We have an exciting opportunity for a Brand Manager or Senior Brand Manager to join our UK Beverages team, with responsibility to drive the communications and go-to market strategies for our exciting and ever evolving hydration portfolio.

Join the Beverages team @ PepsiCo

With a portfolio of iconic brands, the Beverages team are a high performing group of talented marketers looking to welcome a new Brand Manager. With a unique and entrepreneurial culture, you'll be part of close knit, collaborative & fun team with plenty of strategic opportunity and the chance to make a real impact. As part of our Beverages agenda, you're supported by the backing of our global business yet operate with a startup mentality. Working from London, there's never a quiet day in 'our office.'

Beverages @ PepsiCo

As a beverage business, we work closely with Britvic who manufacture, sell and distribute our branded beverage products on our behalf. You'll be responsible for the ATL activity & strategy and will work closely with our partners to ensure best in class commercial activation of our brands.

Our days will very rarely look the same, but you can expect to be involved some incredibly exciting and upcoming projects, including new launches and leading the UK Music Strategy with partnerships in excess of £12million pounds.

• Develop communications strategies to grow the category and carve out a leadership place for new and upcoming brands
• Execute the brands in line with guardrails and localising communications and media plans including Digital/Social, Events/Partnerships, Influencer, Out of Home and Integration
• Develop measurement and optimization plans for 360 communications investment
• Driving the innovation pipeline and being conduit between global and cross functional teams, bringing the voice of the UK consumer, customer and shopper
• Partner with commercial team to pull through each brand's creative platform at retail and AFH
• Partner with our regional marketing to develop the regional music strategy with UK as lead market
• Implement our music partnership delivering against a yearlong activation programme across festivals and Live music venues

You will bring strong marketing experience, preferably within a comparable FMCG or retail business with previous working experience of large-scale partnerships, innovation, strategy and consumer/customer promotions:

• Ideal knowledge of franchise beverage business or comparable FMCG business
• Experience of budgeting, briefing, project management and evaluating marketing projects.
• Strong ability to work cross functionally and within complex matrix
• Brand management & full marketing mix management experience especially in brand communication, digital engagement, product / package development and promotions
• Proactive, self-starter and a team player

We're looking for a pro-active team player and self-starter with a flair for creative thinking. You'll have true brand passion and investment in our companies' broader vision and values. You'll need to have a deep understanding and interest in consumer behaviour, be a strong communicator and drive for results.

Does this sound like the perfect next opportunity to you?
With over 20 global megabrands, PepsiCo have a well-earned reputation for Brand Marketing expertise. We have a commitment to invest in our people, whatever your career aspirations. From juice to grains to snacks to social beverages; from the UK to France to the USA; from marketing to sales to HR to… You get the picture! PepsiCo provides you with a world of career development opportunities - it's your journey done your way.

This role will primarily be based in London with frequent travel to our Head offices in Green Park Reading. We offer a flexible culture, competitive salary, company car (or allowance,) the opportunity to purchase extra holiday leave.

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