Brand Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Müller UK & Ireland seeks a Brand Manager for its Marketing team in Market Drayton. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of leading dairy brands in a dynamic environment, overseeing brand activities, project management, and collaboration with sales and creative teams.

Benefits

Up to 10% annual bonus

Private Medical Insurance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Exclusive access to Müller Rewards

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years marketing experience in the FMCG sector.
• Previous leadership experience through extracurricular activities.
• Passion for winning.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of brand activity.
• Manage the NPD project management process.
• Partner with the sales force to understand commercial performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

Team player

Change management

Communication

Education

Degree level qualification (2:1 or above)

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is Wholly Owned By Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in the Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s biggest brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year.

Müller UK & Ireland includes:

• Müller Milk & Ingredients: aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader, producing branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter, and ingredients. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
• Müller Yogurt & Desserts: the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer, responsible for brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj, and Müller Kefir Smoothie. It also produces chilled desserts under license from Mondelez International and supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state-of-the-art yogurt facility.

Brand Manager

Market Drayton (hybrid)

Full-time Permanent

We’re looking for an ambitious Brand Manager to join our Marketing team at Müller Yogurts & Desserts. This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of one of the UK’s most loved brands, working in a fast-paced, creative, and collaborative environment.

Responsibilities Include

• Leading the development and implementation of brand activity, supported by the Marketing Manager. Main day-to-day contact for creative and media agencies.
• Coordinating and managing the NPD project management process, attending project meetings, and ensuring compliance from all team members while driving projects forward.
• Partnering with the sales force to understand commercial performance and support needed to unlock distribution opportunities.
• Coordinating and managing the supply of key brand materials to the Sales force, agency partners, and other functions.
• Managing the design and artwork implementation process, liaising with external design agencies, and managing in-house packaging approval processes.
• Administering the brand budget: maintaining spend reports, purchase tracking, purchase order raising, including liaising with Finance, Purchase & Controlling.
• Assimilating brand and market information and producing brand presentations and monthly status reports for use with cross-functional category teams.
• Using brand data and analysis to make and inform brand recommendations, notably during Annual Planning.
• Understanding brand promotion plans and working with the Shopper team to develop assets.

Key Skills & Experience

• Hold a degree level or equivalent qualification (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject.
• 2-3 years marketing experience within the FMCG sector.
• Previous leadership experience through extracurricular activities.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Capacity to embrace and create change.
• Great team player with the ability to support, lead, care, and communicate effectively.
• Passion for winning.

Benefits

• Up to 10% annual bonus.
• 4 x Life Assurance policy.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service).
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave.
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave.
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%).
• Exclusive access to Müller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts.

Contact Details

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Müller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ