Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the UK Seasonal brand strategy ensuring share growth in a complex and dynamic category.
• Work collaboratively in a matrix team and be responsible for alignment and support for strategy direction with the individual brand teams and senior stakeholders.
• Deliver innovation and renovation projects as well as communication campaigns.
• Delivery of our annual commercial presentation and customer sells to engage and excite our retailers and secure excellent implementation for our plans.
• Delivery against the business objectives with the consumer and customer in mind.
• Our Seasonal Confectionery brand strategy, with a focus on the Christmas and Easter seasons, ensuring alignment across stakeholders and inspiring the business with our ambition.
• Successful creation and deployment of innovation and renovation projects.
• Excellent execution and communication of our much loved brands in the seasons.
• Working cross functionally to plan and build channel and customer plans.
• Day to day line management of 2 reports.

Requirements

• Excellent commercial acumen.
• Experience managing multiple, complex projects.
• Track record in delivering agreed performance objectives and demonstrating effective workload management and prioritisation.
• Evidence of good numeracy and analytical skills.
• Budget management and a solid understanding of key financial principles of P&L
• The ability to influence and build great relationships.
• Proven presentation skills to internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience of line management and be able to demonstrate good coaching skills.

Benefits

• 17 % car allowance
• 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