Quaker is one of the leading brands in the cereal market, and was the brand responsible for making porridge oats a convenient and mainstream breakfast choice. It is a brand that was built on brand purpose, in 1877 the Quaker Oats founders believed that the circumstances of life should never be a barrier to good nutrition. This belief is still incredibly relevant today.

Guiding PepsiCo is our vision to Be the Global Leader in Beverages and Convenient Foods by Winning with PepsiCo Positive (pep+). pep+ is our strategic end-to-end transformation that puts sustainability at the centre of how we will create value and growth by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for planet and people.

We've got an exciting opportunity for a Senior Brand Manager to lead the growth strategy and plans for our iconic traditional oats portfolio across Quaker and Scotts and our Porridge to go bars. You will be instrumental in setting the future direction of the brand as well as helping to deliver our ambition to accelerate brand growth.

What you will get up to:

• Develop the growth strategy for the portfolio over 12-24month horizon including situational analysis and identifying opportunities to unlock growth
• Lead the development, launch and execution of the 12-24month annual commercial plan
• Develop a best in class renovation and innovation pipeline including packaging and product
• Champion our sustainability agenda and develop key initiatives for the portfolio that continue to push the brand forward
• Be a commercial leader, putting in place strong tracking and evaluation and recommend optimisation as well as course correction and attending regular performance meetings.
• Create best in class, consumer centric marketing campaigns that cut through and drive brand and portfolio relevance
• Working in collaboration with the execution and sales teams, to land our plans internally and externally with our customers.

What we are looking for:

• Ideally FMCG marketing experience gained in blue-chip consumer business
• Strong analytical skills and future thinking mindset with ability to cut through multiple and complex data sources to generate growth
• Strong new product development experience, from consumer-insight and demand space identification through to concept development, validation, business case development and launch
• Creative mindset to keep the brand growing

As part of our commitment to creating an inclusive culture at PepsiCo, we are open to exploring a formal flexible working arrangement for this role, subject to approval by the business that such an arrangement can be accommodated for the role. During the recruitment process, please discuss what this could look like for you.