Senior Brand Activation Manager (F/M/X)

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Uxbridge, Greater London, England, GBR
Hybrid
Senior level
Big Data • Food • Hardware • Machine Learning • Retail • Automation • Manufacturing
We're a global snacking company empowering people to snack right.
The Role
The Senior Brand Activation Manager drives brand growth through trade marketing initiatives, manages budgets, and collaborates with sales teams to execute integrated marketing strategies.
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Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
Working with cross-functional and regional teams, you implement a portfolio strategy that is aligned with the brand vision to drive sustainable growth. You support profit and loss management and future business development plans and objectives including new product development and platform opportunities.
How you will contribute
Working with other internal stakeholders, you will support the brand portfolio strategy and priorities to enable consumer-centric brand portfolio growth. You will develop annual plans, setting objectives and allocating resources. In addition, you will offer recommendations for integrated commercial plans, develop and execute marketing plans that deliver on revenue and profit forecasts, and share objectives. Based on your deep consumer insights and brand positioning, you will develop and implement integrated marketing communications and 360 degree campaigns.
What you will bring
A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
  • Consumer behavior, preferably in the consumer goods sector in matrix environment
  • Developing a seamless consumer experience
  • Managing business objectives beyond brand and budget
  • Analytics and creativity-a balance of commercial and strategic acumen
  • Leading and influencing teams
  • Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing, and executive presentation skills
  • Markets with diverse economic environments a distinct advantage

More about this role
The Senior Brand Activation Manager is responsible for the planning, execution, and oversight of trade marketing initiatives designed to drive product visibility, sales, and market share within assigned markets. This role manages trade marketing budgets, develops market-specific assets, owns picture of success and serves as the primary marketing liaison with distributors, ensuring effective in-market execution and strong collaboration with the sales team.
What you need to know about this position:
Key Responsibilities:
  • Cascading promo/place/price/portfolio strategy implementation to the market
    • Impacts on development of distribution/channel/customer distribution/coverage plans, MSL forming, execution of shelf space, category management activities
    • Monitors & propose action plans to deliver price/promo competitiveness & PPA launch
    • Identifies next gen opportunities for portfolio upgrade/align with Central team
  • Execution & Performance:
    • Accountable for the successful delivery of annual trade marketing execution plans and operational Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including displays, outlet penetration, and recommended stock list (RSL), on a monthly basis
    • Lead for monthly data analysis and market share tracking for cross-functional, multi-market CLIF team
  • Market Launch Management:
    • Develop and manage comprehensive market launch toolkits, including Point-of-Sale (POS) materials and "picture of success" guidelines, to ensure effective new product introductions.
  • Budget Management:
    • Manage and allocate trade marketing budgets per market, working directly with distributors, with a primary focus on Below-the-Line (BTL) activities and customer marketing initiatives
    • Propose alternative plans or adjustments to the CLIF MEU marketing director for alignment
    • Input into annual planning process to ensure sufficiency and efficiency of customer marketing plans
  • Asset Creation & Adaptation:
    • Steward of brand BTL execution
    • Lead the creation and adaptation of all finished trade marketing assets (e.g., display towers, trade flyers) for each market, ensuring they align with key visual (KV) guidelines and brand standards/guardrails.
  • Distributor Relationship Management:
    • Serve as the primary day-to-day marketing contact for distributors, fostering strong working relationships and ensuring effective communication
    • Improving efficiency and sufficiency of BTL programs in critical markets
  • Customer engagement:
    • Adapt and tailor category stories and brand narratives for specific customer and market presentations, ensuring relevance and impact
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration:
    • Act as a key project team member for various marketing and commercial initiative
    • Collaborate closely with the sales team to provide accurate forecast inputs and track performance against established scorecards.

Qualifications & experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
  • Proven experience in trade marketing, ideally within relevant industry, e.g., FMCG, CPG. Snack bar/functional nutrition experience highly favorable.
  • Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and drive in-market execution through distributors and/or retailers
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with sales and cross-functional teams.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).

Desired Traits:
  • A genuine combination of dedication, and confidence
  • Passionate & Accountable: Drives results with enthusiasm and takes ownership of outcomes.
  • Comfort Dealing with Ambiguity: Adapts quickly to changing environments and navigates uncertainty effectively.
  • Humble and Collaborative: Works effectively with others, values diverse perspectives, and contributes to a positive team environment.

Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available
Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!
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Job Type
Regular
Brand & Portfolio Management
Marketing

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in marketing, Business Administration, or a related field
  • Proven experience in trade marketing, ideally within relevant industry, e.g., FMCG, CPG
  • Strong project management skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with sales and cross-functional teams
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Mondelēz International Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage and wellness offerings are broad in U.S. postings, including medical, dental, vision, EAP, wellness programs, and fertility support; some roles note coverage effective on start date or soon after. One manufacturing posting cited employees paying roughly 7% of premiums, which is described as favorable versus many employers.
  • Retirement Support U.S. roles consistently reference a 401(k) with company matching (e.g., “3% on 6% invested”), and some union positions reference additional retirement or pension benefits under collective agreements. Separate salaried materials describe company contributions up to 9% with vesting after two years.
  • Parental & Family Support A published global parental‑leave standard sets minimums worldwide, including adoptive and foster parents, with U.S. materials indicating paid bonding leave for all caregivers. This signals sustained emphasis on family support across markets, with local specifics determined by role and location.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
90,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

Mondelēz International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is an American multinational confectionery, food, and beverage company based in Illinois which employs approximately 90,000 individuals around the world. Our Purpose Our purpose is to empower people to snack right. We will lead the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. Our Brands We’re leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. Our People Our 90,000+ colleagues around the world are key to the success of our business. Our Values and Leadership Commitments of Love our Consumers and Brands, Grow Every Day, and Do What's Right shapes our culture – what we believe in, stand for, and what guides our actions and decisions. Great people and great brands. That’s who we are. Our Strategies We are uniquely positioned to lead the future of snacking with strong leadership in our categories, an unparalleled portfolio of global and local brands, and a solid footprint in fast-growing markets. Aimed at delivering sustainable growth, our strategic plan is centered around three strategic priorities: • Growth: accelerate consumer-centric growth • Execution: drive operational excellence • Culture: build a winning growth culture

Why Work With Us

We offer passionate, energetic and curious people a huge choice of careers in our fun, fast-paced, global business. We operate in four regions: Asia, Middle East & Africa; Europe; Latin America; and North America. And in over 80 countries our people are united in a common purpose to empower people to snack right.

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