Brand Manager

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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Brand Manager

Market Drayton (hybrid)

Full-time Permanent

We are recruiting for a Brand Manager to join our Marketing team at Muller Yogurts and Desserts. Responsibilites include:

• Leading the development and implementation of brand activity, supported by the Marketing Manager. Main day-to-day contact for creative and media agencies
• Co-ordinating and managing the NPD project management process, attending project meetings and ensuring compliance from all team members and driving the projects forward
• Partnering with the sales force to understand commercial performance and support needed to unlock distribution opportunities
• Co-ordinating and managing the supply of key brand materials to the Sales force, agency partners and other functions
• Managing the design and artwork implementation process, leasing with external design agency, and managing in house packaging approval process.
• Administering the brand budget: maintaining spend reports, purchase tracking, purchase order raising, including liaising with Finance, Purchase & Controlling
• Assimilating brand and market information and produce brand presentations and monthly status reports, to be used with cross functional category team
• Use brand data and analysis to make and inform brand recommendation, notably during Annual Planning
• Understanding the brand promotion plans and work with Shopper team to develop assets

Key skills & experience:
• Hold a degree level or equivalent qualification (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject
• 2-3 years Marketing experience within the FMCG sector
• Previous leadership experience through extracurricular activities
• Excellent analytical skills
• Capacity to embrace and create change
• Great team player with the ability to support, to lead, to care and to tell things as they are
• Passion for winning

Benefits:

• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 4 x Life Assurance policy
• Private Medical Insurance
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts

Contact Details:

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ