BRAND AMBASSADOR - VEGA - Nutrition

BRAND AMBASSADOR - VEGA - Nutrition

Turn your passion into a career with the UK’s fastest growing FMCG brand

Alpro is the European pioneer and market leader of drinks and food products (plant-based alternatives to yoghurt and cream, desserts and margarines) made from soya and other plant-based ingredients such as almond, hazelnut, rice, oat and coconut. Alpro’s products are known under the brands Alpro® and Provamel®.

Alpro, with its head office in Ghent, Belgium, now has over 1,100 employees in Europe and three production facilities in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom. Alpro markets its products throughout Europe, achieved a turnover of €480 million in 2015 and continues to experience strong growth.

Now Vega is partnering with Alpro (both part of the WhiteWave Group) and is set to take the nutrition market by storm with its premium, award-winning range of plant-based, natural health foods. Designed for health-conscious consumers, the range includes protein shakes, nutrition shakes and energy products. Vega has been on Profit Magazine’s ‘Profit 100’ list of fastest growing brands for the last five years in the US - now, this high-growth brand is about to launch in the UK! 

We are looking for a dynamic individual to spearhead the launch of the Vega brand throughout the health foods sector initially around London and the South East, including national chains, regional store groups and selected independents. With a creative, solutions-based mindset and essential negotiation skills, you will be responsible for both generating and growing business. You will build strong, profitable, on-going customer relationships driving ROI, whilst delivering a high level, consultative service. Core to this role will be the ability to build and implement agreed product distribution and display around both standard and secondary display, including quality product education and demonstration, maximising on-shelf impact and promoting Vega’s mission to empower the world to thrive.

Field-based, as part of a bespoke Vega Team, you will regularly attend the Birmingham head office to work closely with the Brand Manager and the National Accounts Team in the development and implementation of this exciting range.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person. If you’re of graduate calibre, currently working for a major FMCG or a major/bluechip consumer goods brand, with a keen and active interest in health and fitness, this could be the perfect chance for you to be part of the launch of an exciting, dynamic and innovative brand that you can be really passionate about. 

If you think you’ve got what it takes to help make Vega a huge success in the UK, please send your CV together with details of your current salary package to mark@smithcarey.co.uk quoting reference number MS/1842.

All direct and third party applications will be forwarded to SmithCarey.

Closing date for applications: 13 November 2016.