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Senior Brand Manager – (Branded Food)

Employer
Ashwood Executive Search International
Location
South East based
Salary
Highly attractive salary and package
Closing date
9 May 2014

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management, Marketing, Merchandising, Sales

Job Details

Senior Brand Manager – Branded Food

£50-£60K basic + bonus + car + benefits

London

As Senior Brand Manager of the biggest brand in our clients £multi-million food portfolio, you will enjoy a rare opportunity to carve out market share and lead the aggressive drive of a market leading food product.

Our client is a highly successful, market-leading supplier of own label and household name grocery products, including some of the country’s best loved fresh food brands.  They have serious plans for growth and ambitious targets for brand development which you will help to deliver by creating and implementing joined-up marketing plans, developing brands and spotting opportunities to bring new propositions and products to market.

Reporting directly to the Marketing Manager and with your own reports, you will create and deliver bottom-up analysis for the setting of brand revenue and margin targets. You will also implement brand health measures and develop clear strategies, including an integrated Booms and Bangs calendar. Supporting brand managers and managing key stakeholders, in this high profile role you will also be will involved in:

  • Leading on brand planning, management and execution
  • Developing powerful brand propositions
  • Measuring and driving campaign performance
  • Managing, developing and inspiring a best in class brand team.

This is an exciting challenge for a graduate calibre professional with a track record of creative and effective brand management and development. Ideally we are seeking someone from a similar food background with in-depth exposure to major fresh food brands, although we would consider a non-food background if the candidate can demonstrate the other core skills and expertise we require.  It is essential that you can demonstrate:

  • Innovation and creativity in brand management and  development
  • Excellent coaching, leadership and relationship building skills
  • Resilience and positivity
  • Proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.

If you feel that you have the right skills and expertise to build your career in this challenging and ambitious, market leading business, and that you have the expertise to grow the brand footprint, please apply by emailing your CV to our consultants at Ashwood Associates quoting ref 2008

Company

At Ashwood Executive Search International we specialise in recruiting globally, from middle management positions to £six-figure executive assignments. Working primarily with FMCG organisations our clients range from high profile blue-chip companies to smaller niche and developing businesses. Our aim is to be viewed by clients as a world-class provider of the most talented people, while providing candidates with the very best advice, mentoring and coaching services to further their careers.

We have established an outstanding track-record providing Sales, Marketing, Category, Consumer Innovation, Technical, Manufacturing, HR and Supply Chain professionals. With a reputation for achieving excellent results, both for our clients and candidates, we strongly believe we can help you with your requirements. If you are a candidate this means we will work with you to find the ideal role to match your talents and aspirations. If you are a business it means we will apply our expertise and knowledge to source the most talented and culturally relevant people for your organisation.

Ashwood continues to grow and develop as we apply our unique methods and style of resourcing. With UK teams in Bracknell and London and operations in New York and Johannesburg, we provide clients with extensive worldwide coverage that is designed to deliver the top talent for their business.

Charity Partnership - Ashwood Executive Search International​ and Farm Africa 

Ashwood Executive Search International are pleased to announce that we will be extending our support of the charity Farm Africa for another year.

Our world is one of global connections and as a key player in the food industry, Ashwood is determined to play our part in ending one of the biggest challenges facing the world today; hunger. We are outraged that 1 in 8 people go to bed hungry every night and are determined to help create a different future for these 1 billion people.

Company info
Website
Telephone
+44 (0) 1344 206262
Location
Index House
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7ET
GB

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