Brand Manager Peter's Yard UK

Lotus Bakeries, Milan; St Albans; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries, seeks a proactive Brand Manager to drive growth for BEAR, TREK, nakd, Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard in the UK.

You will own brand strategy, content, PR and consumer engagement, manage campaigns end-to-end, and work with cross-functional teams to deliver yearly launches and sustained brand equity. Based in St Albans, four days on-site.

Qualifications

• Right-To-Work within the UK (without sponsorship).
• Minimum Education to Bachelor's Degree level.
• Min 2–3 years relevant Marketing experience in an FMCG business.
• Experience working in a brand team with through-the-line campaigns.
• Experience with social media scheduling and analytics tools.
• Experience of Owned Media Content development and working with influencers.
• Experience managing websites, ideally with WordPress, and using Google Analytics.
• Nice to have: proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop).
• Ability to project manage well, track progress and deliver on time and within budget.
• Good understanding of advertising agencies and the ability to plan, measure and execute marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Lead consumer activation plans with measurable impact.
• Own content development and community engagement across platforms.
• Analyse portfolio performance and identify growth opportunities.
• Deliver yearly NPD launches with go-to-market plans and packaging design.
• Monitor insights to keep the brand ahead of competitors.

Skills

Brand management

Consumer activation

Social media

Content development

Analytics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

WordPress

Google Analytics

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of 5 incredible brands; BEAR, TREK, nakd. Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard. All having their own distinct proposition and role within our business. We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we can now be found across the globe. Our ranges have grown, and we continue to seek brilliant people who share an ambition for making a difference and want to join us in delivering the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved, then read on…

Peter’s Yard is a growing sourdough bakery business that combines Swedish tradition with British craft and natural, quality ingredients to create its hand-baked sourdough products. The company was founded in 2008, acquired in 2022 by Lotus Bakeries and is now listed in Tesco, Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Ocado, Booths, Wholefoods and 3,000 independent farm shops and delis. The company has ambitious growth plans to expand the business and build the brand in the UK across Grocery outlets, food service and speciality stores.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will execute brand strategies that significantly grow household penetration and help Peter’s Yard the UK’s favourite Sourdough Bakery Brand. You will be the face of the brand, managing our communication, our online community and helping us build a brand that people love. This includes delivering engaging content, PR, advertising and community activity to help us reach new consumers.

Alongside living our T.O.P. values of Team Spirit, Open Dialogue and Passion, below is where you’ll spend most of your time:

• Consumer Activation: Lead and implement best in class consumer activation plans with evaluation ensuring all activities link back to our strategies to deliver the plan.
• Owned Media, Influencers, Brand Partnerships & Community: Own all content development and community management
• Product Management: Continually analyse portfolio performance and keep the brand proposition ahead of the competition, identifying opportunities for growth and improvements
• New product launches: Deliver yearly NPD launches with detailed go to market plans including sell ins, packaging design and comms launch plans – working alongside product development, sales and category from concept through to launch and evaluation.
• Keep on top of relevant innovation and consumer insights, to constantly review the portfolio performance and keep the brand proposition ahead of the competition

Reporting into

Marketing Manager

Profile

We are seeking an energetic and experienced Brand Manager, who wants to join our fast-paced team and make a real difference.

As Brand Manager you will be a key member of our team driving brand awareness & penetration, building strong relationships with our consumers and ensuring that our products reach as many people as possible.

Knowledge & Experience

• Right-To-Work within the UK (without sponsorship)
• Minimum Education to Bachelors Degree level
• Min 2-3 years relevant Marketing experience in an FMCG business
• Experience working in a brand team, where you have managed through the line campaigns
• Experience with social media scheduling and analytics tools
• Experience of Owned Media Content development and working with influencers
• Experience managing websites, ideally with WordPress, and using Google Analytics
• Nice to have: proficient in Adobe Creative suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Lightroom, Photoshop)
• Ability to project manage well, including project coordination internally, track and report progress and deliver on time and within budget
• A good understanding of advertising agencies and the ability to plan, measure and execute marketing campaigns and strategies
• Drawing out insights from data
• Good understanding of speciality food brands

Key Attributes

• Creative
• Pro-active
• Analytical thinker
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Passionate about being part of the growth of the Peter’s Yard business
• Dynamic and people-focussed: able to excite others both internal and external to the business about what you’re trying to achieve

Please note this role is a full-time position at our beautiful offices in St Albans, with four days a week spent on-site. Please only proceed if this works for you.

Offer

Grasp the opportunity to join an ambitious and driven team with a mix of talents! Being part of a fast growing, international company, you will get tons of on-the-job-learning and acquire new insights.

In addition, you will be part of a culture where passion, team spirit and open dialogue are our main drivers.

And of course, on top of that, you can enjoy delicious branded snacks every day!

Do you want to be part of a terrific team with the ambition to create small moments of happiness every day? Meet our people, discover their unique skills and get excited to join them in a great work environment.