Job Description
The Brand Manager is responsible for the delivery of brand plans within a category group that covers both Valeo-owned brands and retailer-owned brands. They are the leaders and steward of initiatives within the brands plans.
We are looking for a Brand Manager to join our team on a 9 month fixed term contract. This role will be hybrid, spending 2/3 days per week at our Wallingford site
* Hit or beat budget targets on the category group
* Strong stewardship of initiatives within the brand plans
* Strong monthly reporting on their initiatives (board-level standards)
* Strong contribution to building a “Valeo Brand Building Framework” and ensure a consistent and excellent use
* Strong contribution to the annual strategy review
* Strong leadership of the quarterly update on the initiatives
* Very strong marketing budget compliance and optimisation (Core marketing, ASOH, shopper marketing)
* Very strong cross-functional collaboration
* Valued representation of brand externally esp. with retailers
* Very strong overseeing and inspiration of the “Consumer is Boss” plan (regular connections with the consumers)
Qualifications
* Good leadership to shape, align and plan
* Very strong analytical thinking
* Strong capacity to create and embrace change·
* Strong collaboration skills incl. the capacity to tell people what they need to hear
* Very strong “Personal Best” mindset: to seek to be better tomorrow than we are today
* Good stewardship of initiatives from the brand plans
* Good adaptability to operate at all levels of the organisation
* Very strong presentation skills – written and verbal
* Very strong ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
* Strong experience of the full marketing mix – from insight generation, problem-solving, target-setting, delivering and measuring
* Strong experience in interacting successfully with board-level stakeholders and in collaborating widely with sales
* Strong track record of creating change that shaped the thinking and deliver business results
* Strong experience in NPD, Go-to-market, internal and external engagement around brand plans
Additional Information
What we offer you in return
* £35,000
* Excellent Career Opportunities
* Matched pension scheme
* Death in service
* Cycle to work scheme
* Retailer discount platform
* Staff discount
* And plenty more
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