Assistant Brand Manager

Valeo Foods UK; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Matched pension scheme

Death in service

Cycle to work scheme

Canteen

Retailer discount platform

Staff discount

Job summary

Valeo Foods UK is seeking an Assistant Brand Manager to support development and execution of brand strategies. The role offers a unique 1-year training program across Marketing, Business Intelligence, Research and Development, and Category teams, with three days weekly on-site in Leeds or Wallingford.

This hybrid position provides exposure to fast-paced branding, data-driven decision making and collaboration with multiple stakeholders to shape our brands and deliver measurable growth.

Qualifications

• Good leadership to shape, align and plan.
• Strong analytical thinking.
• Ability to embrace change and adapt quickly.
• Personal best mindset: strive to be better tomorrow.
• Experience leading brand initiatives and plans.
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience across the marketing mix from insight to measurement.
• Proven track record of leading change across teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist in development and implementation of brand strategies.
• Support alignment with company vision and goals.
• Gain experience across Marketing, BI, R&D and Category teams during training program.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Change management

Personal drive

Initiative stewardship

Presentation skills

Fast-paced environment

Marketing mix experience

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Company Description

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Job Description

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Assistant Brand Managers to join our marketing team. The ideal candidate will assist in the development and implementation of brand strategies, ensuring alignment with our company's vision and goals.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the growth and success of our brand along with having a unique and tailored 1 year training program to allow you to gain experience within our Marketing, Business Intelligence, Research and Development and Category team's across Valeo Foods UK.

This is a flexible hybrid role with 3 days per week at our Leeds or Wallingford site.

Qualifications

• Good leadership to shape, align and plan
• Strong analytical thinking
• Good capacity to create and embrace change
• Very strong “Personal Best” mindset: to seek to be better tomorrow than we are today
• Good stewardship of initiatives from the brand plans
• Strong presentation skills – written and verbal
• Very strong ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Emerging experience of the full marketing mix – from insight generation, problem-solving, target-setting, delivering and measuring
• Strong leadership expressed in other fields than corporate life
• Good experience in interacting successfully with different stakeholders an
• Very strong track record of creating change that shaped the thinking and deliver results

Additional Information

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Matched pension scheme
• Death in service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Canteen
• Retailer discount platform
• Staff discount
• And plenty more!

This is an internally focused role with plenty of exposure across the business. It’s a good opportunity to build your experience, take ownership over time, and be part of shaping how data is used at Valeo.