SENIOR BRAND MANAGER / LEADING UK DRINKS COMPANY

Based in Chesterfield, Global Brands is the UK’s leading independent drinks business. Due to the continued excellent performance of our portfolio of drinks, and the importance of our marketing team in this success, we are now looking for a Senior Brand Manager to work on a fast growing brand, central to future growth and strategy of the business.

We are looking for candidates with a great track record in running innovative campaigns, working across the full marketing-mix to drive commercial success. Creative thinking is also a must; we actively encourage the new ideas and support our people wherever possible to make them a reality. We like spirited individuals who believe they can make a difference and are prepared to prove it.

Your key responsibilities in this role will be the development, management and delivery of the annual brand plan and marketing strategy including; advertising, events, experiential, social media, PR, promotional activity and product development.

The role also requires natural gravitas and leadership skills with experience managing multiple stakeholders and inspiring cross functional teams. You will need to be a strong communicator and be comfortable at presenting at a senior level both internally and to some of our largest customers.

To be considered for this role you will need:

• 5+ years’ experience of working in brand marketing with drinks or FMCG brands (ideally soft drinks/mixers);
• Be a highly numerate and commercial thinking with a clear ability to present robust and compelling insight / direction;
• Have the capacity to switch easily between strategic and operational tasks, taking hands on responsibility for brands within the portfolio;
• Experience delivering projects in different areas / channels - ATL, instore, digital, social, events etc;
• To have experience of NPD, innovation and/or packaging improvements;
• Be confident, outgoing and able to communicate to stakeholders at all levels;
• Possess an entrepreneurial flair and can do attitude; and
• Be able to analyse and present results, data and insights.

Competitive salary on offer, plus full range of benefits, to attract the best candidates for this role.

Our offices are based in our own highly acclaimed 4 star hotel in Chesterfield. We would envisage candidates for this role living within a one hour commute of this area.

Global Brands manages all its recruitment processes in house. We politely ask for no Recruitment Agency calls or enquires for this role.

www.globalbrands.co.uk