[Vision Care] Senior Brand Manager (Head of Specialty Category), Strategic Marketing, Specialty
Johnson and Johnson
Location: Chiyoda, 13 , JP
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Industry: Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category: 13-0000.00 – Business and Financial Operations
Posted: Thursday, 13 August 2026
Valid Through: Saturday, 12 September 2026
Job Description
Johnson and Johnson is hiring a [Vision Care] Senior Brand Manager (Head of Specialty Category), Strategic Marketing, Specialty in Chiyoda, 13. This is a full-time position.
At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions 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 jnj.com .
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Marketing
Job Sub Function:
Multi-Family Marketing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Job Description:
General Summary / 職務概要
Senior Brand Manager in VCC is responsible for Brand & P& L management as a total business owner.
Senior Brand Manager (Specialty lead, Band 31) oversees a wide array of business aspects below;
Duties & Responsibilities / 職務および職責
Key Requirements (skills, competencies, experiences, certifications) / 必要要件(スキル、知識、経験、資格)
Professional and academic experience
Skills and Competencies
General Summary / 職務概要
VCCのブランドマネ-ジャ-は、ブランドおよびP& L(損益)管理を担う、ビジネス全体のオ-ナ-です。
シニア•ブランドマネ-ジャ-(スペシャリティカテゴリ-リ-ド、Band 31)は、以下の幅広い業務領域を統括します。
Professional and academic experience / 職務•学歴要件
【社内の方へ】
応募の際はAskGS内の社内公募ガイドラインをご-読いただき、応募< ださい。18か月未満の方は応募前に上長及び担当BUHRの許可を取ってから応募< ださい。複数同時応募不可になります。
在籍期間に関わらず、書類選考を通して1次面接に進んだ場合は、社内公募に応募し選考に進むことを上司に報告して< ださい。
社内紹介を行う場合は、Career Hub上の"社内紹介制度の概要"の詳細を理解した上で、コンプライアンスを守って紹介したものとみなします。
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Brand Positioning Strategy, Collaborative Selling, Commercial Awareness, Content Marketing, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Developing Others, Digital Marketing Platforms, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Leadership, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Sales Promotions, Succession Planning, Tactical Planning
As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.
Job Function:
Marketing
Job Sub Function:
Multi-Family Marketing
Job Category:
People Leader
All Job Posting Locations:
Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Job Description:
General Summary / 職務概要
Senior Brand Manager in VCC is responsible for Brand & P& L management as a total business owner.
Senior Brand Manager (Specialty lead, Band 31) oversees a wide array of business aspects below;
- Lead Specialty category's business strategy and execution plans to reach company's goals, by orchestrating close collaboration of key stakeholders.
- Lead and implementing comprehensive Specialty category marketing strategy that includes demand generation, new product launch. Accountable for end-to-end holistic Specialty brand experience & execution considering consumer, customer, professional and other required stakeholders in line with company business and master brand strategy.
- Partner closely with global team as No.1 potential market to shape global Specialty strategy together
- Lead ACUVUE® brands equity building in the Specialty category as a brand guardian.
- Responsible to take a lead on team building and talent development for internal members.
Duties & Responsibilities / 職務および職責
- Manage Specialty product portfolio development.
- Develop annual category business plans along with company-wide strategies and oversee execution with business model/product/marketing/customerexperience innovations.
- Lead brand strategy, value proposition development and key product claim development in line with the global strategy.
- Shape the Specialty innovation idea (not limited to product, rather including solutions like services or messages) for Japan market
- Influence and ensure Japan innovation ideas are translated into the Global strategies and plans as No.1 potential market (worth for investment).
- Accountable for forecasts, profitability and other aligned strategic KPI attainment for Specialty business.
- Accountable for executions covering brand, product, IMC, digital, shopper & trade marketing field to effectively achieve company's short and mid/long term goals.
- Engage and coach Manager/ Associate manger to secure the quality of the executions and guide them for strategy development.
Key Requirements (skills, competencies, experiences, certifications) / 必要要件(スキル、知識、経験、資格)
Professional and academic experience
- More than 3 years experience in the category/consumer/ brand marketing area. Lead role in marketing including new produc launch
- More than 3 year experience working in Cross-functional. Team lead experience of such diversed teams is a plus
- Experience working with R& D regarding new innovation and/or taking a brand champion role in HQ is a plus
- BA/BS degree (or higher) required. MBA is a plus
Skills and Competencies
- A strong influencer to lead a diverse group of internal and external team members and stakeholders across multiple business areas
- Comprehensive undestanding of the upstream to downstream brand marketing across value chain, not limited to ATL and BTL communication message and materials but ranges such as packaging, pricing and channel strategy, sales engagement
- Deep Knowledge in Japan market is required.
- Have an openness to continually drive productive change through agilie course correction with an ability to see the big picture, think ahead to define new approaches and take appropriate risks.
- Pro-active problem-solving abilities required.
- Powerful verbal and written communication skills are required including the ability to develop and present to Global and Japan Senior leadership (i.e., PowerPoint, in-person, email)
- Ability to manage multiple project timelines, budgets, and project resources with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment required
- Fluent English in writing, verbal communication and presentation enough to shape global agenda, get credibility and attain global support
General Summary / 職務概要
VCCのブランドマネ-ジャ-は、ブランドおよびP& L(損益)管理を担う、ビジネス全体のオ-ナ-です。
シニア•ブランドマネ-ジャ-(スペシャリティカテゴリ-リ-ド、Band 31)は、以下の幅広い業務領域を統括します。
- 主要ステ-クホルダ-との緊密な連携をリ-ドし、スペシャリティカテゴリ-の事業戦略および実行計画を策定•推進し、会社の目標達成を図る。
- 需要創出、新製品上市を含む、スペシャリティカテゴリ-の統合的なマ-ケティング戦略を立案•実行する。消費者、顧客、プロフェッショナル、その他必要なステ-クホルダ-を考慮し、会社のビジネスおよびマスタ-ブランド戦略に沿った、エンドツ-エンドのブランド体験と施策実行に責任を持つ。
- 世界最大規模のポテンシャル市場としてグロ-バルチ-ムと密接に連携し、グロ-バルのスペシャリティ戦略の形成に貢献する。
- ACUVUE®スペシャリティカテゴリ-におけるブランドエクイティ構築を主導し、ブランドガ-ディアンとしての役割を担う。
- チ-ムビルディングおよび人材育成をリ-ドし、内部メンバ-の成長を推進する。
- スペシャリティ製品ポ-トフォリオの開発を管理する。
- 全社戦略に沿った年間ビジネスプランを策定し、ビジネスモデル/製品/マ-ケティング/カスタマ-エクスペリエンスなどのイノベ-ションを伴う実行を統括する。
- グロ-バル戦略に沿って、ブランド戦略、バリュ-プロポジション、主要製品クレ-ムの開発をリ-ドする。
- 日本市場向けに、製品だけに限らない(サ-ビスやメッセ-ジなどを含む)スペシャリティ領域のイノベ-ションアイデアを形成する。
- 日本市場のイノベ-ションアイデアを、投資価値のあるNo.1ポテンシャル市場として、グロ-バル戦略とプランに反映させるよう働きかける。
- スペシャリティ事業におけるフォ-キャスト、収益性、その他合意された戦略KPIの達成に責任を持つ。
- 会社の短期および中長期目標の達成に向けて、ブランド、製品、IMC、デジタル、ショッパ-&トレ-ドマ-ケティング領域での施策実行を包括的に管理する。
- マネ-ジャ-/アソシエイトマネ-ジャ-と協働し、実行の品質を確保し、戦略立案を支援•指導する。
Professional and academic experience / 職務•学歴要件
- カテゴリ-/消費者/ブランドマ-ケティング領域で3年以上の経験、新製品上市を含むマ-ケティングリ-ド経験
- 3年以上のクロスファンクショナルでの業務経験(多様なチ-ムのリ-ド経験があれば尚可)
- R& Dとの協働による新規イノベ-ション開発、またはHQでのブランドチャンピオン経験があれば尚可
- 大卒以上(MBAあれば尚可)
- 多様な社内外ステ-クホルダ-をリ-ドする強い影響力
- バリュ-チェ-ン全体を理解し、ATL/BTLのコミュニケ-ションに限らず、パッケ-ジ、プライシング、チャネル戦略、営業連携までを含む、上流から下流までのブランドマ-ケティングに関する包括的な理解
- 日本市場に関する深い知識
- 大局観を持ち、新たなアプロ-チを構想し、適切なリスクを取りながら、アジャイルかつ生産性の高い変革を推進できる柔軟性
- プロアクティブな問題解決能力
- グロ-バルおよび日本のシニアリ-ダ-シップへ提案•発信できる、強力な口頭•書面でのコミュニケ-ションスキル(PowerPoint、対面、メ-ル等)
- 迅速な環境下で、複数のプロジェクトのタイムライン、予算、リソ-スを優先順位をつけながら管理できる能力
- グロ-バルアジェンダを形成し、信頼を得て、グロ-バルのサポ-トを獲得できるレベルの英語力(読み書き•会話•プレゼンテ-ション)
【社内の方へ】
応募の際はAskGS内の社内公募ガイドラインをご-読いただき、応募< ださい。18か月未満の方は応募前に上長及び担当BUHRの許可を取ってから応募< ださい。複数同時応募不可になります。
在籍期間に関わらず、書類選考を通して1次面接に進んだ場合は、社内公募に応募し選考に進むことを上司に報告して< ださい。
社内紹介を行う場合は、Career Hub上の"社内紹介制度の概要"の詳細を理解した上で、コンプライアンスを守って紹介したものとみなします。
Required Skills:
Preferred Skills:
Brand Positioning Strategy, Collaborative Selling, Commercial Awareness, Content Marketing, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Customer Intelligence, Data Analysis, Developing Others, Digital Marketing Platforms, Execution Focus, Financial Analysis, Go-to-Market Strategies, Inclusive Leadership, Innovation, Leadership, Operations Management, Performance Measurement, Sales Promotions, Succession Planning, Tactical Planning
Education Requirements
high school
Skills
Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.
Benefits
Please see the job description for benefits.
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