EMEA Brand Manager - Innovation

Are you a talented & passionate Brand Manager hungry for growth? Are you a foodie at heart and looking to join a talented Marketing Innovation team to continue developing your career in a dynamic FMCG company with lots of scope for personal and professional growth? If so, we’d like to hear from you.An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our EMEA Growth Platforms Marketing Team who are jointly responsible for driving the innovation agenda to deliver growth across the EMEA region through many of our consumer’s favourite Market-Leading brands including Schwartz, Kamis & Ducros Herbs, Spices, Seasonings & Recipe Mixes, Franks RedHot & Cholula Hot Sauces, French’s & Kamis Mustards, Herdez Meal kits, and Vahiné baking and desserts.MAIN RESPONSIBILITIESReporting into the EMEA Growth Platforms Senior Brand Manager, you will lead a Category Innovation Strategy & leverage this to build a 1-3 year product innovation and renovation pipeline. You will identify category growth opportunities across the region, develop & work with cross-functional teams such as Local & Global Marketing Teams, Commercialisation, Insights & Analytics, Digital Communications & E-comm, Graphics Design, R&D and Culinary as well as external agencies when needed, to deliver scalable, winning innovation to drive McCormick Sales, Share & profitability.Insights & Analytics:Work closely with our Insights & Analytics team, you will turn consumer trends & insights into category innovation opportunities for your dedicated platforms across the EMEA region.Support ongoing NPD tracking, and NPD post-launch evaluations with actionable insights to build learnings into future plans.Support the development of the EMEA Category Innovation Strategy and the annual EMEA regional brand plan.Support the innovation & renovation pipeline development relevant for omni-channel for your dedicated growth platforms.Lead the development & end-to-end delivery of innovation & renovation projects through Stage Gate, gaining continued stakeholder alignment, whilst working with key functions from ideation through to execution & Go to Market.Support the preparation of regular Business & Innovation updates to key stakeholders and senior leaders.Commercial:Accountable for the delivery of agreed upon innovation targets with P&L responsibility of innovation & renovation workstreams.CANDIDATE PROFILEProven successful experience working within a Leading FMCG Innovation & Brand-Building role at Brand Manager level, with previous local market experience strongly preferred.Strong operational project management experience leading product innovation & renovation workstreams, with an ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.Data-driven & analytical, you will excel at working with the likes of Nielsen/IRI, Kantar & Google Trends to perform brand analysis, business cases, and competitive reviews, turning insights into actions.Consumer-Centric-you will naturally place the consumer at the heart of everything you do & will excel at driving consumer insights from trends data, focus groups, and be comfortable working with a variety of online research methodologies with agencies such as Tastewise, Zappi, OnePulse, Vypr.Strong Business Ownership - you’ll have a strong drive for result, seeing your platform as your own business.Cross-Functional leadership & collaboration - you have an ability to build strong relationships across departments within EMEA, & work as one team to influence results and deliver against a clear business strategy.COMPANYAt McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With 11,000 employees around the world and more than $5 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufacturers, food service businesses and consumers.While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 50 locations in 27 countries and 135 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands including Shwartz.At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.TO APPLYIf you are looking for a new challenge and want to join a highly motivated team in a rewarding environment, seeking a competitive salary and benefits package and opportunity to work with a global flavour leader, then please apply via our careers centre at

http://www.mccormickcorporation.com/Career-Center .Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

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