Commercial Brand Manager £35-40k Oxon

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing and privately owned FMCG business based in Oxfordshire. Due to continued growth year on year, an opportunity has arisen for a Commercial Brand Manager to join the marketing team. The organisation has a selection of instantly recognisable products and brands in it’s portfolio and the successful candidate will enjoy a breadth of opportunities to grow and develop these. In addition to working with the company’s branded products you will also have the opportunity to work with a number of very high profile licensed products as well as retailer own label ranges. Reporting to the Marketing Manager, this varied role will allow you to employ your experiences across the full marketing mix as you take full responsibility for the P&L on your defined portfolio. You will have full marcomms responsibility and play a key role in supporting the sales team through trade marketing. You will drive NPD in line with the brand plan and take an active role in defining the knowledge of the key consumer groups and their dynamics. You will have gained previous experience in an Assistant Brand Manager or Brand Manager role within an FMCG business as well as having a strong working knowledge of the major UK grocery accounts. You will be prepared to challenge the business and build strong working relationships with internal and external...

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Group Communications Officer West Sussex £25-35k + Car

Working across the entire UK network of group companies you will be joining one of Europe’s leading players in their chosen markets. As suppliers of a broad portfolio of products and services the group is renowned for investing in the R&D required to deliver market leading products that have evolved through investment and innovation combined with a superb reputation for delivering outstanding levels of customer service. These 2 key attributers have led to the establishment of many £multi-million customers through out the UK and 2012 has already seen a number of hugely significant new business wins securing new revenue streams for many years to come. Based primarily from the UK Head Office in West Sussex, with good access to the motorway network, you will report to the Group Marketing & PR Manager and take responsibility for managing all internal and external communications for all group businesses across the UK. In terms of internal MarComms you will develop a strong professional network of relationships within Head Office and across the UK Group. Externally you will create and establish a local communication plan, gather insight into the issues facing the business as well as indentifying the opportunities and ideas for local Public Relations and contributions to a the trade forum on a National basis. This will require you to develop Local Media Press Relations and to create and issue local press...

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