Junior Brand Manager

Join one of the fastest-growing coffee brands in the UK as a passionate and innovative Junior Brand Manager. Ueshima Coffee Company is on a mission to redefine coffee experiences, and we're seeking an experienced Assistant Brand Manager/Junior Brand Manager who shares our passion for exceptional coffee. This role presents an exciting opportunity to drive our brand’s success in the UK market working closely with the Ueshima brand team and local market to drive distribution, activation and performance.
The Role:
Responsible for coordinating and delivering a robust events and partnership programme, including identifying opportunities, booking, planning, activating and evaluating.
Lead the ecommerce channel - planning and delivering the promotional calendar, managing the range, coordinating the SEO and PPC plans, optimising sites with our web development agencies and recommending and delivering growth initiatives.
Manage the in-store retail activation plans, including media bookings, creative development, and execution, with support from the brand team and account managers.
Ownership of PR and social media channels, working closely with our agencies and dedicated freelance support, to deliver the social strategy, manage content shoots and monthly content plans to brand standards. Ensuring synergy with ecommerce, events plan and sustainability initiatives.
Support the development of the brand portfolio and NPD pipeline, including P&L management, working cross functionally to lead the delivery of product changes, new launches and design amends.
Support the delivery of the annual brand plans, liaising with agencies and working closely with cross functional teams.
Act as the brand custodian and ‘on point’ for Ueshima across the retail and foodservice channel, ensuring the brand is adhering to brand guidelines, supporting customer tenders and new customer roll outs.
Conduct market research, monitor market trends and review brand performance regularly, proactively identifying opportunities and risks.
Work closely with the wider European markets to support local brand activations and be the point of contact for our customer services team and digital agencies for day-to-day enquiries and ad hoc tasks.
The Person:
Passion for coffee, driven, proactive, and organised with an eye for detail
Experience in brand management and/or ecommerce within FMCG preferred
Good understanding of brand management and commercials
Proven ability to lead and manage multiple projects and workstreams
Strong interpersonal skills – be one of the team
Confident user of Microsoft Office Applications Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Flexible approach to work, hours and travel (out of hours support required at events)
Salary: Up to £38k + Bonus + 25 days holiday + Pension + PMI + Life Assurance