and disciplines. Over the last two decades, Clorox has built one of the world’s best Enterprise Open Innovation teams. Open Innovation is housed within the Clorox R&D organization, and partners closely with all internal functions that drive innovation, such as brand marketing, consumer insights, product development and design, as well as external partners – other large companies, start-ups, suppliers, customers, consumers, consultants, universities, inventors, design and engineering firms. Innovation is, after all, a team sport! Job Responsibilities: Learn from subject-matter experts, global product and technology trends and insights, case studies, frameworks, analogies, and external immersions. The successful candidate will maintain “live” understanding of BU consumer, technical and business strategies and create options for impactful growth by using the tools, processes and capabilities of the Open Innovation team and its vast network of partners. Work closely with Open Innovation Team members to share best practices, translate insights and uncover opportunities that impact other Clorox businesses. Participate in project-based immersion, ideation and other key innovation activities with cross-functional project teams to socialize and successfully deploy Open Innovation tools, processes and capabilities across Business Units. Use tactics such as expert sourcing, landscaping and data analysis to identify new insights, and identify new partner options and strategies to accelerate discovery, Stay up-to-date on external trends, technologies and partners while working on high priority Innovation Discovery projects, where they will: Job Requirements: Innovation skills including Curiosity, Agility, Strategic Thinking. Results-driven with ability to analyze, propose and articulate short, medium and long term scenarios regarding technical and business model opportunities in a business or R&D setting. High energy, positive, client-focused, able to adapt to a variety of business cultures and settings. Excellent communicator (written and verbal). Effectively able to influence the organization; comfortable shaping orders in ambiguous spaces. Demonstration of strong leadership, technical, communication and teamwork skills. Qualification & Experience: Broadening businesses experience outside of R&D, e.g. MBA, Business Development or Marketing rotation/experience a plus. Experience in consumer products or related industry a plus. 7 years of technical product development and/or consulting experience, with demonstrated internal and external stakeholder management skills. Job Details: Company: The Clorox Company Vacancy Type: Full Time Job Functions: Product Management Marketing Job Location: Pleasanton, CA, US Application Deadline: N/A Apply Here yours-vacancy.net
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