Responsibilities

• As Foodservice Marketing Manager UK&I, you will own the local Foodservice marketing and trade marketing agenda, translating EMEA strategy into compelling, market-relevant plans and activations.
• You will:
• Own the UK&I Foodservice marketing strategy , connecting EMEA Marketing & Innovation priorities with local customer and market needs.
• Drive brand and business growth through impactful campaigns, activations and communication plans.
• Develop compelling customer propositions and selling stories for new product launches, concepts and key portfolio initiatives.
• Partner closely with Sales to fuel Route-to-Market plans and turn marketing strategy into commercial opportunities.
• Translate global and regional launch strategies into relevant, engaging UK&I campaigns and messaging .
• Bring customer, consumer and market insights back into the EMEA Marketing & Innovation team to shape future strategy, innovation and portfolio decisions.
• Lead key strategic marketing projects across UK&I, working with Sales, Innovation and EMEA stakeholders.
• Manage and develop a Foodservice Trade Marketeer , building strong marketing and commercial capabilities within the team.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business or a related field.
• 8–10+ years of marketing or marketing communications experience , ideally within Foodservice, FMCG or another fast-moving consumer environment.
• Strong experience developing marketing strategies, concepts, campaigns and communication materials in an A-brand environment.
• A strong understanding of the Foodservice channel ; Retail experience is a plus.
• A proven track record in project management and delivering complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience managing, developing and motivating people and building high-performing teams.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect marketing activities to business growth and customer value.
• The ability to build strong partnerships across Sales, Marketing, Innovation and other functions in an international matrix organization.
• Experience professionalizing marketing through processes, tools, metrics and ways of working.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to lead change and challenge the status quo.

Preferred

• Additional relevant European languages are an advantage.