Customer Brand Manager

Müller UK & Ireland; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy product company seeks a Customer Brand Manager in Telford to lead the strategic direction of their Private Label marketing. The successful candidate will shape customer brand plans, drive share growth, and manage key stakeholders. Candidates should have a proven marketing background, preferably within FMCG, along with strong leadership and commercial skills. This hybrid role comes with a competitive salary and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Bonus scheme

Company car

Contributory pension plan

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous annual leave increasing with service

Flexible benefits programme

Rewards Benefits Programme

Qualifications

• Proven background in Marketing or FMCG.
• Experience within Private Label is desirable.
• Strong leadership experience, with a track record of personal and team development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-year strategic planning process for Private Label.
• Identify market opportunities and build business cases for strategic investment.
• Define and manage the innovation pipeline for current customers.

Skills

Marketing background

FMCG experience

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Change management

Passion for brands

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 which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Customer Brand Manager

Telford (Hybrid)

Join Müller Yogurt & Desserts as a Customer Brand Manager and lead the strategic direction of our Private Label marketing. This is a unique opportunity to shape customer brand plans, drive share growth, and influence key customer and internal stakeholders across the business.

Main Responsibilities

• Lead the 5-year strategic planning process for Private Label.
• Identify market opportunities and build business cases for strategic investment.
• Act as commercial lead for strategic investment project implementation.
• Define and manage the innovation pipeline for current Private Label customers.
• Serve as business/project lead for major new customer brand initiatives.
• Influence internal and external stakeholders to support growth.
• Line manage one direct report and support team development.

Key Requirements

• Proven background in Marketing or FMCG.
• Experience within Private Label is desirable.
• Strong leadership experience, with a track record of personal and team development.
• High level of commercial and financial acumen.
• Excellent analytical thinking and communication skills.
• Ability to create and embrace change in a dynamic environment.
• Passion for Müller, our brands, and our Private Label business.
• Energetic, driven, and positive approach to work.

What You’ll Receive

In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:

• Competitive Salary
• Bonus scheme
• Company car
• Contributory pension plan
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous annual leave increasing with service.
• Flexible benefits programme
• In addition, our employees have access to a Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store