Brand Manager (Schwartz)
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Job Location:
Buckinghamshire - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Brand Manager (Schwartz)
Haddenham UK
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Marketing Team who are jointly responsible for driving growth of one of the UKs favourite brands. Reporting to the UK Marketing Director youll be responsible for planning and executing brand strategy to support our growth agenda.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Strategy & Plans:
- Development of Long-Term brand strategy & execution of annual brand plans
- Analyze market data and trends identifying market opportunities and threats
- Build and deliver business presentations to key stakeholders retail customers and senior leadership.
NPDs & Portfolio Management:
- Work in close partnership with the Europe Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Growth Platforms team to develop a robust UK NPD pipeline.
- Project-manage and lead local NPD development working cross-functionally with teams across R&D graphics legal market research production sales and finance to ensure a smooth go-to-market process.
- Manage relationships with restaurant partners from product development through to launch activation plans.
- Manage the product life cycle including SKU rationalization.
Commercial:
- Collaborate with Sales Category and Shopper teams for optimum Customer plans
- Work with EMEA and local Ecom team to develop and implement customized plans for this channel
- Work with Revenue Management team to develop product & channel pricing and winning promotional strategy & plans
- Full P & L ownership
Communication:
- Develop & implement an omnichannel integrated approach
- Work closely with EMEA Central team for Media plans executing with excellence integrating learnings from Media Mix Modelling (MMM)
- Collaborate with EMEA Central Content Team on the development and execution of creative across all touchpoints (digital social PPC etc.)
CANDIDATE PROFILE:
- BA in Marketing or related discipline.
- Proven successful experience working in a UK FMCG environment as Brand Manager
- Consumer-Centric-you will naturally place the consumer at the heart of everything you do & will excel at drawing insights from market research
- Data-driven & analytical you will excel working with the likes of Nielsen & Kantar to perform analysis & turn insights into actions
- Excellence in NPD development execution & portfolio management influencing and collaborating to drive whats needed to grow against a clear category vision
- Strong Business Ownership - youll see your brand as your own business & love to roll up your sleeves & get stuck into building & leading your brands growth.
- Strong project leadership experience with ability to manage multiple projects
- Cross-Functional team player- building strong relationships across departments and within EMEA youll naturally take everyone with you & work as one team to deliver
- Positive can-do spirit youll bring bags of energy & enthusiasm to driving your brand growth
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COMPANY
Company manufactures markets and distributes spices seasoning mixes condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry retail outlets food manufactures food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore Maryland USA area McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific China Europe Middle East and Africa and the Americas including North South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz Frenchs Franks RedHot Cholula OLD BAY and Herdez.
At McCormick we have over a 100-year legacy based on our Power of People principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect recognition inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.
TO APPLY
Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity sexual orientation race colour religion national origin disability protected veteran status age or any other characteristic protected by law.
As users of the disability confident scheme we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Digital Marketing
- Marketing
- Management Experience
- Profit & Loss
- Analysis Skills
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Market Research
- Project Management
- Product Management
- P&L Management
- Product Development
- Branding
About Company
McCormick spices and products have been kitchen must-haves since 1889. Learn about seasoning and cuisine while discovering tons of delicious recipes today.
