Jobs, fresher vacancy - Junior Brand Manager • UK

Company: Flora Food Group

UK

About Flora Food Group We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business. Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents. Position: Junior Brand Manager – FoodserviceLocation: Southwark, London (Hybrid)About the Position As Junior Brand Manager – Foodservice, you’ll play a critical role in supporting the long-term growth of our Foodservice portfolio. This is a brand-new role designed for someone analytical, curious, and excited by food trends, operator needs, and strategic brand building. You will support insight generation, innovation pipeline development, and portfolio reporting — turning data into actionable recommendations that shape our future product roadmap and help us win in Foodservice. This is an exceptional opportunity to learn strategic marketing from the ground up and contribute meaningfully from day one. Key Responsibilities Include: Market Monitoring & Trend Analysis Track competitor activity, consumer trends, and category performance within UK Foodservice. Identify emerging behaviours, gaps, and opportunities to feed into strategy. Insight Translation & Reporting Work with internal data and external agencies to turn complex data sets into simplified insights. Present actionable summaries to the Senior Marketing Manager and wider team. Innovation Pipeline Support Support the development and management of the innovation pipeline. Conduct early-stage research into product gaps and concept opportunities. Portfolio Performance Reporting Prepare regular updates on commercial performance, pricing, distribution and brand alignment. Provide reporting that informs prioritisation and decision-making. Cross-Functional Collaboration Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Category and NPD to ensure commercial plans are grounded in data. Support campaign and launch planning with insights and performance tracking. What Does It Take to Be Successful? We’re looking for a curious, analytical, and proactive marketer with strong commercial instincts and a passion for Foodservice. You should have: A strong analytical foundation — enjoying data, trends, and insight generation. Ability to translate insight into clear, actionable recommendations. Experience in a category or analytical role in FMCG is preferred; or a strong academic foundation in Marketing, Business, Economics or related fields. Strong communication skills, including confidence in presenting information visually (PowerPoint). A proactive, organised approach and ownership mindset. Collaborative style — supporting teams with insight and clear thinking. Fluent English (written and spoken) is essential. What’s Next? If you’re ready to build your brand and category career within Foodservice and contribute to shaping our future portfolio, we’d love to hear from you. Application Deadline: Thursday, 12th December 2025 For questions, reach out to Richard Hodgson, Talent Acquisition, via WhatsApp at +44(0)7884 603 724 or email at richard.hodgson@florafg.com. Join us at Flora Food Group, where we are pioneering the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias. No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.