Brand Manager - Heinz Beanz

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level

Posted 13 days ago

Job Summary

Own and lead consumer insight-driven brand work across communications and innovation, guiding cross-functional projects from idea to launch and managing media and in-market execution to deliver growth.

  • Collaborates with Category Development, Sales, Finance, R&D, and Operations to hit growth targets.
  • Coordinates multi-stakeholder programs, ensuring on-time delivery and strong commercial rigour.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Developing a deep understanding of the consumer and using consumer insights to drive brand equity through the delivery of communication and innovation projects
  • Collaborating with Category Development, Sales, Finance, R&D and Operations teams to drive the business towards its growth targets
  • Creating breakthrough communications that will build brand equity and drive long-term growth for the business
  • Project management of innovation and renovation projects in line with the long-term strategy, in strong collaboration with the cross-category team for best-in-class execution
  • Leading the media plan execution for your category, in strong collaboration with the rest of the meals team, partnering with our agencies to drive outstanding work.
  • Working in partnership with the meals team to ensure strong in market execution and commercial rigour to deliver results

Requirements

  • Experience with consumer understanding: ability to understand a consumer insight, spot consumer needs, trends and market dynamics and generate answers for them.
  • Experience in communication plans: ability to project manage a comms plan from creative to media execution and to handle creative, PR and media agencies.
  • Experience in Innovation projects from end-to-end (from idea to launch), with understanding of processes involving multiple functions and external partners.
  • Good understanding of commercials, P&L and the UK retail landscape
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Fluency in English is critical
  • Communication Skills
  • Strategic and Creative
  • A passion for understanding consumers and brands
  • Project management skills

Benefits

  • An ambitious employer; we only want to the best for our people!
  • Trainings and coaching to help develop your skills and behaviours
  • A career track like only few other companies can match
  • An excellent bonus scheme
  • Flexible and hybrid working approach (3 from the office or with customers / 2 from home)
  • Family-friendly and inclusive work environment
  • Competitive benefits package to support mental, physical, financial and social well-being
  • A competitive salary and excellent bonus structure (above market)
  • Always room for new ideas; if you have a good idea, please let us know, and we can set it in action!
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Kraft Heinz

3.6 Glassdoor

The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. We’re a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While Kraft Heinz is co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.We spark joy around mealtime with our iconic brands, including Kraft, Oscar Mayer, Heinz, Philadelphia, Lunchables, Velveeta, Maxwell House, Capri Sun, Ore-Ida, Kool-Aid, Jell-O, Primal Kitchen, and Classico, among others. No matter the brand, we’re united under one vision: To sustainably grow by delighting more consumers globally. Bringing this vision to life is our team of 37,000+ food lovers, creative thinkers, and high performers worldwide. Together, we help provide meals to those in need through our global partnership with Rise Against Hunger. We also stand committed to responsible, sustainable practices that extend to every facet of our business, our consumers, and our communities. Every day, we’re transforming the food industry with bold thinking and unprecedented results. If you share our passion – and are ready to create the future, build a legacy, and lead as a global citizen – there’s only one thing to do: join our table and let’s make life delicious!

Founded in 2015
Chicago, Illinois, USA
27K employees (2,337 in marketing)
64% recommend to a friend
80% CEO approval

Funding

Total Funding
$20M
Last Raise
$20M
Post IPO Equity, 7 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2019
    Post IPO Equity • $20M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.2M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
44.1%
Direct
39.2%
Referral
9%
Social
6.4%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~27.4K

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Brand Manager - Heinz Beanz

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