Marketing Senior Manager

PepsiCo; Reading; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Flexible working

Critical illness cover

Discounted gym memberships

Enhanced parental leave

Electric car schemes

Job summary

PepsiCo leads growth through insight-led brand innovation. The role focuses on transforming our brands beyond traditional snacks into broader food occasions, combining consumer insight, brand strategy and commercialisation for Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home channels in the UK.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, translate insights into strategic platforms, and build consumer-led brand extensions with scalable, commercially viable concepts.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in consumer strategy or brand innovation in FMCG or food & beverage.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver consumer-led innovation at scale.
• Strong understanding of consumer insight, brand development, and commercial delivery.
• Experience with Away-from-Home channels or activations is advantageous.
• Strategic thinker with storytelling and influencing skills.
• Passion for food, culture and driving brand relevance.

Responsibilities

• Identify consumer demand moments and unmet needs across meal occasions.
• Translate insights into strategic platforms for brand growth and expansion.
• Define opportunities across Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home with a clear right-to-win for our brands.
• Build future-facing, consumer-led brand extensions and sub-brand architecture.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and commercialise winning product solutions.
• Ensure all innovation is scalable, commercially viable and aligned to consumer needs.
• Lead the development of integrated, 360° communication strategies, adapting global assets for the UK market.
• Ensure consistent, compelling brand messaging aligned to strategy.
• Lead Away-from-Home strategy and activation, delivering engaging and impactful brand experiences.
• Develop an end-to-end playbook for consistent brand activation across channels and key events.
• Collaborate closely with sales teams to support execution and external sell-in.
• Establish clear success metrics and track performance, providing insights and recommendations to optimise impact.

Skills

Consumer strategy

Brand innovation

Marketing

FMCG experience

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Overview

Join us at PepsiCo – where you can Dare for Better

At PepsiCo, we’re reimagining how people connect with food — creating brands that are not only loved, but truly relevant in today’s evolving food culture. From everyday moments to new consumption occasions, we’re shaping the future through innovation, creativity and deep consumer understanding.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in that journey — transforming how our brands show up beyond traditional categories and unlocking new growth through insight-led innovation.

You’ll be part of a business where your ideas matter, where you’ll work at pace with passionate teams, and where you’ll have the opportunity to make a tangible impact on iconic brands enjoyed by millions every day.

Lead the transformation of our brands beyond traditional packaged snacks into broader food and meal occasions by driving demand-led innovation.

This role brings together consumer insight, brand strategy, and commercialisation to unlock growth opportunities across Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home channels — ensuring our brands remain relevant, distinctive and connected to evolving consumer needs.

Responsibilities

• Identify consumer demand moments and unmet needs across meal occasions (in-home and out-of-home)


• Translate insights into clear strategic platforms for brand growth and expansion


• Define opportunities across Ready-to-Eat, Ready-to-Cook and Away-from-Home with a clear right-to-win for our brands


• Build future-facing, consumer-led brand extensions and sub-brand architecture


• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop and commercialise winning product solutions


• Ensure all innovation is scalable, commercially viable and aligned to consumer needs


• Lead the development of integrated, 360° communication strategies, adapting global assets for the UK market


• Ensure consistent, compelling brand messaging aligned to strategy


• Lead Away-from-Home strategy and activation, delivering engaging and impactful brand experiences


• Develop an end-to-end playbook for consistent brand activation across channels and key events


• Collaborate closely with sales teams to support execution and external sell-in


• Establish clear success metrics and track performance, providing insights and recommendations to optimise impact

Qualifications

• Significant experience in consumer strategy, brand innovation, or marketing within FMCG or food & beverage


• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver consumer-led innovation at scale


• Strong understanding of consumer insight, brand development and commercial delivery


• Experience working with Away-from-Home channels or brand activations is advantageous


• Strategic mindset with strong storytelling and influencing skills


• Passion for food, culture and driving brand relevance through innovation

Why Join Us?

We offer a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, flexible working, and a wide range of benefits—from critical illness cover and discounted gym memberships toenhancedparental leave and electric car schemes. Our commitment to wellbeing and career growth makes us a Top Employer for 14years running.