Marketing Manager — Innovation & Partnerships

Müller UK & Ireland; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or allowance

Annual bonus up to 15%

Annual pay reviews

Private Healthcare – family level

4 x life assurance

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Holiday purchase/sell scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity/family-le

Pension scheme – up to 16%

Employee assistance programme

Rewards Benefits Programme discounts

Job summary

Müller UK & Ireland seeks a Marketing Manager – Innovation & Partnerships in Market Drayton to lead our innovation strategy and build external partnerships that drive growth. You will collaborate across Brand, Insights, R&D, Technical, Manufacturing and Commercial teams to shape consumer propositions and accelerate launches.

You’ll translate market insight into viable concepts, manage a rolling pipeline, and develop teams while working with external partners to extend our portfolio.

Qualifications

• Experience developing and delivering brand or product strategies.
• Strong consumer marketing knowledge in FMCG or similar.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Ability to translate insights into concepts and commercial recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead the innovation strategy, process and capability agenda across the business.
• Identify consumer, market and category trends for scalable growth.
• Develop and maintain a rolling long-term innovation pipeline with Segment and Brand Leads.
• Translate consumer insight into concepts, propositions and commercial recommendations.
• Identify external opportunities through strategic partnerships, licensing and collaborations.
• Build relationships with suppliers, agencies, co-manufacturers and other partners.
• Lead cross-functional teams through concept creation, validation and early-stage delivery.
• Work with R&D and Technical teams to explore new products, ingredients and manufacturing capabilities.
• Monitor launch performance and lead post-launch reviews to improve future results.
• Coach and develop direct reports while supporting talent across Marketing.

Skills

Brand strategy

Innovation strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Consumer marketing

Partnerships licensing

Stakeholder influence

Team development

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland seeks a Marketing Manager – Innovation & Partnerships in Market Drayton to lead our innovation strategy and build external partnerships that drive growth. You will collaborate across Brand, Insights, R&D, Technical, Manufacturing and Commercial teams to shape consumer propositions and accelerate launches.

You’ll translate market insight into viable concepts, manage a rolling pipeline, and develop teams while working with external partners to extend our portfolio.