Senior Brand Manager Senior Brand Manager at Nestlé

Crawley, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Mar, 26

Salary

65000.0

Posted On

08 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Brand Management, Marketing Strategy, Consumer Insights, Innovation, Media Planning, eCommerce, Sustainability, Team Leadership, P&L Ownership, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Campaign Execution, Performance Tracking, Collaboration, Communication, Presentation Skills

Industry

Food and Beverage Services

Description

Position Snapshot Nestlé Coffee – NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Senior Brand Manager Gatwick (hybrid 2/3 times a week in the office) Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience + car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25 day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits! Position Summary We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Brand Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for planning, executing, and optimising the marketing mix. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between brand strategy and execution, while also leading a team. A day in the life of a Senior Brand Manager… These are some of the areas you will be involved in delivering: Know Your Consumer Deeply: Develop a profound understanding of the portioned coffee category, leveraging insights to inform strategy and enhance consumer engagement. Drive Coffee Machine Growth: Collaborate with the Machines team to accelerate growth initiatives and ensure brand alignment with machine innovation and commercial plans. Innovate Bigger, Better, Bolder: Lead the UK innovation pipeline, adapting global innovations for the UK market and executing them flawlessly. Create Engaging Brand Experiences: Oversee media strategy and execution, ensuring campaigns are consumer-centric and deliver strong ROI. Plan and Execute Flawlessly: Own the execution of the 18-month UK brand plan, developing growth initiatives and performance tracking. Elevate eCommerce Performance: Drive excellence across all eCommerce touchpoints, converting digital engagement into tangible business results. Champion Sustainability: Promote sustainability initiatives and collaborate with the Podback team to enhance consumer awareness of recycling solutions. Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and coach a high-performing team, fostering a culture of growth, engagement, and excellence. What will make you successful To be successful in this role you will be passionate, enthusiastic; resilient. You’ll demonstrate great initiative and enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. The role is suited to someone already operating as a Senior Brand Manager within FMCG and looking for the opportunity to develop their leadership capability with an ability to build strong, collaborative working relationships with stakeholders across multiple functions. You will also have: Brand management experience with proven track record in creating engaging campaigns, building impactful media plans, delivering strong innovations and driving brand activation. Experience in P&L ownership, with understanding of the key drivers of commercial success Communicate strongly in both small forums but also demonstrate strong presentation skills in wide audiences (from internal conferences to customer presentations) Competently managing several sizable projects and work streams from concept to delivery. What you need to know What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth. The closing date for this role is 7th December 2025. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us. We are committed to equal opportunity for all, and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken! Position Snapshot Nestlé Coffee – NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto Senior Brand Manager Gatwick (hybrid 2/3 times a week in the office) Salary up to £65,000 depending on experience + car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25 day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits! Position Summary We are recruiting for an experienced Senior Brand Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will lead a team responsible for planning, executing, and optimising the marketing mix. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between brand strategy and execution, while also leading a team. A day in the life of a Senior Brand Manager… These are some of the areas you will be involved in delivering: Know Your Consumer Deeply: Develop a profound understanding of the portioned coffee category, leveraging insights to inform strategy and enhance consumer engagement. Drive Coffee Machine Growth: Collaborate with the Machines team to accelerate growth initiatives and ensure brand alignment with machine innovation and commercial plans. Innovate Bigger, Better, Bolder: Lead the UK innovation pipeline, adapting global innovations for the UK market and executing them flawlessly. Create Engaging Brand Experiences: Oversee media strategy and execution, ensuring campaigns are consumer-centric and deliver strong ROI. Plan and Execute Flawlessly: Own the execution of the 18-month UK brand plan, developing growth initiatives and performance tracking. Elevate eCommerce Performance: Drive excellence across all eCommerce touchpoints, converting digital engagement into tangible business results. Champion Sustainability: Promote sustainability initiatives and collaborate with the Podback team to enhance consumer awareness of recycling solutions. Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and coach a high-performing team, fostering a culture of growth, engagement, and excellence. What will make you successful To be successful in this role you will be passionate, enthusiastic; resilient. You’ll demonstrate great initiative and enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. The role is suited to someone already operating as a Senior Brand Manager within FMCG and looking for the opportunity to develop their leadership capability with an ability to build strong, collaborative working relationships with stakeholders across multiple functions. You will also have: Brand management experience with proven track record in creating engaging campaigns, building impactful media plans, delivering strong innovations and driving brand activation. Experience in P&L ownership, with understanding of the key drivers of commercial success Communicate strongly in both small forums but also demonstrate strong presentation skills in wide audiences (from internal conferences to customer presentations) Competently managing several sizable projects and work streams from concept to delivery. What you need to know What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth. The closing date for this role is 7th December 2025. We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application. At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us. We are committed to equal opportunity for all, and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!

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Responsibilities

The Senior Brand Manager will lead a team in planning, executing, and optimizing the marketing mix while ensuring alignment between brand strategy and execution. Key responsibilities include driving growth initiatives, overseeing media strategy, and managing the UK brand plan.