Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don't compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.
What will this role achieve? Marketing is at the heart of pladis – we develop and deliver the strategies that drive our continued success. We build brands that consumers love and that are highly relevant to them in their everyday lives, and we work with our internal and external partners to drive sustained growth.
The Marketing team at pladis UK is focused on our key brand portfolios - McVitie's, Jacob's, Godiva, New Platforms, and Commercial Brands. The Assistant Brand Manager will support one of these teams, with a high degree of influence and responsibility.
As an Assistant Brand Manager for McVitie's Masterbrand Comms, you will support the Senior Brand Manager in driving the development and the implementation of the brand strategy, working with our commercial teams to develop growth plans, developing and delivering compelling and distinctive brand marketing programmes, and above all building marketing leading brands that people talk about.
You will also take full responsibility for developing and implementing key brand initiatives such as product renovation development projects, product launches, social / PR and shopper media campaigns as appropriate to deliver the overall revenue and profit delivery of a brand portfolio.
What do you need for this role? FMCG Marketing experience (operational or development).
Proven Project Management experience (Great organisation and collaboration skills).
Drive for results: someone who takes action to meet goals and objectives. Takes pride in consistently delivering high quality work on time. Demonstrates a desire to improve own performance. Gets things done.
Resilience: someone who stays with the task even when it gets tedious, difficult or inconvenient. Recognises own feelings and emotions when under pressure.
Inter-personal relationships: knows how to build and maintain relationships needed for the role. Shows respect for and seeks to understand the views and opinions of others. Communicates own views clearly and succinctly.
Problem solving and decision making: knows how to apply simple rules or past experience to identify problems and select the best option from a range of solutions. Knows how to prioritise tasks and activities in order of importance.
Our winning traits and behaviours Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success.
Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our outstanding strength.
We're an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone's distinctive qualities and perspectives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
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