Assistant Brand Manager – Quick & Easy Meals (Hybrid)

Premier Foods; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (50% home / 50% office)

Competitive salary and bonus

Pension (up to 7.5%)

Private medical insurance

Sharesave scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Employee discount scheme

Job summary

Premier Foods is seeking an ambitious Assistant Brand Manager for the Quick & Easy Meals team to support brand strategy, innovation and commercial performance across Batchelors Cup a Soup, Batchelors Pasta 'n' Sauce and FUEL10K, while owning Batchelors Smash.

This hands-on role involves analysing brand performance, delivering campaigns, and leading selected innovation projects from concept through launch, with collaboration across Sales, Category, Insights, Finance, R&D and Supply Chain.

Qualifications

• Experience in a marketing or brand management role, preferably within FMCG.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data and develop clear actions.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Brand Manager to deliver growth plans across our Soup and Quick & Easy Meals portfolio.
• Take ownership of the day-to-day management and performance of Batchelors Smash.
• Monitor brand, category and competitor performance, turning data and insights into clear recommendations.
• Support the development and execution of annual brand plans, campaigns and commercial initiatives.
• Lead allocated innovation and renovation projects from initial concept through to launch.
• Manage packaging changes, artwork development and product updates through the Stage & Gate process.
• Deliver consumer and shopper activation programmes across key channels, on time and within budget.
• Build strong relationships across Sales, Category, Insights, Finance, R&D and Supply Chain.
• Identify emerging consumer trends and new opportunities to strengthen brand performance and drive profitable growth.

Skills

Brand management

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Graduate-level capability

Education

Graduate degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Premier Foods is seeking an ambitious Assistant Brand Manager for the Quick & Easy Meals team to support brand strategy, innovation and commercial performance across Batchelors Cup a Soup, Batchelors Pasta 'n' Sauce and FUEL10K, while owning Batchelors Smash.

This hands-on role involves analysing brand performance, delivering campaigns, and leading selected innovation projects from concept through launch, with collaboration across Sales, Category, Insights, Finance, R&D and Supply Chain.