Junior Brand Manager

Laurens Hekwerk West BV; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global condiment company is seeking a Junior Brand Manager to support the UK Marketing Team. This hybrid role involves driving brand strategy for well-known products. The ideal candidate will have a degree in marketing and experience in FMCG marketing. Your responsibilities will include supporting the development of brand plans, project managing new product development, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure brand success. A passion for food, culture, and consumer behavior is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG marketing through internship or assistant brand manager role is a plus.
• Highly organized, able to manage multiple projects simultaneously with attention to detail.
• Proactive and positive attitude with a can-do spirit.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of long-term brand strategy and annual brand plans.
• Assist in project-managing local NPD initiatives, collaborating with various teams.
• Act as the Marketing lead working closely with the Partnerships Team.

Skills

FMCG marketing

Analytical mindset

Project management

Collaboration

Creativity

Education

Degree in Marketing or related discipline

Job description

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: Frenchs Mustard, Franks 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.

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 execution.

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.

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.

Company

Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia‑Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Schwartz.

At McCormick, we have over a 100‑year legacy based on our Power of People principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

TO APPLY

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