Brand Marketing Manager - Home Hygiene

STADA UK Thornton & Ross is on an exciting growth journey with more than 700 employees being fully committed to our purpose of Caring for People’s Health as a Trusted Partner. Together we are shaping the future of Thornton & Ross by living our values of Integrity, Entrepreneurship, Agility and One STADA. If you want to work in an open culture where your uniqueness is valued, join our Consumer Healthcare Marketing Team.

Join this dynamic team and be responsible for the growth of our leading home hygiene brand - Zoflora (it was the fastest growing UK cleaning brand in 2023!). You will have responsibility for leading NPD projects from end to end working with the consumer insights department to create a strong sales story. You’ll need well developed stakeholder management skills as you’ll be collaborating cross functionally with the marketing strategy & pricing team, comms senior brand manager, the sales team and R&D team to ensure launches deliver commercial excellence. Monitoring fragrance trends in the marketplace, you’ll help to identify gaps in the range and create clear briefs with these in mind (fine fragrance experience would be beneficial).

This busy role will suit an existing Brand Manager or a high performing Assistant Brand Manager who is ready to take their next career step.

• Experience of leading NPD projects to drive incremental brand growth from initial identification of market opportunity through to delivery of launches against timed milestones.
• A talented marketer, with exposure to the full marketing mix across both classical and digital activation: mass media; content marketing; and social media marketing. Experience in product marketing would be beneficial.
• Experience of trade marketing / selling to UK retailers (in conjunction with Key Account Sales teams).
• Commercially strong with knowledge of how to manage profitability through product mix.
• Ability to manage your own workload, adhering to project timelines and perform critical thinking to overcome the challenges of the transition project.
• Experience of partnering and effectively managing agencies.
• Strong commercial acumen with good numeracy and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills and able to build strong working relationships with stakeholders.
• Creative thinker with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Demonstrate a high degree of adaptability and resilience, making you a valuable leader in a dynamic environment.

At Thornton & Ross our purpose “Caring for people’s health as a trusted partner” motivates us every day. And what would be a better place than starting with our own employees. Which is why we give much in return:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme.
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme offering 8% employer contribution rates.
• Hybrid working – we spend three days of your choice in the office, with the remaining days working at home.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the potential to buy up to 5 additional days.
• Health benefits provided through our Vitality Private Medical Insurance.
• Free winter flu jab.
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and KYAN Wellbeing – offering free coaching and counselling services for you and your family.
• Electric Car Scheme through Octopus Energy, plus free on-site EV charging.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Plus, many more employee benefits & celebration events.

STADA Group values and promotes its diverse culture, regardless of gender, age, social or ethnic origin, disabilities, religion, ideology, or sexual orientation. We use the strength of our uniqueness to develop creative ideas, expand our experience and increase innovative strength. Our focus is on equal opportunities, respectful cooperation, and the promotion of an inclusive working environment. We are looking forward to your application and welcome applications without a pharmaceutical background.