Brand Manager

YOU

As a BM for Lucozade, you will need to operate in a high-profile role, helping to create and deliver market leading campaigns and products as we look to build our future as an energy brand that fits in with evolving consumer trends. You will lead, develop, and unlock your potential on a variety of projects, covering a range of core marketing disciplines, including ATL and BTL comms, innovation, packaging, and commercial initiatives. You will have a passion and desire for generating the very highest standard of work and have an eagerness to learn new things, challenge the status quo and assert your own opinion, creativity, and energy.

YOUR ROLE

• You will build the future of LZ and engaging the business with the focus on the in-year execution.
• Lead & develop specific projects that are within the annual commercial plan.
• Lead a cross functional team to launch and manage specific innovation and renovation (including liquid and packaging) projects for the brand.
• Drive the brand P&L to deliver against challenging yet exciting financial growth objectives.
• A key role will be supporting the team with generating data analysis and insight across multiple sources internally and externally to help inform business decisions.
• Work closely with the Sales function to identify customer needs and opportunities and build an exceptional activation platform.
• Lead communications campaigns to support initiatives that are key to delivery of the yearly brand plan.

ABOUT US

Suntory is a fast moving, agile and entrepreneurial business that is home to some of the nations most loved brands. The Suntory Group is one of the largest soft drinks companies and among the world’s leading consumer products companies. We offer a uniquely diverse portfolio of beverages enjoyed by millions across the globe: from soft drinks favourites like Lucozade, Ribena, Orangina, Schweppes, to award-winning Japanese whiskies Yamazaki and Hibiki, The Premium Malt's beer, and iconic American spirits Jim Beam and Maker's Mark.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Relevant professional experience (including within FMCG).
• Passion and curiosity for deeply understanding consumers.
• Strong project leadership competencies.
• Strong brand performance tracking capability.
• Consistent track record of delivering brilliant results.
• A good understanding of the commercial environment.
• Able to demonstrate ability to engage and inspire people.
• Able to deal with ambiguity and change.
• Demonstrate Growth mindset.

YOUR FUTURE WITH US

Joining Suntory isn’t just about taking on a role, it’s about embarking on a career journey. You have the opportunity to work with talented, inspiring and authentic leaders and have the freedom to dream big, and go for it (Yatte Minahare). At Suntory you’ll find a supportive work environment that values work life balance and that will help you realise your full potential and grow for good. Our People and Culture team are a team that genuinely care about creating a great experience for our employees and we would love you to be part of it.

OUR 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.