Senior Brand Innovation Manager Job - Surrey
- Employer
- Focus Management Consultants
- Location
- Surrey
- Salary
- £65000 - £75000 per annum + excellent benefit package
- Closing date
- 31 Jul 2014
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Marketing, Sales
Job Details
A hugely exciting opportunity has arisen in a Senior Brand Innovation Manager for a leading global FMCG food business, based in the South East. This is a key marketing role which specialises in brand innovation for the UK and Ireland and requires flexibility to travel.
As Senior Brand Innovation Manager, you will play a key part in a key strategic area of the business that is currently entering a period of growth. You will ultimately be responsible for managing the 1-3 year innovation pipeline across all brands in a specific category, commercialising agreed projects and delivering through to take-to-market handover.
In doing this you will:
- Build rich insight and knowledge through consumer, customer and competitor markets
- Work cross functionally, finding solutions to enable innovation which has clear consumer insight and will deliver long term strategic growth
- Project manage, working closely with the brand, sales, shopper, category and R&D teams
- Support the brand team in any insight and concept writing for renovation projects that require development and testing
Successful applicants:
- Will have already operated in a similar role for an FMCG business, who are looking for a new challenge that presents huge career progression opportunities and/ or the stability of a large and functional team
- Will have the understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, able to engage and manage consultants/ agencies
- Will understand brands within FMCG and also able to operate with the pace set within private label
- Will be able to demonstrate innovation projects which have increased market share/ ROI/ brand awareness/ penetration
- Will be strong communicators, able to influence senior key stakeholders
- Will be able to demonstrate cross functional and collaborative working
This role is based in Surrey, however requires flexibility to spend up to 2 days a week in Ireland.
My client is a well known, global, branded and private label food FMCG business and are leaders in innovation. Please don't hesitate in applying or getting in touch for further information.
Ref EJD11288 By Emilie Duncan
Follow Emilie on Twitter @Emiliefmcl
Company
Founded in 1990, Focus delivers excellent recruitment solutions in the changing world of the food and drink industry. We are proud of our talented team of knowledgeable recruitment specialists covering all functions and sectors offering a bespoke service for our clients.
We provide Permanent and Interim recruitment solutions across Manufacturing, Retail, Foodservice, Food Technology, Product Development, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering, HR, Sales & Marketing from Graduate to Board Level.
We’ve worked across the globe, recruiting for start-ups through to large international organisations. We have helped and made a real difference to a vast array of clients working collaboratively as they recruit the very best talent to support their strategies.
Our guiding principles and culture are built on 3 pillars:
- An employee-owned business where we all thrive A business with a culture of pride, trust, kindness and wanting to be the BEST
- An environment that embraces lifestyle goals offering balance, fun and an engaging place to work
- Telephone
- 01625 560778
- Location
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Exchange House
Albert Road
Bollington
Cheshire
SK10 5HS
United Kingdom
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