Assistant Brand Manager - Solna

Are you a top talent with a passion for marketing? Do you want to develop your business  
leadership and work with well-known and loved brands in the Swedish market? We are  
searching for a future Assistant Brand Manager to join the Arla Sweden Marketing team in Stockholm.  

 

Arla is a cooperative owned by European farmers with the ambition to be at the forefront of the food industry and bring health and inspiration to the world, naturally. To do so, we need the best talents who have the desire to take part in our transformation journey, who strive to develop in a global environment and who are looking to drive and deliver our ambitious growth agenda.  

 

As an Assistant Brand Manager for Arla Growth Territory you will be responsible for the Stronger Me (Arla Mild Kvarg and Greek) portfolio cross Sweden as well as support the Health From Within (Arla Cultura and Arla Lactofree) portfolio. Together with your colleagues in different category teams and other key functions you will support and develop our position within the two Growth Territories - Stronger Me and Health From Within.  

 

How you will make an impact 

In the position as Assistant Brand manager, your key responsibilities will be to drive the execution of our category plan including product launches, packaging design and communication. You will build strong relationships with internal cross-functional teams across Arla Foods – e.g. work close with the sales & customer marketing function to identify the category growth potentials and with e.g. NPD, Supply chain to bring solutions to unlock  that potential.  

 

In addition. Your responsibilities will include: 
 

• Develop yearly Brand plan for Stronger Me & input to Category Strategy
• Own, analyze & drive Stronger Me portfolio including business performance, MS development & pipeline
• Owner of budget, POS & P&L
• Lead & drive ATL/BTL comms
• Lead design projects
• Support and lead Stronger Me events and fairs
• Collaborate with agencies and other important partners and stakeholders , both external and internal to execute strategy and plans for Stronger Me portfolio
• Support Arla Health From Within Brand Manager with analysis, BC & projects

 

What will make you successful 

We believe that you have strong personal leadership skills and a growth mindset – willing to develop and challenge the status quo. Your collaboration skills are strong and you have excellent influencing skills. Diligent project management will be crucial to effectively drive the Arla Growth Territories forward. 
 

• A strong academic track record with a completed university degree, likely in marketing 
• Relevant work experience is a plus. We have the possibility to tailor the role and will adjust it to the right candidate, therefore we will consider candidates both with and without previous work experience within brand management  
• High proficiency in English and Swedish is required

 

What do we offer? 

We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within and we offer you  
freedom and accountability. You will have the chance to shape and develop the role. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world. 

 

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