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Senior Brand Manager

Employer
AkzoNobel
Location
Slough, Berkshire
Salary
£50000 - £55000 per annum
Closing date
8 Feb 2019

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Sector
Marketing and PR
Job Type
Temporary
Hours
Full-time

Job Details

Senior Brand Manager

£50,000 - £55,000

6-9 Month Maternity Cover

ASAP Start

All around the planet we're using the power of colour and technology to make the places in which we live, work, learn and play more fun, uplifting, sustainable and beautiful. We are world leaders in colour expertise, trend forecasting and product innovation with a portfolio of market leading global brands including the UK's most loved and trusted Iconic paint 'Superbrand' (so you'll get to make friends with our lovable Brand Dog!). We are a company that will positively encourage your input, welcome your ideas and act on them. Join us on our mission to inspire and enable everyone to create their own beautiful living space and help us add colour to the hearts, minds and walls of another 1 million customers.

We are now looking for a talented individual to join our team as Senior Brand Manager on Retail.

The Role:

  • Own and lead the brand and product management and strategy for this part of the portfolio which includes:
    • Being the go to resident passionate expert in your portfolio.
    • Knowing your numbers and being able to confidently present and communicate across the whole of the business.
    • Ensuring we have the right products to enable our customers to get the brilliant results they expect from the brand leader in paints.
    • Leading your portfolio strategy and continually optimising the core business.
    • Implementing existing and new product development.
    • Making sure that our products are the highest quality in the market.
  • Learn about our consumers and maintain an in-depth understanding of their needs.
  • Identify any gaps in our industry knowledge and product offering and take positive action.
  • Lead the development of annual brand plans.
  • Manage A&P spend effectively.
  • Collaborate across the business to bring our experience and expertise together to ensure first class development and execution of our marketing plans including; the Brand team, Customer Marketing, Commercial teams, Insight, Innovation & the Global Team.
  • Champion the ' Way' of doing things…which means bringing your plans to life by exciting colleagues and all of our customers with your knowledge, expertise and passion. Live and breathe our values in the way you work.

What you will need to succeed:

  • Self-starting, results driven marketer with a passion for developing brands and a keenness for using creativity to succeed in challenging markets.
  • Ability to prioritise and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Strong time and project management skills required to consistently meet deadlines.
  • Champion of consumer/customer insight as the foundation to marketing activities.
  • Really collaborative working style, a team player.
  • Great presenting skills + passion for bringing brands to life for others, the ability to present recommendations in senior forums.
  • Proactive with the desire to show leadership on anything brand related.
  • Eye for detail and passionate about how the brand is represented.

The Requirements

  • Degree educated with demonstrable marketing brand and product/portfolio management experience in high performing businesses (ideally FMCG, Retail or DIY industries).
  • Have experience in leading an NPD project from creation through to launch.
  • Cross functional/market experience (Customer Marketing, Sales, Innovation, Insight, Global).
  • Passion or track record for working on brand and product strategy.
  • Excellent knowledge of P&L Management and experience in managing brand budgets.
  • Proven project management and analytical skills and the ability to prioirtise effectively.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Location: Slough

Duration: Temporary

Company

This is your chance to join AkzoNobel - a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals.

Home to well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International, Interpon and Eka; AkzoNobel supplies industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and sustainable technologies that are designed to meet the growing demands of our fast-changing planet.

Headquartered in Amsterdam, over 47,000 people work for AkzoNobel across 80 countries worldwide – and this is your chance to join them. Take a look at the roles we're currently recruiting for on their behalf below.

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