Assistant Brand Manager Stella Artois Beer

Job description

About Us

Anheuser-Busch InBev is the leading global brewer and one of the world’s top five consumer products companies. Beer, the original social network, has been bringing people together for thousands of years and our portfolio of well over 200 beer brands continues to forge strong connections with consumers. A truly consumer-centric, sales driven organization, we hold the No. 1 or No. 2 market positions across 19 countries.

Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, and geographically diversified with a balanced exposure to developed and developing markets, Anheuser-Busch InBev leverages the collective strengths of its approximately 155,000 employees based in 25 countries worldwide. In 2014, AB InBev realised 47.1 billion USD revenue. The company strives to be the Best Beer Company Bringing People Together For a Better World. AB InBev works through six operational Zones; North America, Latin America North, Latin America South, Mexico, Europe and Asia Pacific, allowing our consumers around the world to enjoy our beer.

Job Brief

At the heart of our dynamic global growth, is a simple belief that nothing should come between incredibly talented people and an accelerated career. At AB InBev, you have an opportunity to join a driven team that shares your desire to grow, your courage to challenge and commitment to act. In return, we’ll reward your achievements.

We are looking for an Assistant Brand Manager to join our Stella Artois team, to plan, execute and evaluate defined elements of the brand plan. This will involve exposure to through the line marketing activities to drive growth within the brand across on and off trade markets.

Ideal candidates will ideally be university educated, and have experience working in a marketing capacity, ideally within the FMCG industry. You will have experience in developing strong results, and have excellent project management skills. The ability to develop excellent internal and external relationships is critical, as is a structured and organised approach.

You’ll love beer and be passionate about our industry. With ambition and drive, you will be a self starter and have an engaging way with people.

On offer is a competitive salary, plus bonus and an excellent benefits package.

Duties & Responsibilities

LRP / Brand Planning

·  Output / end result

Defined element of Annual brand plan

·  Key responsibilities & activities
·  Responsible for providing input into specific areas of annual brand plan

Day to Day management of Key Elements of Brand Plan

·  Output / end result

Implementation of specific elements of brand plan

·  Key responsibilities & activities
·  Responsible for implementing specific elements of the brand plan ensuring brand and commercial desired objectives are met
·  Evaluation of specific elements of brand plan

Stakeholder Management – Internal/Brand Owners

·  Output / end result

Proactive and reactive stakeholder management on a project by project basis

·  Key responsibilities & activities
·  Project related attendance at Sector meetings dependent on whether leading or part of a project team

Budget Management

·  Output / end result

Highly effective and efficient management of budget

·  Key responsibilities & activities
·  Efficient spend of marketing budget for respective brand to budget within time frame defined

Personal Development

·  Output / end result
·  Clearly defined Personal Development Plan
·  Key responsibilities & activities
·  Responsible for own personal development actively seeking opportunities for self development and also development of others

The Individual

·  Graduate (any)
·  Some experience in Marketing or able to demonstrate good commercial experience, preferably in an FMCG environment
·  Good experience in delivering strong results and clear demonstration of project management and planning skills
·  Basic knowledge of our business or clear aptitude to understand it – with a understanding of the customer, consumer, brand agenda
·  Demonstrate ability to build relationships and work as part of a team and demonstrate high level of interpersonal communication
·  Being focused and disciplined in following processes
·  Clear demonstration of thinking and acting as owners and living it. Feel confident to respectfully challenge existing processes or ways of working
·  Take leadership on own personal development