Junior Brand Manager

McCormick & Company; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global food company in Aylesbury seeks a Junior Brand Manager for its iconic condiment brands. This hybrid role involves supporting brand strategy, market performance analysis, and managing product lifecycle initiatives. Candidates should have a degree in marketing and some experience in FMCG marketing. The ideal individual is passionate about food, highly organized, and thrives in collaborative, cross-functional environments. Join us to bring flavor and excitement to our consumers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in FMCG marketing - internship or assistant brand manager is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of long-term brand strategy and annual brand plans.
• Analyse brand and market performance, providing clear insights.
• Assist in building and delivering business presentations to internal stakeholders.
• Work closely with the EMEA Growth Platforms Team for NPD.
• Collaborate with Sales, Category, and Shopper Teams on customer-specific plans.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Organizational skills

Collaborative teamwork

Creativity

Passionate about culture and food

Education

Degree in Marketing or related discipline

Job description

Overview

Junior Brand Manager Haddenham, UK (hybrid role)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our UK Marketing Team as Junior Brand Manager for our most iconic global condiments brands: French’s Mustard, Frank’s RedHot Hot Sauce and Cholula Hot Sauce

Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager, you will support the planning, execution, and performance of our UK brand strategy, helping to drive growth, build cultural relevance, and bring excitement and flavour for consumers with our beloved products.

This is a fantastic role for someone passionate about FMCG marketing, hungry to learn, and excited to contribute to high-impact brand initiatives across partnerships, NPD, comms and commercial activity.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Strategy & Plans

• Support the development of long-term brand strategy and annual brand plans
• Analyse brand and market performance, providing clear insights and recommendations to drive growth.
• Assist in building and delivering business presentations to internal stakeholders and partners.
• Contribute to seasonal activation and brand campaign planning, ensuring excellence in execute

NPD & Portfolio Management

• Work closely with the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Growth Platforms Team to support the development of a robust UK NPD pipeline.
• Assist in project-managing local NPD initiatives, collaborating cross-functionally with R&D, Graphics, Legal, Market Research, Production, Sales, and Finance.
• Support the product lifecycle and SKU performance tracking, ensuring portfolio health and identifying rationalisation opportunities.

Comms/Activations and Partnerships

• Act as the Marketing lead working closely with the Partnerships Team to identify, develop and execute collaborative partnerships that drive new usage occasions and allow our condiment brands to expand into new categories and channels.
• Support the delivery of activation plans with partner brands, agencies and retailers to ensure campaigns land with excellence
• Assist in go-to-market execution of NPD, annual campaigns and Food Service collaborations
• Work with the Global Marketing team and Content teams to support media plans, digital content development and creative deployment across touchpoints (including social, digital, PPC and influencers)

Commercial

• Collaborate with Sales, Category and Shopper Teams to support the development of customer-specific plans.
• Partner with Revenue Management on product and channel pricing input where

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Degree in Marketing or related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Experience in FMCG marketing - internship or assistant brand manager experience is a plus.
• Passionate about culture, food, and consumer behaviour.
• Analytical mindset to generate insights
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Collaborative team player who loves working cross-functionally.
• Proactive, positive attitude with a “can-do” spirit and willingness to roll up your sleeves.
• Creative thinker who brings energy, curiosity, and fresh ideas.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.