Assistant Brand Manager

Kingston Upon Thames, London
Manpower UK Ltd

We are currently seeking an interim Assistant Brand Manager, to work with our global FMCG client, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.

The position is based in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey. This is a full-time temporary role to run until the end of December 2024, requiring 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying up to 46,500 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.

The role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements.

You will be supporting the Senior Brand Manager with implementation & execution of marking activities on the biggest brand in Home Care, Persil. Persil has undergone a transformation over the last year which brought the brand into a forward-thinking space with highly impactful innovation and communications.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the Brand Manager in implementing the UK brand strategy and development of the marketing programs.
• Assisting with the commercial delivery of the brands incl. monitoring and reporting in market performance and action planning.
• Working with cross-functional teams to develop and launch innovations, including pack price architecture optimisations, and review success with post launch evaluations and 100 day tracking.
• Delivering campaigns and marketing activities: collaborating across functions, teams & agencies; bringing teams together to deliver strong digitally led, omnichannel marketing plans.
• Crafting content with a digital-first mindset and working closely with the Digital Hub team to deliver this with excellence to consumers, tracking, monitoring and assessing performance on-going in order to optimise and adapt.
• Representing Home Care within the business, as the key source of knowledge on brand / project performance and plans.
• Presenting to retailers and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Managing budgets with attention to detail and accuracy.

Key Requirements

• Strong project management skills, with proven success of leading team/s to execute challenging & complex projects, including innovation/renovation development.
• The ability to work confidently and productively with multiple cross functional teams, with strong communication, presentation skills and stakeholder influencing abilities.
• Have a balance of creativity & science: can think creatively & strategically, with strong business mindset. Being commercially minded with proven track-record of successfully managing a P&L and budgets. Be creative with an eye for aesthetic & design, a passion for creative excellence & with experience developing communications and assets.
• Numeracy & data analysis skills for insight development.
• Hungry to understand the nuances of new categories/segments and emerging channels: have high standards, attention to detail and have an entrepreneurial and ‘can-do’ approach, be able to work with and unlock change and complexity to deliver results.
• A consumer-centric approach married a passion for our brand.
• Ambition to learn & proactivity in your own development: learning about the brands & UL but also challenging process and bringing new ways of thinking & behaving.
• Be able to demonstrate the UL Standards of Leadership and champion the consumer, shopper and customer in everything they do.

Additional Information
Kingston working environment:

• Contractors who are based at Kingston will be eligible to get free parking at a local carpark
• There is a Staff Shop located on the Ground Floor next to the main entrance, where Contingent Workers can buy discounted UL products.
• A canteen
• A Gym is available for use on the Ground Floor (with subscription).
• Facilities in the gym include cardiovascular equipment, resistance machines, spin bikes, free weights area, boxing equipment and a stretch/matted area. Classes are also available and can be booked directly with the Gym. Shower facilities are available in the changing rooms, along with hairdryers.