Marketing Senior Manager

Reading, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 5 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and shape consumer-led growth across meal occasions by turning insights into strategic platforms, guiding product innovation, and building 360° activations for Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home.

  • Growth Platforms: translate consumer demand into winning brand platforms and scalable, commercially viable innovation.
  • Channel and activation: lead Away-from-Home strategy and 360° activations with integrated, cross-channel playbooks.
  • Collaboration and measurement: partner with sales and cross-functional teams and establish clear success metrics to optimise impact.

Job Description

  • Identify consumer demand moments and unmet needs across meal occasions (in-home and out-of-home)
  • Translate insights into clear strategic platforms for brand growth and expansion
  • Define opportunities across Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home with a clear right-to-win for our brands
  • Build future-facing, consumer-led brand extensions and sub-brand architecture
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and commercialise winning product solutions
  • Ensure all innovation is scalable, commercially viable and aligned to consumer needs
  • Lead the development of integrated, 360° communication strategies, adapting global assets for the UK market
  • Ensure consistent, compelling brand messaging aligned to strategy
  • Lead Away-from-Home strategy and activation, delivering engaging and impactful brand experiences
  • Develop an end-to-end playbook for consistent brand activation across channels and key events
  • Collaborate closely with sales teams to support execution and external sell-in
  • Establish clear success metrics and track performance, providing insights and recommendations to optimise impact
  • Experience working with Away-from-Home channels or brand activations is advantageous
  • We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships to enhanced parental leave and electric car schemes.
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PepsiCo

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PepsiCo is a playground for curious people. We invite thinkers, doers, and changemakers to champion innovation, take calculated risks, and challenge the status quo. From executives to team members on the front lines, we’re excited about the future. We take chances. Together, we dare to make the world a better place. Our associates are the magic ingredient. Each of them plays an integral role in helping create deep connections between people and our products. Think about your last group celebration: Chances are, one of our iconic brands was by your side. At PepsiCo, you’re invited to be a part of a global team of innovators who make, move, and sell these products—which are enjoyed by more than 1 billion people a day. A career at PepsiCo means working in a culture where everyone’s welcome. Here, you can dare to be yourself. No matter who you are or where you’re from, you can influence the people around you and the world at large. By showing up, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop and grow your skills for the future. Our supportive teams can fuel your professional goals to make a global impact on people and the planet. Join us. Dare for Better.

Founded in 1980
Purchase, New York, US
141K employees (12,526 in marketing)
75% recommend to a friend
84% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
2.3M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
29.8%
Direct
46.5%
Referral
21.1%
Social
1.1%
Paid
1.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~153.6K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
10,817 (7% of company)
Median Career Experience
16 years
Median Tenure
10.1 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Funding

Total Funding
$4B
Last Raise
$4B
Post IPO Equity, 7 months ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2025
    Post IPO Equity • $4B
  • Jun 2024
    Grant • $18K

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