Sr. Brand Manager

Glanbia plc; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global nutrition company is seeking an experienced Senior Brand Manager to lead brand growth in France. This role requires developing and executing insightful marketing strategies and campaigns that resonate with consumers. Candidates should have strong brand management experience in FMCG, excellent storytelling skills, and fluency in French and English. This position offers competitive compensation and hybrid working options between London and Dublin.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive compensation package

Health & dental plan

Generous family leave policy

Staff discounts

Qualifications

• Proven experience in brand management within FMCG, retail, or consumer-focused industries.
• Deep understanding of the French market and consumer behaviour.
• Demonstrated success in leading integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Strong creative judgment and experience in storytelling and content development.
• A social/digital-first thinker, expert in creating digital stand-out and conversation.
• Experience in influencer marketing and advocacy strategy development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret information and use that to shape future plans.
• Self-starter, highly motivated and solutions-oriented.
• Agile mindset, able to adapt and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• A passion for the industry.
• Fluent in French and English (both written and spoken) with at least working proficiency in Italian preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the brand strategy for France.
• Conceptualise and deliver stand-out marketing campaigns.
• Drive the media strategy with a focus on digital and social channels.
• Own the creative development process and brand storytelling.
• Lead the planning and execution of product launches.
• Own and drive the brand’s advocacy strategy.
• Partner closely with local sales and commercial teams.
• Oversee marketing budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources.

Skills

Brand management experience in FMCG

Understanding of French market

Leading integrated marketing campaigns

Creative judgment and storytelling

Digital marketing expertise

Influencer marketing experience

Stakeholder management skills

Analytical mindset

Motivation and solutions-oriented

Fluency in French and English

Job description

Senior Brand Manager

Glanbia

Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

Glanbia Performance Nutrition’s purpose is to inspire people everywhere to achieve their performance goals. We are the world’s leading premium sports nutrition company with Optimum Nutrition, BSN, Slimfast and Nutramino brands in our portfolio, among others. We pride ourselves on being a company with remarkable values focused on driving sustainable business performance.

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic, experienced Senior Brand Manager to lead the brand agenda in France, a priority market for GPN. This role is pivotal in driving brand growth through the development and execution of compelling, insight-led marketing strategies and campaigns that resonate with French consumers and deliver commercial impact. This is a unique opportunity to actively shape a winning growth strategy in an extremely dynamic category, for a priority region for the wider business.

Responsibilities

• Brand Strategy & Execution
  Lead the development and implementation of the brand strategy for France, ensuring alignment with global/international plans while tailoring to local market dynamics and consumer insights. Lead measurement of delivery against this brand strategy.
• Integrated Marketing Campaigns
  Conceptualise and deliver stand‑out, 360° marketing campaigns that deliver against the consumer jobs to be done in the region —from creative development through to execution across paid, owned, and earned channels, including media, digital, and in-store activations.
• Media Strategy & Performance
  Drive the media strategy for France with a strong focus on digital and social channels. Leverage performance marketing principles to optimise reach, engagement, and ROI, ensuring media plans are data‑driven, measurable, and aligned with campaign objectives.
• Creative Development & Storytelling
  Own the creative development process and brand storytelling for France—from concept through to activation—ensuring all communications are compelling, impactful, locally relevant, and consistently on‑brand across all touchpoints. This will involve some local market creation work and some global adaptation work.
• Product Launches
  Lead the planning and execution of product launches in the French market, ensuring cross‑functional alignment and flawless delivery across all consumer and customer‑facing channels.
• Advocacy & Influencer Strategy
  Own and drive the brand’s advocacy strategy in France, identifying and activating hero athletes and brand ambassadors to managing micro‑influencer partnerships that build authentic consumer connections.
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  Partner closely with local sales and commercial teams to ensure brand plans are commercially viable and effectively executed in‑market, driving both brand equity and business performance.
• Budget Management
  Oversee marketing budgets, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and strong ROI within the agreed budgets and timely invoice management.

The Skills you will bring to the team

• Proven experience in brand management within FMCG, retail, or consumer‑focused industries.
• Deep understanding of the French market and consumer behaviour.
• Demonstrated success in leading integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels.
• Strong creative judgment and experience in storytelling and content development.
• A social/digital‑first thinker, expert in creating digital stand‑out and conversation.
• Experience in influencer marketing and advocacy strategy development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration skills.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret information and use that to shape future plans.
• Self‑Starter, highly motivated and solutions‑oriented.
• Agile mindset, able to adapt and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• A passion for the industry.
• Fluent in French and English (both written and spoken) with at least working proficiency in Italian preferred.

If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!

Where and how you will work

The opportunity will be based in London or Dublin with hybrid working arrangements available through our Smart working model which allows you a greater choice in how you work and live, giving you a better work‑life balance.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on‑demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary.

About Glanbia

The Glanbia Group comprises three divisions: Glanbia Performance Nutrition, Glanbia Nutritional’s, and Joint Ventures. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 6,000 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award‑winning and market‑leading products in 130 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.