Senior Brand Manager Schweppes Europe H/F

YOU

You are a passionate marketer with a confirmed experience, including a senior brand management role, ideally in the FMCG sector.

You have a genuine interest in enhancing Schweppes products—both formulations and packaging—and the creativity to develop new ones.

You have proven your leadership and influence, paired with a collaborative team spirit.

You have a track record of successfully leading cross-functional or cross-country teams, driven by strong project management skills, reliability, and adaptability in the face of ambiguity.

You have confidence in interpreting market and consumer research data to guide strategic decisions.

You are based in Paris, Amsterdam, or Madrid and speak English fluently.
 

THE ROLE

At the heart of Schweppes STRATEGY, in an INTERNATIONAL environment, you will play a key leadership role in Schweppes Europe Marketing team, shaping and executing a European-wide marketing strategy. Specifically, you will spearhead high-impact product innovation and renovation projects, driving the growth and evolution of Schweppes’ portfolio across multiple European markets.

Directly reporting to the Portfolio & Pack Innovation Marketing Manager, you will work transversally with many markets, especially France, Spain and Belgium, as well as across functions, such as R&D & Insights teams.

Portfolio Management
You will co-lead the development strategy of Schweppes’ portfolio. You will define opportunities and initiatives for portfolio growth, ensuring consistency and scalability across European markets.

Innovation
You will drive the development of New Product Development (NPD) projects for Schweppes, from concept creation through to business case validation. To succeed, you will collaborate closely with R&D and lead markets to deliver breakthrough products that resonate with consumer needs.

Renovation
You will lead projects focused on improving core products’ liquid and packaging, in order to enhance the brand’s relevance, taste profile, and packaging appeal across Europe. As part of our team, you will embrace the “ Suntory Way ” of product marketing, and ensuring that our core products remain our top priority and continually evolve to meet and exceed our consumer expectations.

Sustainability & Efficiency
You will contribute to key sustainability and cost-efficiency / revenue growth management initiatives, ensuring that Schweppes remains ahead in both environmental impact and profitability.
 

ABOUT US

Suntory Beverage & Food Europe is one of the biggest soft drinks actors in Europe. We rely on keens employees about their profession. We are responsible of legendary brands’ growth such as Orangina, Schweppes, Trina, La Casera, Oasis, Pulco, MayTea, Ribena, Lucozade, etc.

We propose to our colleagues a work environment where it’s good to live, work and develop their competencies.
We are an inventive and daring company, with sincerely human and responsible values. With our unique mindset and energy, we are committed to promote positive and sustainable activities and lifestyles, with respect for environment and people.

YOUR FUTURE WITH US 
Join our company is not only join one of the major soft drinks players, but it is also to commit to your professional career.

You will have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic people and you will find a supportive working environment that values work-life balance and that will help you to consolidate your skills.

This opportunity will help you advance significantly in your career, by developing key soft skills such as leadership and team building, and mastering hard skills in marketing, including growing a major European brand and shaping its innovation and renovation pipeline.
 

REQUIREMENTS

• Confirmed experience in Marketing with, at least, a 1st experience in a Senior Brand Management role, ideally in FMCG companies
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams, managing portfolios, and driving new product innovation in fast-paced, consumer-driven environments (ideally within the beverage or FMCG sectors)
• Strong leadership and ability to influence cross-functional teams, senior stakeholders and external partners
• Great interpersonal skills, true team player, comfortable dealing with complexity, ambiguity and managing through change
• Genuine interest in knowledge of our products, with the ability to lead teams in improving product formulations and packaging to meet evolving consumer needs
• Ability to generate and execute innovative ideas (product innovation concepts or example) that address consumer needs and align with business objectives
• Deep analytical skills and business acumen, able to leverage consumer insights and financial data to inform strategic decisions and measure performance
• Highly organized, results-driven, reliable and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

This permanent position can be based in one of our European headquarters : in Paris (preferably), Amsterdam or Madrid. 
 

OUR INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT COMMITMENT

At Suntory, we greatly appreciate the value that diverse knowledge, perspectives, and backgrounds can bring. Our colleagues from a wide range of cultures, lifestyles, and experiences contribute significantly to our collective success. 

We understand that our candidates all have unique career trajectories and experiences, and this can sometimes deter you from applying for a role if you don’t feel that you meet all the criteria. If you believe that you have relevant skills and experience that you feel could benefit us, we would love to know what unique perspectives and experience you can bring to help make us better, together in a company that is committed to Growing for Good and Giving Back to Society. 

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process is based on the skills and competencies of the above role. We are committed to and value diversity, equity and inclusion in our recruitment process and do not discriminate based on gender, race or ethnic background, class, economic status, disability status, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, marital status or any other protected characteristic. We want to ensure that our interview process is as inclusive as possible. If you require any reasonable accommodation as part of the process, do not hesitate to let your recruiter know who will be happy to help.