Brand Manager

• 2+ years of experience in FMCG or Consumer Health (strong advantage).

• Strong executional skills, with the ambition to deliver best-in-class brand building.
• High energy, hands-on approach, and a positive, growth-oriented mindset.
• Comfort working with digital platforms, insights, and data analytics tools.
• Demonstrated early commercial acumen, with an understanding of key P&L drivers.
• A creative, "think outside the box" mindset combined with a strong sense of ownership.
• Resilience and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field (preferred).

At Thornton & Ross our purpose "Caring for people's health as a trusted partner" motivates us every day. And what would be a better place than starting with our own employees. Which is why we give much in return:

💸 Competitive salary and annual bonus scheme.

🗝 Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme offering 8% employer contribution rates.

⌚ Hybrid working - we spend three days of your choice in the office, with the remaining days working at home.

🌴 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays with the potential to buy up to 5 additional days.

💉 Free winter flu jab.

🧠 Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Programme and KYAN Wellbeing - offering free coaching and counselling services for you and your family.

⚡ Electric Car Scheme through Octopus Energy, plus free on-site EV charging.

🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme.

👪 Enhanced Family Leave.

🎉 Plus, many more employee benefits & celebration events.

will help shape and deliver the UK brand ambition while leveraging One STADA processes, frameworks, and performance culture to build brands that win with consumers, shoppers, and customers.

• Contribute to the development of end‑to‑end brand strategy and positioning for your portfolio, ensuring a clear, insight‑led and consumer‑centric approach.
• Translate strategy into fully integrated 360° activation plans across ATL, BTL, digital, PR, and e-commerce channels.
• Lead day‑to‑day brand execution and communication with excellence, pace, and attention to detail.
• Ensure brand consistency across all consumer and customer touchpoints, safeguarding visual identity, messaging, and tone of voice.
• Monitor the competitive landscape and proactively identify opportunities to strengthen brand positioning.
• Support the Marketing Manager in portfolio-level initiatives and cross-brands alignment.
• Manage Brand P&L and A&P budgets with a disciplined, ROI‑driven mindset and strong business case ownership.
• Lead weekly and monthly brand performance reviews (share, distribution, rate of sale, promotional efficiency, media KPIs).
• Leverage sell‑out data, retailer insights, digital analytics, and consumer research to build clear, actionable recommendations.
• Contribute to the development of standardized reporting frameworks to improve visibility, decision‑making, and cross‑functional alignment.
• Track and optimize campaign performance across channels, ensuring continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to innovation pipelines through ideation, concept development, and business case preparation.
• Lead NPD/EPD projects from concept to launch readiness, ensuring cross‑functional alignment and on‑time delivery.
• Identify optimization opportunities across the brand lifecycle (packaging, claims, formulations, go-to-market, channel mix).
• Support post‑launch evaluation and continuous improvement of innovation performance.
• Act as a brand project manager across Sales, Supply Chain, Regulatory, Medical, Finance, and external agencies.
• Drive projects with enthusiasm, resilience, and accountability, ensuring clarity of roles, timelines, and deliverables.
• Demonstrate an owner's mindset focused on outcomes, not tasks.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and alignment.