Junior Brand Manager (Trade & Implementation)

Manchester, UK (On-site)

£30K/yr – £34K/yrEntry LevelFull time

Posted 1 day ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end brand activation and cross-functional campaigns, coordinating trade marketing, digital execution, budgeting and performance analysis to drive sales growth.

  • Manages activations across retailers and events
  • Collaborates with sales, finance and agencies
  • Monitors budgets and measures impact

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Bringing brands to life: Planning and delivering marketing activations across retailers, bars, restaurants, wholesalers, e-commerce and events.
  • Making campaigns happen: Managing everything from POS materials and promotional displays to experiential activations and trade events.
  • Supporting commercial success: Creating engaging sales presentations, training materials and tools that help our sales teams win new business.
  • Keeping everything connected: Working closely with sales, marketing, finance, suppliers and agencies to make sure projects run smoothly, on time and on budget.
  • Driving digital execution: Managing brand content, product listings and data across Amazon and other e-commerce platforms.
  • Making the numbers count: Tracking performance, analysing results, managing marketing budgets and finding ways to make our activity even more effective.

Requirements

  • Experience in brand marketing, trade marketing, marketing activation or campaign management.
  • Project management skills and the confidence to juggle multiple priorities.
  • A commercial mindset, with an understanding of how marketing supports sales and business growth.
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across teams, customers and suppliers.
  • Confidence working with budgets, data and performance reporting.
  • A proactive, resourceful attitude and a genuine willingness to get stuck in.

Preferred

  • Experience in drinks, FMCG, retail or hospitality would be particularly valuable, but we're just as interested in finding the right person with the right attitude and transferable skills.

Benefits

  • Company pension
  • Employee discount
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Paragon Brands

Paragon Brands is the UK’s leading Spirits Distributor, having grown consistently since our launch in 2017. In just those few years we have firmly become one of the UK’s fastest-growing and most exciting spirits businesses.From our Manchester HQ we represent 28 great brands from 12 UK and International partners in one of the world’s most dynamic spirit markets. Our brands include our global icons Żubrówka Vodka, Licor 43, Martin Miller’s Gin, Goslings Rum, Pusser’s Rum and legendary liqueur house Bols.We’re especially proud to be part of Maison Villevert, a French family business crafting and distributing spirits to over 60 countries. Founded by Jean-Sébastien Robicquet, Maison Villevert are renowned for their innovative creations, including G’Vine Gin, Anne Bonny Spiced Rum and La Quintinye Vermouth Royal.Founded in 2017 by Chris Jones, following 25 years in premium drinks, including senior roles with Jack Daniels and Grey Goose at Bacardi, as well as launching one of the UK’s biggest success – the Aperol Spritz - and brands including Voss Water and Bottega Prosecco.All of our team bring a real depth of knowledge to our work. Across 16 people, we hold 232 years of drinks, spirits and hospitality experience! And as part of Maison Villevert, a Certified B Corp business, we operate within a wider culture that values responsible growth, transparency and positive impact.

Founded in 2017
Manchester, England, GBR
13 employees (3 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

£30K/yr – £34K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
3 (23% of company)
Median Tenure
17.9 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
4.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
38.6%
Direct
29.4%
Referral
8.2%
Social
4.7%
Paid
9.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~13
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Junior Brand Manager (Trade & Implementation)

Paragon Brands · Manchester, UK · On-site