Co-op Brand Manager - Wholesale

Co-op Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Pension up to 10% employer contrib.

Onsite gym discount (Manchester HQ)

Discount on Co-op products

Virtual healthcare

Job summary

Co-op Group is seeking a Brand Manager to join the Co-op Own Brand team in Manchester City Centre. The role offers hybrid working, with time split between home and the office at least twice a week.

You will lead end-to-end strategy development for Co-op Own Brand and drive growth across brands and categories with internal and external partners. You’ll develop plans for Co-op Wholesale, expand the brand’s reach, and build relationships across the business while ensuring delivery within budgets

Qualifications

• Experience working as a brand, category, or sales manager.
• Commercial acumen and customer focus.
• Excellent communication skills across all levels.
• The ability to sell Co-op Own Brand internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans for Co-op Wholesale across brands and categories.
• Look for new opportunities to expand our brand and reach.
• Drive growth of Co-op brand participation in Co-op Wholesale and with partners.
• Collaborate with Strategy, Development and Quality teams.
• Build relationships with internal teams and partnerships across the business.
• Be responsible for developing the right capabilities and delivering work within budgets.
• Provide thought leadership to shape the team’s response to challenges.

Skills

Brand management

Category management

Sales management

Commercial acumen

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Job description

• Wholesale £45,000 to £60,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5) Manchester City Centre, in this role you'll work in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and coming into the office at least twice a week (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy). We're looking for a Brand Manager to join our Co-op Own Brand team.

In this new role you'll be part of the team that owns the end-to-end strategy process development of Co-op Own Brand.

Why this job matters We'll look to you to help develop our Co-op Own Brand strategy, sell our brand to new partners and solidify our standing partnerships with external businesses and channel owners.

You'll be a champion of our brand in everything that you do, ultimately helping us get more of our unique Co-op products into more homes across the UK. What you'll do

• Develop specific plans for Co-op Wholesale across brands and categories, ensuring adherence to guardrails and standards
• Look for new opportunities to further expand our brand and its reach
• Drive growth of Co-op brand participation in Co-op Wholesale, and with partners
• Collaborate across the wider Co-op brand team, building joined up plans with the Strategy, Development and Quality teams
• Build strong relationships with internal teams and foster a wide network of partnerships across the business
• Be responsible for developing the right capabilities required for the role, making sure work is delivered effectively and within agreed budgets
• Provide thought leadership to help shape the team's response to challenges, and approach to delivery of both short-term and long terms plans What you'll bring
• Experience working as a brand, category, or sales manager, with the motivation and ability to find new opportunities to develop and grow our team
• Commercial acumen, customer focused and operationally aware
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage colleagues at all levels of the Co-op
• The ability to sell Co-op Own Brand both internally and externally, from senior leadership of corporate partners to store managers
• The ability to interpret, understand, summarise and accurately playback data
• A passion for food, the food industry, and great brands Why Co-op?

At Co-op, we're owned by our members.

And because we're owned by you, we can do right by you.

So when you join us, you're not just taking a job, you're joining a movement.

We're an organisation that puts people and communities first, and we're powered by purpose.

We want this to be a place where you can thrive, so you'll also receive:

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance) - 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ) - 30% discount on Co-op products and 10% off other brands
• Stream
• early access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
• Virtual healthcare including GP appointments, mental health support, nutrition and fitness advice
• Grocery Aid - 24/7 colleague support service
• Training and support for your development and career progression
• Cycle-to-work scheme A place you'll belong We're building diverse and inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to creating a workplace where colleagues can feel like they belong, supported by our inclusive policies and the ways we work.

We're proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme and offer interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for a job.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we'll support you.

Learn more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process and our inclusion commitments at jobs.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion.

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

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