Associate Marketing Manager - 18 month FTC in Welwyn Garden City

Salary up to £47,000 depending on experience. Some of our other fantastic benefits include a potential discretionary annual bonus, a generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestlé, and 12 flexible days on top of a 25-day holiday entitlement. We focus on personal development and growth. Although this is a full-time opportunity for 18 months, please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discussing individual flexible working needs.

We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Assistant Brand Manager to work as part of our Cereal Partners UK team at our head office in Welwyn Garden City. You will report directly into the Local Brands Marketing Manager, working hand in hand to drive growth across our local brands Shreddies & Shredded Wheat, as well as the potential to also lead one of our smaller brands or major NPD launches.

Your impact as an Assistant Brand Manager includes:

• Successful development and execution of brand plans, working with the Marketing Manager across our local brands, Shreddies & Shredded Wheat, including leadership of specific initiatives to achieve objectives.
• Using insights and data to uncover key areas of opportunity for your portfolio.
• Ensuring digital, social and eCommerce are embedded in brand/communication plans.
• Working collaboratively with internal stakeholders both Locally and Regionally, to manage all subjects related to the brand.
• Working with external agencies where required, on elements such as media planning, creative, consumer promotions and PR.
• Playing an active role in the UK brand marketing team to drive synergies across the teams.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of marketing programmes and adjusting plans in line with learnings.
• Budget ownership and management ensuring the most effective use of spend and attention to eliminating waste.
• Managing packaging artwork changes and communication.
• Closely monitoring industry and competitor activity, to ensure plans are maintained and adapted in a constantly changing, competitive FMCG environment.

Your ingredients for success include:

• Some fantastic marketing experience, already working in a Brand Manager or Assistant Brand Manager role.
• Passion, tenacity, results focus, and enjoyment of working in a highly energetic environment.
• Strong project management and analytical skills.
• Highly organised, detailed, conscientious, and a team player.
• Pro-activity and enthusiasm.
• The ability to influence at senior levels both internally and externally.
• Strong presentation skills, targeting a wide audience from customers to internal stakeholders.
• Experience in running sizable, complex projects and work streams from concept to delivery.
• Prior knowledge of running multi-pronged communications programmes.
• Experience of leading new product launches.
• Track record in using data to evaluate the performance of your brand.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and may close job advertisements early if we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. We take pride in championing inclusion and diversity. We proudly signed the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter, are committed to Disability Confidence, and have been recognised as a Times Top 50 Employer for gender equality for three consecutive years. Additionally, we are a headline partner of Diversity and Inclusion in grocery. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect, and we believe that embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive environment allows everyone to reach their full potential and drives innovative thinking. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers, and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.