Senior Brand Manager

Senior Brand Manager - Innovation

Based: Shepherds Bush & Bishop's Stortford (2/1 split + 2 days from home)

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Turn back the clock to 2003…

Gü brought restaurant-quality desserts….for consumers to enjoy at home.

Ever since we first sneaked Gü onto the shelves of a local supermarket, we’ve been pouring our hearts into making these victories more widespread; from a little-known secret to a global taste phenomenon on the tongues of millions. Today, from our London HQ to the sunny shores of Australia, we’re taking the world by storm. Food fanatics everywhere have entered a new dimension of deliciousness.

And ever since, we have continued to shake up the category…

So 21 years later ………..

Today, a Gü dessert is eaten every second somewhere in the world!

The Role -

• Management and ownership of EPD product pipeline, identifying SKUs at risk and potential renovations.
• NPD concept ideation & development: write strong concepts for evaluation with consumers
• Opportunity scoping: identify new trends and consumer-driven opportunities.
• Project Management: execution of NPD through cross-functional team, being the project sponsor across teams.
• Commercial analysis and P&L management of concept.
• Develop packaging, naming, product proposition.
• Build sell-in deck and support with retailer presentations.

You will have:-

• A natural curiosity for the new and different when it comes to the world of innovation and food.
• Extremely positive with a definite ‘can-do’ roll sleeves up attitude.
• An infectious enthusiasm to succeed with massive levels of tenacity and drive.
• Positively assertive and expert at bringing people with you, yet able to ‘bash through’ roadblocks when needed.
• A clear track record of successful innovation delivery and managing innovation projects from concept to launch within FMCG – ideally in food categories and within an innovation management capacity.
• Creative and commercially savvy – always framing your ideas in terms of real business impact.

But that's not all - please contact to find out more

If you wish to apply for this role please click on the apply button with a copy of your up to date cv in word format quoting ref number 3049/376li.

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