Are you a passionate, driven Brand Manager, who aims to achieve outstanding results? Do you have strong communication skills and an eye for detail? Then this could be the Brand Manager role you’re looking for.

We’re looking for a Brand Manager, based in York to work with our global SMARTIES brand to own the creation and execution of brand plans and deliver specific business targets aligned to the business Blueprint.

Our Story

Nestlé SA is the world’s leading health, wellness and nutrition company, with over seven thousand employees in the UK and Ireland alone across the 19 sites of all our business. We are proud to produce some of Britain’s best loved brands such as KIT KAT, NESCAFÉ, SMARTIES, BUXTON, GO CAT and SHREDDIES. Around 95% of UK households consume our brands and more than two billion Nestlé products are sold in the UK every year.

SMARTIES is Nestlé’s largest global children’s chocolate brand’ with a global turnover of more than £260m consumer sales value. It is a successful and well-loved brand that has been delighting consumers since 1937, with a great heritage.

Everyone knows that only SMARTIES have the answer – and if you are seeking an exciting, varied and challenging next step in your marketing career, SMARTIES could be the answer for you too!

Working within our Marketing team, as SMARTIES Brand Manager you’ll have responsibility for developing one – or more – of our well-loved, household-name brands. Marketing at Nestlé gives you experience of the full mix of disciplines from generating brand strategy to executing annual plans, from leading exciting innovation and renovation initiatives to creating engaging consumer communications and you’ll be working daily with cross-functional teams to make your plans come to life.

Our Opportunity

Based at our Nestlé York Factory site - home of KIT KAT, Nestlé is continually developing and expanding leading brands such as SMARTIES, AREO, YORKIE and MILKY BAR. Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager you will lead the development and implementation of the annual marketing plan including new product development projects for the SMARTIES brand. Other responsibilities will include consumer engagement campaigns, product renovation initiatives, monitoring and analysing brand and category performance, packaging development, and flawless in-store activation plans as well as full responsibility for the profit & loss (P&L).

You

As SMARTIES Brand Manager you will be passionate, tenacious; results focused and enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. Acting as an ambassador for the brand you will have strong project management and analytical skills. You will need to be highly organised, conscientious and a team player. Pro-activity and enthusiasm are essential to this role along with a leadership capability and creative thinking.  You will have marketing experience as an Assistant Brand Manager/brand manager with an FMCG background (or similar) and come from a strong academic background.

What you need to know

Nestlé has a strong benefits package which includes, for this Brand Manager role, a competitive salary dependent on experience, individual private medical cover, a competitive pension, up to 8% bonus and 25 days holiday + 8 days bank holiday + 12 flex days.

The closing date for this SMARTIES Brand Manager role is 31^st August 2015. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application, click on the APPLY button below.

Reference number for Brand Manager: OLR09510

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