Brand Manager - FMCG Industry

Salary: £45,000 – £50,000 (depending on experience) + £6k Car allowance\\n\\nOur client is a well known food manufacturer offering excellent career progression and job satisfaction. They are currently looking for an FMCG Brand Manager to be based at the head office in West London.\\n\\nFMCG Brand Manager Job Role\\n\\nThis is an excellent opportunity to support the product range which has grown steadily over the past few years and to be involved in the full marketing mix.\\n\\nYou will join a supportive team reporting into the Chilled Marketing Manager alongside a Marketing Executive to create and implement the marketing strategy and deliver against ambitious growth opportunities for their deserts range.\\n\\nThe successful candidate will work further support the Marketing Manager in the planning and delivery of the annual Marketing and Brand strategies for the brand. You will have the chance to support across a wide range of activities such as brand planning, full mix communications, strategic planning as well as NPD.\\n\\nYou will be a creative and commercially savvy, professionally mature person with strong influencing skills to direct and motivate people at all levels, both in and outside of your immediate team so to deliver positive solutions.\\n\\nFMCG Brand Manager Detailed Job Description\\n\\nThis role will suit someone who enjoys taking responsibility and ownership and is looking for an opportunity to work in an entrepreneurial environment where they can really make a difference.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, the successful candidate will be part of a progressive marketing team and collaborate enthusiastically with multi-functional stakeholders.\\n\\nFMCG Brand Manager Main tasks and responsibilities:\\n\\n * Contribute to the delivery of the company’s vision and business plan and input into the development and execution of the annual marketing plans\\n\\n * Establish consumer & customer insights and make sound strategic recommendations\\n\\n * Develop compelling stories for growing the brand in existing categories\\n\\n * Own key innovation projects, working with production to manage process from concept to launch\\n\\n * Accompany and support the Commercial Manager at customer meetings, bringing to life the brand for the trade working alongside the shopper Marketing Manager\\n\\n * Develop optimum consumer communication plans to deliver both marketing and business objectives, exploring new and different ways to connect with the target consumer\\n\\n * Support Marketing Manager in development of a future vision for the brand in the UK\\n\\n * Management of the external Marketing Agencies.\\n\\n * Monitor and control the marketing budget for consumer spend\\n\\nFMCG Brand Manager Candidate profile\\n\\n * A passionate brand advocate with a natural affinity for brands and how they connect with consumers\\n\\n * Proven success in brand management in a branded FMCG company\\n\\n * A passion for food combined with a natural curiosity for consumers & new products\\n\\n * Able to work with ambiguity and be flexibly minded and offer innovative solutions\\n\\n * A self starter, able to work alone and collaborate with a team\\n\\n * Dynamic with ability to inspire others\\n\\n * Excellent communication and influencing skills\\n\\n * Analytical, inquisitive and innovative\\n\\n * Persuasive, determined & makes things happen\\n\\n * Understanding of the UK multiple grocery channels and their associated trading issues\\n\\n * Knowledge of panel/continuous data and exposure to a wide range of market research techniques used in building brands & innovation\\n\\nFMCG Brand Manager Company Package\\n\\nMarket Leader in their products and sector\\n\\nSalary DoE\\n\\nHealth care single cover\\n\\nPrivate Health Insurance 70% of Contractual pay\\n\\nCompany pension 6% employer contribution (Salary exchange)\\n\\nChildcare vouchers (Salary exchange)\\n\\n25 days holiday + 8 Bank holidays\\n\\nCompany sick pay – 3 months full contractual pay\\n\\n4 x Death in Service\\n\\nMobile Phone\\n\\nCompany Credit card for expenses\\n\\nWellbeing – Free eye tests and £90 towards glasses, Flu Jabs, Wellbeing tests\\n\\nLong service recognition and rewards\\n\\nIf you would like to apply for this role, please send an up to date copy of your CV to Kate Evans as soon as possible quoting reference GP295