Senior Brand Manager

MorePeople; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension

25 days' annual leave + 8 bankholidays

Death in Service: 3 x annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Thrive Mental Health App

Free on-site parking

Job summary

MorePeople is partnering with an established food manufacturer to recruit a Senior Brand Manager in Peterborough. You will own a challenger brand, shaping strategy, positioning and consumer engagement to drive growth with a tight budget.

You'll influence campaigns, innovation and cross-functional teams, translating insights into activity that delivers measurable results. The role suits a commercially minded, hands-on leader who thrives on autonomy and challenge.

Qualifications

• Experience in brand management within food/beverages or FMCG.
• Commercially minded with growth focus.
• Strategic yet hands-on, able to deliver
• Creative and resourceful within budget
• Strong communicator and cross-functional influencer.
• Analytical, able to measure performance.
• Autonomous with a challenger-brand mindset.
• Proactive and curious, willing to challenge status quo.

Responsibilities

• Shape brand strategy and positioning.
• Lead campaigns, innovation, and consumer engagement.
• Partner with teams across the business to translate ideas into activity.
• Drive growth with limited budget and tactical execution.

Skills

Brand management

Commercial mindset

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Job description

Are you a brand leader who enjoys having real ownership and making a measurable difference?

We are working with an established and growing food manufacturing business who are looking for a Senior Brand Manager to take the lead on one of its challenger brands. This is an opportunity to step into a role where you can shape the strategy, influence the direction of the brand and have a genuine commercial impact.

The role

This is a hands-on role with genuine responsibility for shaping the future direction of the brand. With a limited marketing budget, the role will suit someone who is commercially savvy, creative and comfortable finding impactful ways to drive growth.

You will have the opportunity to influence everything from brand strategy and positioning through to campaigns, innovation and consumer engagement, partnering with teams across the business to translate ideas into activity that delivers results.

You will be:

• You must have experience in brand management within food, beverages or another fast-moving consumer environment.
• Commercially minded, with a strong understanding of how brands drive business growth.
• Strategic but equally comfortable being hands-on and getting things done.
• Creative and resourceful, particularly when working within budget constraints.
• Confident using consumer, market and commercial insight to make decisions.
• Comfortable taking ownership and operating with a high degree of autonomy.
• A strong communicator and influencer, able to work effectively with stakeholders across the business.
• Analytical and able to assess performance, identify opportunities and measure results.
• Naturally curious, proactive and willing to challenge the status quo.
• Motivated by the opportunity to build and develop a challenger brand.

What's in it for me?

• £60-65,000 annual salary
• Enhanced Pension
• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Death in Service: 3 x annual salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to the Thrive Mental Health App
• Free on-site parking

Interested?

If you are an experienced brand professional who enjoys building challenger brands, this could be an excellent opportunity to make a real impact.