Senior Brand Manager Packaging Transformation

Senior Brand Manager Packaging Transformation

About the job

Danone’s mission is about bringing health through food to as many people as possible - and this couldn’t be more true in our SN business! Our specialised nutrition portfolio offers science-based solutions designed to positively impact infants in early life and patients in the most critical stages of life: frailty, malnutrition, cancer… We are looking for a talented Senior Brand Manager to join our dynamic Global marketing team to transform SN packaging & format solutions

The ideal candidate is a people centric leader that can drive teams towards a common delivery agenda with strong quality of execution and always putting the people we serve at the heart.

Your key responsibilities are the following:

• BRwAND BUILDING: you will have the opportunity to work on some of our global brands driving for stronger brand distinctiveness through pack, meaningful formats and ultimately delivering growth through packaging transformation.
• CROSS FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION: you will be connected with local markets and multi-disciplinary teams (user-experience, strategy & insights, research and innovation, procurement, operations etc…)
• SUSTAINABILITY: you will be a key enabler to helping Danone progress on its Impact Journey delivering innovations/renovations that not only reduce plastic and improve recyclability but also step change user-experience.
• MARKET RESEARCH & ANALYSIS: you will identify market trends, analyse the competitive environment and work closely with the UX and S&I teams to set the right consumer and HCP studies to ensure packaging innovations meet the needs of the people we serve and create competitive advantage in market.

About you

• Masters degree in related field.
• Over 8 years experience in brand and product management, with a strong focus on innovation and portfolio management.
• Strong business acumen and passion for value creation: for patients, their carers, the planet and business.
• Fluent in English and you are 100% comfortable in an international background. Global experience preferred.
• Important behaviours: Be accountable, Walk the talk and Keep it Simple.
• Organization, autonomy and proactive project management.
• Sharp analytical skills and attention to detail.

About Danone

At Danone we are committed to our mission “bringing health, through food to as many people as possible”. Working together to make sure that our brands, like Hipro, Nutricia, Alpro, Activia, Nutrilon and Evian, create real benefits for people, communities and the planet. You will be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world. Being B Corp means to be part of a select movement of companies verified to be meeting the highest standards of social and environmental criteria and using business as a force for good.

We Offer

All Danoners receive a complete package of benefits. This includes a competitive salary and yearly bonus, a premium free pension, 30 days of annual leave (with the opportunity to purchase more) and you will receive a monthly health care allowance. In addition, you can get discount on your gym membership, and we offer initiatives focused on nutrition, physical, and mental health. We provide continuous learning opportunities through workshops, online courses and training sessions.
In the Netherlands we also offer a hybrid working environment which enables each team to meet our people's desire for flexibility. You can work from one of our People Hubs in Hoofddorp, Utrecht and Rijswijk or you can work from home.