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Senior Brand Manager | 12-Month FTC Maternity Cover
đź“Ť Bracknell/Hybrid- 1 day per week in the office
💰 £69,000–£65,000 +
đź“… November 2026 start | 12-month maternity cover
We’re partnering again with a well-established global consumer healthcare/cosmetic brand to recruit a Senior Brand Manager to lead its UK marketing activity on a 12-month maternity cover basis.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Brand Manager-level consumer marketer to take genuine ownership of a high-profile UK business and work closely with the Country Manager to drive growth, innovation and brand performance.
The UK is a key market for the business, and this role will have broad responsibility across the full brand portfolio. It’s a hands-on position in a lean, entrepreneurial team, so we’re looking for someone who can operate autonomously, make decisions and turn strategy into action.
The Role
You’ll be responsible for driving the UK marketing agenda, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution across the full consumer journey.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Developing and executing the local marketing strategy and annual plans, adapting global brand strategy to UK consumer and market needs.
- Monitoring the consumer, category and competitive landscape and translating insights into clear commercial actions.
- Tracking brand, category, competitor, media and market performance to identify opportunities to defend, attack and optimise.
- Supporting the product portfolio strategy, including range, channel and pricing decisions, in close partnership with the Country Manager.
- Evaluating and supporting new product development and innovation, assessing consumer and category opportunities.
- Developing local activation plans and ensuring consistent brand messaging and creative across key touchpoints.
- Supporting full-funnel media strategy and planning against agreed KPIs.
- Representing the UK market with regional and global teams, ensuring local consumer and customer needs are understood.
- Developing compelling sell-in presentations for retailers across both NPD and existing product ranges.
- Managing pack artwork and ensuring relevant regulatory requirements are met.
- Working cross-functionally to deliver the UK business targets across net revenue, market share and innovation.
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About You
We’re looking for an experienced end-to-end consumer marketer with strong traditional brand marketing foundations and the confidence to take ownership of a broad remit.
You’ll ideally have:
- Strong experience within FMCG in brand / consumer marketing, ideally at Senior Brand Manager level or equivalent
- A solid understanding of the 4Ps of marketing and proven experience delivering local market plans and activations.
- Experience working across a broad brand or portfolio rather than a single product.
- Exposure to innovation / NPD, either through direct ownership or influencing the development process.
- Experience working with retailers and presenting to senior commercial stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and commercial skills, with the ability to use business metrics to prioritise activity and identify opportunities.
- The confidence to influence global, regional and cross-functional stakeholders.
- A genuinely entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working in a lean team and navigating ambiguity.
- An owner’s mindset with a bias for action, a solutions-focused approach and the confidence to challenge the status quo.
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Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised consumer brand at an exciting point in its UK growth journey.
You’ll have significant ownership, visibility with senior leadership and the opportunity to influence everything from local consumer activation and media through to innovation, portfolio development and retailer engagement.
If you’re a commercially minded Brand Manager or Senior Brand Manager who enjoys ownership, variety and making things happen, this could be an excellent next opportunity.
Location: Bracknell – 1 day per week in the office (Wednesday)
Contract: 12-month maternity cover
Level: Senior Brand Manager / Brand Manager level
Start: ASAP / as soon as possible
Please note: the internal title is Marketing Manager, but the seniority of the role is equivalent to a strong Brand Manager / Senior Brand Manager externally.
Apply now or send your CV to victoria@3searchgroup.com đź“©
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