Assistant Brand Manager
At a glance
Mid-level Brand Marketing role at US Kraft Heinz. Freshwater · full-time.
Pay not stated Brand Marketing salary
Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.
What you'll do
- Help bring new products to market across Australia and New Zealand, from ideas and business cases through launch reviews
- Build yearly advertising, point-of-sale, publicity, and consumer promotion plans for your category portfolio
- Coordinate agencies and internal teams to deliver marketing and advertising campaigns
- Track brand results, use research and reporting to uncover consumer insights, and recommend actions
- Support longer-range strategy, budgets, forecasts, and monthly advertising and promotion spending
What you bring
- At least two years of marketing or related experience, with brand work in FMCG or comparable responsibilities
- A tertiary qualification in marketing, communications, or a related discipline
- Experience managing and forecasting advertising and promotion costs, plus projects involving new products, renovation, innovation, or advertising
- You can analyze data, turn strategic thinking into measurable actions, and present recommendations clearly
- You can manage stakeholders across departments and use MS Office, especially PowerPoint and Excel
Who this fits
This role suits a marketing professional ready to grow in brand management while coordinating agencies and teams across Sales, Operations, and Management. You will work from Freshwater with three office days and two remote days. The position is permanent and includes work spanning both Australia and New Zealand.
From the employer
Job Description
Assistant Brand Manager
- Opportunity to grow your career with Kraft Heinz!
- Flexible work arrangement – 3 days in office, 2 days remote
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment
Kickstart Your Career with Kraft Heinz!
Are you looking to grow your career in Marketing? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for an Assistant Brand Manager to join our Marketing team, based in Southbank
The Company
The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.
Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Play key roles in taking NPD to market including idea generation, preparation of business plans, P&L management, go to market planning for both AU and NZ, and post launch audits
Develop and implement annual advertising, POS, publicity and consumer promotion plans for assigned category portfolio
Liaise with agencies to develop & execute marketing & advertising campaigns
Monitor brand performance and develop consumer insights through research tools and reporting
Assist in strategy development including one and three-year plans
Support annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting and manage monthly A&P spend
Communicate & coordinate cross-functional teams including Sales, Operations and Management
Perform assigned tasks in accordance with all Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies, programs and goals.
What you'll bring:
Demonstrated stakeholder management skills with an ability to liaise with multiple departments/stakeholders in order to meet outcomes or deadlines
Brand management experience in FMCG or similar accountabilities
Understanding of marketing processes and systems (e.g. Stage Gate, DAMs, etc)
Problem solver who can think outside the box, with resilience to bounce back from setbacks
Project management capability on NPD, renovation, innovation or advertising
Ability to analyse and interpret data to make recommendations
Ability to think strategically and translate this thinking into measurable actions
Strong presentation and communication skills (written and verbal)
Proficiency in productivity and collaboration tools such as MS Office (esp. PowerPoint and Excel)
Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Communications or related discipline
Minimum 2+ years in marketing (or marketing related) experience
- Demonstrated A&P cost management and forecasting/budgeting experience
Benefits of working with us:
- Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
- Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
- Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter
- Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
- In House Training Programs
- Corporate Discount Programs
Ready to make an Impact?
If you're passionate, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close our job advertisements early.
Location(s)
Freshwater
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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