Responsibilities

• Successful development and execution of brand plans, working with the Marketing Manager across our local brands, Shreddies & Shredded Wheat, including leadership of specific initiatives to achieve objectives. In addition, there is also the potential to lead on a smaller brand.
• Using insights and data to uncover key areas of opportunity for your portfolio
• Ensuring digital, social and eCommerce are embedded in brand/communication plans
• Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders both Locally and Regionally, to manage all subjects related to the brand. Including Brand Teams, Consumer Insights, R&D, Commercial, CDT (Commercial Development Team), Finance, Supply/Demand Planning.
• Working with external agencies where required, on elements such as media planning, creative, consumer promotions and PR.
• Playing an active role in the UK brand marketing team to drive synergies across the teams
• Evaluating the effectiveness of marketing programmes adjusting plans in line with learnings.
• Budget ownership and management ensuring most effective use of spend and attention to eliminating waste.
• Managing packaging artwork changes and communication.
• Closely monitoring industry and competitor activity, to ensure plans are maintained and adapted in a constantly changing, competitive FMCG environment.

Requirements

• To be successful in this role you will already have some fantastic marketing experience under your belt, and you will already be working in a Brand Manager or Assistant Brand Manager role.
• You will be passionate, tenacious; results focused and enjoy working in a highly energetic environment.
• Acting as an ambassador for the brands, you will have strong project management and analytical skills.
• You will need to be highly organised, detailed, conscientious and a team player.
• Pro-activity and enthusiasm are essential elements for this role.
• Have the ability to influence at senior levels both internally and externally.
• Demonstrate strong presentation skills, targeting a wide audience from customers to internal stakeholders.
• Be able to run sizable, complex projects and work streams from concept to delivery.
• Have prior knowledge of running multi-pronged communications programmes.
• Be able to demonstrate your experience of leading new product launches.

Benefits

• Salary up to £47,000 depending on experience.
• Potential, discretionary annual bonus
• Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle
• 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement
• 2 paid volunteering days
• A focus on personal development and growth
• Although this is a full-time opportunity for 18 months, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs, don’t let this stop you from applying.