We're looking for an experienced and dynamic Senior Brand Manager to lead our much-loved Spreads & Drizzles portfolio working with brands like Harley's, SunPat – home to iconic household brands found in kitchen cupboards and fridges across the UK.
This 12-month cover role is critical in driving strategic growth through compelling brand positioning, breakthrough innovation, and consumer-led campaigns. You'll bring a mix of strategic thinking, creativity, commercial awareness, and leadership, all grounded in consumer insight.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the development of a 3–5-year strategic plan for the Spreads & Drizzles portfolio.
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Monitor brand and portfolio performance using continuous data sources (Kantar, Circana, etc.), driving insights and course corrections as needed.
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Own the UK innovation pipeline—from white space identification to launch—delivering profitable, consumer-centric NPD.
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Apply Agile Test & Learn principles to pilot innovations quickly and gather feedback at pace.
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Collaborate cross-functionally with Operations, NPD, Sales, Category, Trade Marketing and Communications teams to bring the brand vision to life.
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Define and execute compelling launch and communication plans, ensuring internal and external buy-in.
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Represent the voice of the consumer across the business, identifying trends and insights that shape growth opportunities.
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Act as a strong people manager, coaching and developing a direct report (Marketing Executive).
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Champion Hain’s values, setting a high-performance climate and demonstrating strong leadership.
What You’ll Need to Succeed
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A track record of brand strategy and innovation leadership, ideally in FMCG.
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Experience managing a consumer-facing portfolio and leading cross-functional teams.
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Excellent project and stakeholder management skills.
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A keen understanding of consumer behaviour and category trends.
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Strong communication and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders.
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Resilience, creativity, and agility to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Key Behaviours We Value
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People-Centric – Builds trust and strong relationships across all levels.
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Agile & Curious – Moves quickly with creativity, open to learning and feedback.
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Commercially Savvy – Understands the levers that drive category and brand growth.
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Bold & Purposeful – Brings passion and integrity to everything they do.
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Leadership by Example – Role models our Hain values and builds performance-led teams.
What we can offer you?
- Competitive salary / rate of pay
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.
If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!