Brand Manager - Frozen and Plant Based - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

ENGINEERINGUK; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job description

Brand Manager - Frozen and Plant Based - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

About the role
We are delighted to share a fantastic and exciting opportunity for a Brand Manager to join our Frozen & Plant Based team on a 12 month secondment.

The role will see the successful candidate take responsibility for Own Brand development within the product category, identifying and prioritising opportunities for growth across our Food brands.

You will build strong relationships with cross-functional teams to lead the delivery of our brand strategic plans and pipelines across the 6Ps (Product, Packaging, Price, Place, People, Promotion).

This role would suit someone who has a strong commercial understanding, can turn data & customer insight into motivating propositions and work well with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver results.

You will be responsible for:

1. Identifying and prioritising opportunities for Own Brand development, building an Innovation Pipeline for the category, and aligning cross-functional and senior teams to deliver.
2. Turning insight into action; developing and launching new compelling product concepts and propositions to unlock future growth.
3. Briefing insight, design, and communication teams to bring propositions to life, ensuring consistent implementation of brand guidelines across all customer touchpoints.
4. Developing strong relationships within cross-functional teams and with key senior stakeholders.
5. Constantly monitoring the market and customer metrics in my area to proactively identify issues and opportunities for the brand.
6. Sharing best practice, and ensuring all plans & pipelines are relevant and transferable to international markets across the Tesco Group.
7. Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity & due diligence.

You will need:
Experience relevant for this role:

1. Brand leadership.
2. Teamwork & collaboration.
3. Commercial understanding.
4. Stakeholder management.
5. Innovation.

Operational skills relevant for this job:

1. Turning customer insight into motivating concepts and propositions.
2. Proposition development across the 6Ps.
3. Brand and Innovation planning and delivery.

What's in it for you?
We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work.
• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary.
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays).
• Private medical insurance.
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave.
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box, don't let that hold you back from applying.