Assistant Brand Manager - Dove Masterbrand

Job description

SALARY: Up to £39,500 plus excellent benefits including bonus, 25 days holidays, Bupa healthcare, pension scheme, discounted products, free on-site gym, etc.


MAIN JOB PURPOSE


This is an exciting opportunity to join our biggest personal care brand Dove. We are currently recruiting an Assistant Brand Manager within the Dove Masterbrand team to help manage our Dove Global Gifting program which drives of €70m of TO across over 40 markets. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone wanting to build a career in Personal Care and establish experience working on an iconic brand which has a diverse portfolio and is constantly in touch with their consumers.

The focus of this role is to help create, shape and deploy to markets the global gifting program and strategy for Dove across all categories and work to drive deployment in new and existing markets. This role is perfect for someone who is quick to learn, has a strong eye for detail and creativity and loves working in a hands-on environment with a cross-functional team. This is a unique Brand Development role with a wide scope for creativity and independent leadership, with clearly ownable deliverables.


JOB SUMMARY


As an Assistant Brand Manager you will be accountable to;

· Co-ordinate the development of all gift designs and concepts for the Dove global gifting portfolio including Dove Men+Care and Baby Dove for each year's portfolio
· Input into the Dove Global Gifting strategy
· Lead development of over 40 gift items, liaising with premium suppliers, ensuring quality standards and attention to detail and items fulfil global specs in tandem with R&D
· Co-ordinate and manage ordering windows for trade samples and final gifting with procurement, docking with markets and cascading info, managing training etc
· Managing portfolio and product line up with all non European markets
· Leads gifting contact with global non Top 20 markets, selling in portfolio, working on their local line up, advising on PnL, and resolving issues
· Manage global travel retail and travel pack business with all global markets
· Lead Gifting toolbox development with design agency and adaptive agency for all gifting designs and concepts
· Lead on building Dove brand purpose and sustainability initiatives into our gifting concepts
· Day to day contact for all non European gifting markets
· Dock directly with European cross functional gifting team as key Global contact

KEY REQUIREMENTS

· Classic brand management experience in an FMCG or luxury environment
· Qualified to degree level or equivalent
· Project Management across multiple diverse projects
· Holding self and others accountable
· Proactive, being able to deliver in a busy environment
· Creative with a strong eye for detail
· A natural passion for beauty

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Unilever is a global Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company in the UK and Ireland. We are already on target to achieve our huge ambition to double the size of our business globally whilst reducing our environmental impact. We are growing our business and also doing what is right for our consumers, community and environment. We are developing brands for people's lives today and for the changing environment tomorrow - making sustainable living commonplace.

Working at Unilever means that you get to take part in this exciting journey and work with amazing people who are really passionate about our large portfolio of famous brands. We want to improve billions of lives and you too can join us in making a sustainable difference.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Online Application >> Digital Interview >> Face to face Interview >> Job Offer

Please note: As part of the job application, you will be asked to complete a brief online application form. Completion of the form is required in order to be considered. Please allow yourself enough time to complete the application form as when filled out partially or not at all it may adversely affect the progress of your application. Please be aware that you will have to complete the form at once as you will be unable to return to it later.

For further information about this position please call: 0800 0284390. Please do not contact this number if you are an agency/third party. This number is strictly for candidates only.