Brand Manager Farmhouse - 10 month FTC

THIS ROLE IS A 10 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT

To develop, execute, and optimise brand strategies aligned with Strategic & Portfolio plans, while continuously improving the end-to-end customer experience ensuring performance objectives are met.
This role requires close collaboration across Portfolio, Marketing, Digital, Divisional & PR teams. Working with stakeholders across these teams to maintain alignment and drive performance is critical

Provide strategic input to the Brand strategy portfolio plan and future brand development / transformation needs

Maintain a 3-5 year brand plan informed by brand health insights, strategic goals, and portfolio plans ensuring it remains relevant within the market

Review brand health and market position quarterly using internal performance data and customer feedback, succinctly share insight with relevant stakeholders across Marketing and the broader business to inform future strategic decisions

Develop and prioritise an 18-month roadmap of brand management objectives and initiatives that drive growth and enhance customer engagement

Work in partnership with Integrated marketing to design and develop integrated campaign calendars that align with brand objectives and market positioning

Maintain brand strategies for Service, Food, Drinks, Comms, etc which inform future campaign activity

Robustly embed the GK way of brand building ensuring consistency of approach across brands, delivering in the most effective and efficient way. Take accountability for ensuring that all brand / marketing / operational activity is in adherence with brand standards

Join us at Greene King the country's leading pub company and brewer, where our mission is to pour happiness into lives and become the pride of great British hospitality. We have something special, deeply rooted in our 220-year brewing and pub history, creating the business we are proudly known for today. Still today our 39,000 strong team are the guardians of what’s wholly British, the pub experience.  

We’re all about rewarding our team’s hard work, that’s why…

You’ll receive a competitive salary, pension contribution as well as:

• The chance to further your career across our well-known brands – as one of the industry's top apprenticeship providers, we can provide training and development at each level of your career. 
• Discount of 33% for you and 15% for your loved ones on all of our brands – so you enjoy your favourite food and drink at a discount.
• Free employee assistance program – mental health, well-being, financial, and legal support because you matter!
• Discount of 50% for you and 25% for your loved ones at our Greene King Inns and hotels. – so you can enjoy a weekend away without breaking the bank.
• Refer a friend – who do you know who could be interested in a new role? When they are placed, you could earn £1,500 for referring them!
• Wagestream – access your wage before payday for when life happens.
• Retail discounts – Receive up to 30% off at Superdrug, exclusive discounts with three mobile along with many more…

Within a set GK framework - own, review and optimise customer journeys by identifying and prioritising interventions across touchpoints, ensuring improvements in service, app integration, communications, etc. ensuring activity is executed in adherence with brand standards. Embed robust design, testing, and rollout of interventions

Develop brand campaigns and clear briefs aligned with the plan and budget, and handover to marketing for effective execution

Maintain and enforce brand guidelines by overseeing the creation, evolution, and adherence to visual identity and brand assets across all channels

Build and manage long-term brand partnerships that align with the brand's market positioning and contribute to its growth and reputation

Work in partnership with BUDs to inform strategic operational plans that align with brand purpose / customer experience maintaining and building long term brand health