Brand Manager

Brand Manager

£42,000 to 45,000 + Benefits + Career Progression Prospects within the Group

Office based 4 days per week

North London

The Company:

Our client has a current portfolio of exciting products that are eaten all over the world. A brilliant team of people with ambitions and plans to take the business forward with a range of exciting NPD projects.

The Job:

• Play a lead role in the development of annual brand plans, supporting the marketing director in leading the development of the brand plans, including strategic analysis and strategy and execution setting.
• Own the development and the delivery of the UK activation programme, working closely with other members of the brand team to lead the overall execution.
• Champion the brand plans with all key stakeholders and particularly THE SALES FUNCTION, supporting trade engagement (incl. presenting to trade customers).
• Champion all elements of BTL activity across the business throughout development and delivery to ensure full alignment and maximum excitement. 
• Develop and deliver the annual digital and social media programme, working closely with the marketing director to lead the development of the global country specific digital strategy and activation programmes.
• Develop and deliver the UK annual PR (and any potential experiential) programme.
• Support and oversee the flawless development and execution of innovation initiatives.
• Monitor consumer, company and market data and oversee the gathering of any new insight to identify potential issues or opportunities which we should address.

You:

Are a classical marketer and have a food or non-food background from within a branded FMCG company.

• Are a driven and commercially minded marketer who is enthused by the prospect of using insight and logic to drive results at pace.
• Can demonstrate a consumer centric approach to all you do and the ability to relentlessly enhance the equity of the brand.
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills and consistently display a confident, friendly and enthusiastic approach.
• Demonstrate empathy and possess excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.

·      Experience of developing creative work

• Possess excellent analytical and problem solving skills and possess creative solutions in problem solving. Very IT literate
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills that enable you to inform, help and liaise with internal.
• Are educated to degree level, upper second class honours or above (or equivalent). Preferably a degree in business, management or marketing.
• Will have extensive marketing experience.

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