Global Brand Manager Old El Paso

General Mills; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company is seeking a Global Brand Manager in Uxbridge to drive growth for the Green Giant and Pancho Villa brands. The role involves managing innovative projects and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 2-4 years of brand management experience and strong project management skills. The position supports a hybrid work model with various employee benefits and wellbeing initiatives.

Benefits

Flexible work policy

Health & Dental Insurances

Wellbeing program

Bonus scheme

Enhanced pension contributions

Access to recognition platforms

Extra days for volunteering

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of brand management experience.
• Proven success in project management and budget ownership.
• Comfortable in an autonomous and mostly virtual environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth for brands across international markets.
• Lead line extensions, geo-expansion, and PPA projects.
• Own budget management and coordinate marketing processes.

Skills

Brand management experience

Project management

NPD/renovation launches

Commercial and financial acumen

Job description

Overview

Great things are happening in the Europe and Australia (EUAU) region. Each day, our 2,500 plus colleagues bring their passion to our offices, manufacturing sites, R&D center, and commercial/distributor markets across Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. We are energized by over 150 years of bringing people together with the food they love. With beloved brands Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Fibre One, Latina Fresh and more, we are on a mission to become the undisputed growth leader in food for EUAU. In a world that\u2019s ever-changing, we look to stay ahead and seek people who share our love of food and are hungry to shape the future. Old El Paso is the global leader in Mexican food, loved by millions of households worldwide - and we\u2019re stepping up our game to shape the future of our brands.

As Brand Manager in our Brand Development Team, you\u2019ll play a key role in driving international growth through innovation, geo-expansion, and right-size, right-price formats. You\u2019ll also be the Green Giant brand champion, leading strategy and plans, while managing Pancho Villa for our Swiss partner, Migros.

This is a hands-on, global role where you\u2019ll manage projects end-to-end, collaborate across markets, and own budget responsibility. If you\u2019re passionate about building iconic brands in a fast-paced, international environment, this is your chance to make a real impact.

What your role is

As Global Brand Manager, you\u2019ll be at the heart of driving growth for our brands across international markets. You\u2019ll lead line extensions, geo-expansion, and Price Pack Architecture (PPA) projects, delivering end-to-end product solutions - from formula to pack - with the support of a strong cross-functional team.

You\u2019ll act as the key contact for Green Giant and Pancho Villa, shaping their future growth pipelines through PPA, CSR initiatives, and gap-fill opportunities that leverage our existing portfolio. Working closely with markets and operations, you\u2019ll explore new ways to meet consumer needs while ensuring feasibility and speed to market.

Collaboration will be central to your success: you\u2019ll partner with our Category Manager and wider Brand Development Team to craft compelling customer materials that secure strategic buy-in and sell-in. You\u2019ll also own budget management, ensuring forecasts and reconciliations are accurate and up to date, while coordinating marketing processes such as sample management.

Finally, you\u2019ll play a key role in our annual planning milestones, helping to set priorities and mobilize teams behind clear innovation and renovation objectives - all while keeping our brands at the forefront of consumer choice.

What you will bring to the team

We are looking for someone with high passion for consumers and a love of our brands. You will be a fast learner who\u2019s able to get up to speed quickly and feels comfortable working in an autonomous (and mostly virtual) environment.

With 2-4 years of brand management experience, you\u2019ll already have proven success in core areas such as project management, NPD/renovation launches, packaging development, budget ownership, and performance tracking. You\u2019ll also bring commercial and financial acumen, with an understanding of profitability drivers and the confidence to make decisions that balance creativity with business impact.

What\u2019s in it for you?

Work with Heart - offers us flexibility that also requires partnership to ensure we regularly come together in person for those moments that help drive our business forward. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 2 days per week in the office with the opportunity to finish at 15:00 on Fridays.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive, for this we offer free Headspace account for you and up to 5 friends or family members, ongoing activities, Employee Assistance Program and more.

Bonus - Our people are at the heart of what makes General Mills great, so when goals are reached, you\u2019ll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Health & Dental Insurances - All colleagues get the opportunity to join our insurances from day one.

Family & Carers Leave - Every family is unique. Our approach allows every family to have the opportunity to spend quality time-off to support them from the point of birth or adoption to care, with enhanced covers.

Enjoy other perks like enhanced pension contributions, subsidised canteen, access to both peer-to-peer recognition and discount platforms, 2 extra days for volunteering work, and more...
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