Brand Manager

Job Introduction

We are looking for a brand manager within the UK and Ireland Food Platform to join our team, to work closely with our segments to ensure the brands within their portfolio continue to meet the needs of our clients and consumers.

You will be responsible for creating a defined marketing campaign that is rooted in consumer insight and meets the needs of the business commercially and operationally expectations

You will have strong project management skills and collaboration skills

We can be flexible on location as you will essentially travel between Stevenage and London offices. You will be a creative person with good project management skills with a background in marketing and service / brand development within the food industry.

Role Responsibility

Take ownership of, and be accountable for, a portfolio of services/brands through the brand lifecycle supported by Food Platform departments

Evaluating and monitoring brand/service line deployed standards in terms of financial and non-financial performances

Develop, co-ordinate and manage all brand activity including strategic development and implementation, menu launches and promotional campaigns

Leading and collaborating with senior multi-disciplinary teams including segment Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain & Facilities Management Platform across the UK&I and globally

Interpret insight to ensure continual improvement of defined brands/service lines to meet the needs of the clients and consumers

Identify, drive and collaborate with other service operations teams to accelerate Sodexo’s ability to bring innovation to market in a timely manner

Ensuring Sodexo initiatives are carried through into brand development, with our Quality of life positioning at the heart of each service we develop for our clients and consumers

Ensure integrity of our internal business management tools with regards to Sodexo’s brand portfolio systems and tools

Ability to share best practice and learnings from each project in order to develop oneself as well as immediate colleagues in addition to colleagues in other Food Platforms worldwide

The Ideal Candidate

• Professional experience in the food service industry. Ideally with experience in marketing, service/ brand development and operations.
• Creative thinker
• Experience in project management
• Strong knowledge of the High Street and Foodservice Industry trends
• Experience in working with multi-cultural teams / environments
• Strong time management skills / ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple projects simultaneously

Desirable

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Confidence to challenge and be challenged (with humility)
• Comfortable working in an ever-changing environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• High level of understanding of financial reporting, performance and tracking

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the Corporate, Healthcare, Education, Leisure, Government & Agencies and Justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.