Brand Manager – Away from Home (AFH), EMENA Hybrid – St Albans

St Albans, Harrow, UK (Hybrid)

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Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own regional activation by turning global Costa strategies into EMENA AFH plans, coordinating toolkit rollouts with diverse markets, and driving smarter investment through insights and cross-functional alignment.

  • Regional ownership: translate global brand decisions into market-specific campaigns and shopper-focused plans for AFH audiences.
  • Toolkit & activation: lead rollout of campaign playbooks across EMENA with bottlers to ensure consistent, high-quality execution.
  • Insights-driven governance: manage the central AFH budget and push continuous improvement through stakeholder collaboration and best-practice sharing.

Job Description

Responsibilities - Translating global brand strategy into actionable regional marketing plans tailored to AFH customer segments. - Leading the adaptation and rollout of toolkits and campaigns across diverse EMENA markets. - Partnering with bottler marketing teams to ensure consistent and high-quality activation. - Managing a central AFH marketing budget and influencing broader system investment. - Driving continuous improvement through insights, stakeholder engagement, and best practice sharing. Requirements - A strategic marketer with deep experience in FMCG brand management and shopper behaviour. - A confident communicator and influencer, skilled at building alignment across functions and geographies. - A visionary with strong analytical skills and a pragmatic approach to delivering projects & results. - Experienced in the Away-From-Home segment and working with bottlers/distributors. - A collaborative team player with a passion for brand excellence and innovation. Preferred - A collaborative team player with a passion for brand excellence and innovation. Benefits - Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP). - Annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution. - A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%. - The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure. - 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores. - Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme. - And that’s not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks
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At Costa Coffee, we’ve been crafting with heart and changing the coffee game since 1971. Now part of The Coca-Cola Company, we proudly operate in over 50 countries, and we’re still growing! And we’re much more than our beloved stores. Consumers all over the world can now enjoy Costa Coffee in our Ready-To-Drink range, our innovative self-serve machines, including Express, or our thriving At Home offering. And let’s not forget our global partnerships that help us trailblaze new markets and spaces every single day.Here at Costa, we’re all about reimagining coffee experiences to make a difference.*** Along with our growth ambitions, we really do care about the communities we serve. From local charity partners, to coffee farmers and our much-loved Costa Foundation, making a difference is part of who we are.At the heart of our culture are our values: discipline, passion, warmth, courage, and trust. We are Disciplined to Deliver, have a Passion for Progress, we Win with Warmth, have the Courage to Challenge, and are Trusted Team Players. For us, it’s about creating a supportive and inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves, take on new challenges and enjoy some amazing career experiences.Sound like your cup of coffee? Take a look at our latest opportunities below.https://costacareers.co.uk/

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