Senior Brand Manager (All Genders)

Brand Leadership

• Lead strategy and execution for your brand driving positioning growth plans and cross-functional initiatives to deliver long-term impact
• Own strategic decision-making for long-term portfolio positioning and the development of guiding frameworks across the business
• Steer transformational initiatives such as repositioning rescue plans
• Take ownership of Natural High-premium segment and define the growth opportunities in the segment.
• Drive category-level growth by setting tactical priorities monitoring performance and ensuring commercial and marketing alignment
• Steer decisions on NPD and portfolio optimization
• Advocate for category initiatives across cross-functional teams ensuring timely execution and alignment with overall portfolio strategy

Cross-Functional & Organizational Leadership

• Act as a senior interface across sales marketing pricing procurement and finance to secure alignment and resources for brand portfolio and category ambitions
• Elevate cross-functional collaboration from execution to strategic alignment with long-term priorities
• Mentor and coach Brand Managers and Junior Brand Managers developing team capability and ensuring succession readiness

Insight & Market Foresight

• Lead in-depth performance reviews at both brand and category levels identifying growth drivers and risks
• Translate insights into strategic action plans for the brand and category balancing short-term gains with long term sustainability
• Monitor market and competitor trends integrating foresight into portfolio and department strategy

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Marketing Economics or a related field; MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification is a plus
• 9 years of experience in marketing or brand management preferably within retail FMCG or pet nutrition; strong understanding of the natural pet food category is highly desirable
• Proven track record of leading brand strategy development and execution with the ability to translate insights into impactful commercial initiatives
• Strong stakeholder leadership skills with experience influencing senior cross-functional partners and driving alignment across complex organizations
• Advanced analytical capabilities with confidence in leveraging data and large datasets to inform decision-making and measure performance
• Strategic thinker with a high level of curiosity ownership and proactivity; able to navigate ambiguity and lead multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills both written and verbal with fluency in English; additional languages are an advantage

Additional Information :

Headquartered in Munich with offices across Madrid Krakow Wroclaw London and Vienna we collaborate because we genuinely love working together - so youll be at the heart of an incredible multinational team. We trust each other to get the job done which means youll benefit from hybrid working spending 60% of your time in the office and 40% at home. Theres an option to work for 20 days abroad in approved countries too.

Add to that development opportunities that help you to shape your own career path excellent training and support wellbeing offers subsidised transport or bike leasing plus 20% discount across all our products and youll begin to get a sense of what sets us apart. Find out more about the specific benefits at your local office in our blog posts.

At zooplus we believe in equal opportunity and support everyone to fulfil their potential. We recognise the power of listening and learning from each other and embrace diversity and inclusion of all.

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zooplus is committed to equal opportunity. We value and embrace diversity and inclusion of all Team Members.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time