New Product Development jobs in United States

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Mller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Brand Manager
Market Drayton (hybrid)
Full-time Permanent

We are recruiting for a Brand Manager to join our Marketing team at Muller Yogurts and Desserts. Responsibilities include:

1. Leading the development and implementation of brand activity, supported by the Marketing Manager. Main day-to-day contact for creative and media agencies.
2. Co-ordinating and managing the NPD project management process, attending project meetings and ensuring compliance from all team members and driving the projects forward.
3. Partnering with the sales force to understand commercial performance and support needed to unlock distribution opportunities.
4. Co-ordinating and managing the supply of key brand materials to the Sales force, agency partners and other functions.
5. Managing the design and artwork implementation process, liaising with external design agency, and managing in house packaging approval process.
6. Administering the brand budget: maintaining spend reports, purchase tracking, purchase order raising, including liaising with Finance, Purchase & Controlling.
7. Assimilating brand and market information and producing brand presentations and monthly status reports, to be used with cross functional category team.
8. Using brand data and analysis to make and inform brand recommendations, notably during Annual Planning.
9. Understanding the brand promotion plans and working with Shopper team to develop assets.

• Hold a degree level or equivalent qualification (2:1 or above) in a relevant subject.
• 2-3 years Marketing experience within the FMCG sector.
• Previous leadership experience through extracurricular activities.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Capacity to embrace and create change.
• Great team player with the ability to support, to lead, to care and to tell things as they are.
• Passion for winning.

• Up to 10% annual bonus.
• 4 x Life Assurance policy.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service).
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave.
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave.
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%).
• Exclusive access to Mller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in-store discounts.