Assistant Brand Manager (Innovation)

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global organisation; our client is currently looking for an Assistant Brand Manager (Innovation) based at their prestigious facility in Leatherhead, Surrey. This is a full time temporary role for a period of 6 months, working a 36.25 hour week. This role is paying between £31,600 and £37,050 per annum pro rata, depending on experience.

As the Assistant Innovation Manager on VO5 & TONI&GUY for UKI, you will be at the forefront of developing hair trends, products and communication to tell consumers exactly why we have the brands and products which will give them better hair days, every day. VO5 is the UK's no.1 Styling brand with a fantastic history of breaking the mould which has now developed into a unisex brand who puts music at the heart of our communication. TONI&GUY products are the diffusion range from the Salons and a brand that continually pushing consumers to keep their hair interesting and their salon-look for longer.

Are you keen to get to know these brands more and make a difference? If so, read on.

Your main goal will be ensuring that everything you do with your portfolio injects fun & passion into the brands and has consumers at the heart, so you need to have endless curiosity for the world around you. You will work with the Senior Innovation Manager to develop NPD, you will become an expert on Styling for multiple audiences. You will get to know your consumers passion points, daily rituals, what gets them excited, the beauty zeitgeists….basically living and breathing their lives to ensure you keep VO5 & TONI&GUY relevant to them.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Innovation Manager, if you are the successful candidate you will play a crucial, hands-on role in the Styling team tasked with accelerating VO5 & TONI&GUY. The Senior Innovation Manager is looking for someone with creative flair and who can make even the most complex scenarios or situations seem simply effortless. They want someone who can clearly demonstrate how multi-tasking comes naturally and how they have consistently challenged the status quo, never settling for 'average' and always looking for alternatives. Top class written and presentation skills are required with impeccable attention to detail. As you would be a project leader, you need to have strong project management experience, and superb relationship building skills.

You will be responsible for:

• Working on the delivery of 12Q innovation plans across VO5 & TONI&GUY collaborating across functions & agencies and bringing teams together
• Developing & deploying value improvement projects VO5 & TONI&GUY to drive profitable growth
• Aligning your cross-functional teams to help the team deliver your products flawlessly into the market
• Presenting to Retailers, internal & external stakeholders
• Collaborating with the Senior Innovation Manager and Brand teams on future innovation plans for each brand
• Identifying commercial & marketing opportunities and accelerating them with your team into the market
• Developing products that will open distribution opportunities and opening up new channels
• Managing projects, project P&Ls, external performance metrics and budgets

To be successful in this role you will need the following

• Experience working in Personal Care or Beauty with FMCG is preferred
• Understanding of unisex Gen Z and Millennial audiences. Also with a genuine interest in styling and hair, with a knowledge of music, fashion & popular culture preferred.
• Proven success in project management, product development, and influencing skills with confidence
• An entrepreneurial and 'can-do' approach, able to work with and unlock change and complexity
• A balance of art & science - ability to think creatively & strategically, with strong business mindset. Commercially minded with proven track-record of successfully managing a P&L and budgets
• Hunger for growth
• Passion for brands with a purpose
• An eye for aesthetic, design & keen attention to detail
• Natural leader who has a strong strategic vision, a creative problem solver and works well with others and in particular, diverse groups of people across functions and under pressure! Always ensuring positive vibes through the community you work with.

Have we just described you in a nutshell? If so, we'd love to meet you!

We regret that due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to respond to each individual applicant. You will be contacted only if you have been shortlisted. Should you not hear from us within 10 working days from your date of application, please assume you have been unsuccessful. Please keep checking the Manpower website for our latest vacancies.