Brand Growth Manager

Why join us

Join our dynamic Brand Growth Team at Sainsbury's on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract, where you will play a pivotal role in driving sustainable growth for our ranges under the Brands only at Sainsbury's. As a Brand Growth Manager, you will scope future opportunities, shape commercial brand strategies and collaborate across various teams to deliver exceptional product propositions, customer experiences and achieve ambitious growth objectives. With a focus on innovation, customer engagement, and performance-driven decision-making, you will be part of a team that values strategic thinking, relationship building, and continuous development, offering a platform to make a significant impact and drive success in a rapidly evolving retail environment.

What you'll do

As the Brand Growth Manager at Sainsbury's, you will play a pivotal role in driving sustainable growth for the company's ranges through the Brands only at Sainsbury’s. Your responsibilities will include defining the growth ambition and key objectives for key Sainsbury’s product propositions and brands, identifying growth opportunities, and leading the development of commercial brand growth plans to showcase brands exclusively at Sainsbury’s. By collaborating with cross-functional teams and integrating brand growth priorities into existing business processes, you will work towards achieving volume, sales, profit, and market share objectives to enhance the customer experience and drive business performance. You’ll have one direct report to lead, support and develop.

Who you are

You are a strategic and customer-focused professional with a solid background in developing and executing commercial brand strategies and growth plans in the retail, FMCG, or manufacturing industry. Your ability to analyse data, prioritise opportunities, and drive customer engagement is complemented by your strong relationship-building skills and experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives. With a strategic mindset, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and solid people management skills, you play a key role in defining and implementing growth initiatives to elevate Sainsbury's brands and drive sustainable growth across various channels.

Essential Criteria

• Ability to understand and interpret complex large data sets and information.
• Highly proficient and experienced in drawing insights and making recommendations using both customer and commercial data.
• Experience of developing and executing commercial brand strategies and growth plans in retail, FMCG or manufacturing; proven ability to both define a strategy and translate strategy into clearly defined actions
• Experience in presenting and excellent storytelling cross functionally and strong ability to engage and influence colleagues at all levels including senior management.