- Assistant Brand Manager [FTC] - London* *About Us* itsu is the healthy eating, Asian inspired quick service retail & grocery brand with over 70 stores in the UK and a leading grocery business across Europe and beyond.
Renowned for its best-in-class food made fresh in every shop every day, itsu has huge global ambitions with a commitment to continue to open many more stores and intensify the growth of its already thriving grocery arm.
With its best-is-class healthy food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food. itsu [grocery], which this role falls under, takes the itsu brand into supermarkets, health food stores, online, wholesale and internationally with products such as crispy seaweed thins, frozen gyoza & bao, brilliant'broth, rice'noodles & miso'easy to name a few... *The role* * *Support Brand Managers *with internal sell-ins & rollout of marketing / NPD slides.
Attend and present at buyer meetings for Ocado, Convenience & Whol / High St / Trav channels. * *Trade Marketing Non-grocery : * Manage all trade marketing activity with NAMs and BMs for Ocado, Convenience & Whol / High St / Trav.
Support in defining appropriate levels of trade marketing spend and budget for channels within brand planning / budgeting process, signed off by Marketing Controller.
Conduct full reviews and make ongoing recommendations for optimisation and improvement. * *Field Sales : *Oversee field sales activity [marketing-led] working with sales & business development team to implement & forecast spend. * *Business Reporting & Insight : *for non-grocery channels, staying on top of industry news [with a particular focus on marketing / trade marketing / consumer behaviour.
Manage loyalty initaitives for the team, identifying areas for investment & reporting back on new opportunities. * *Budget management- *Manage Ocado, Whol / High St / Trav [incl.
new business] spend with monthly reviews and reporting *D&I Statement* itsu [grocery] is committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation.
We encourage applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply for all of our opportunities. When applying for a role with us, please remove your : full name, name of University / School, address, email address and any photos of you on your CV and covering letter.
non-anonymised CVs may not be reviewed. *What We Offer* * Competitive salary * Competitive bonus scheme * 25 days holiday + bank holidays (two bank holidays are interchangeable for other religious holidays) * Health insurance * Company pension scheme * Hybrid working (2 days wfh) * Opportunity to work from abroad * 50% employee discount in itsu shops * Free itsu lunch * Discounts at major retailers * Salary sacrifice cycle and electric vehicle schemes * A sizeable training budget to support your ongoing development