We are looking for a Brand Manager who wants to work with strong brands in the world’s largest dairy company, Lactalis
MATERNITY SUBSTITUTE FOR MIN. 12 MONTHS
Location: Espoo, well connected public transport
As brand manager you will become part of both a dynamic Nordic marketing department and a local commercial Finnish organization all focusing on building strong brands such as Salakis, Galbani and Président.
You will get the possibility of working with many marketing disciplines from strategy-, category-, concept-, innovation- and packing development transforming to concrete brand plans, where also trade marketing plays an important role. In this connection you will work closely with the central Nordic Marketing department situated north of Copenhagen in Denmark – and have broad international contact also with factories across Europe. Physically you will be situated with the commercial organization in Espoo and work closely every day with the local team in order to ensure successful implementation of the plans.
The tasks are versatile and you will have good possibilities of making a difference in all the projects, you will be involved in.
You can expect to …
- Be responsible for development of strong brands and execution of marketing activities
- Take a strong trade marketing responsibility working closely with the local Finnish commercial organization
- Work in an international atmosphere with broad international contact and cooperation – including traveling to Denmark app. once a month
- Get a “squid function” with a lot of different and operational tasks
We expect you to be …
- Structured and analytic
- Having a big drive and take initiatives
- Able to juggle with several tasks at the same time
- A Team player
- “Just a little happy for cheese and dairy products”
And as baggage you have …
- A Candidate in e.g. marketing
- 1-3 years of experience – preferably from FMCG
- Good language skills: Fluent in English, good knowledge of Swedish – and for sure fluent and excellent in Finnish in all aspects
We offer …
- An exciting job in an international atmosphere with good possibilities for development
- Informal work environment
Please send you application in English to: Jyrki Peltonen, Commercial Director in Finland – Jyrki.Peltonen@lactalis.fi – asap.
About Lactalis
Groupe Lactalis is the world’s largest dairy producer with over 260 dairies, spread all over the world. Lactalis has a turnover of DKK 21 billion. Euro and has 86,000 employees. Lactalis markets international brands such as Galbani and Président in 160 countries.
The headquarter of Lactalis Scandinavia is in Skævinge 40 km north of Copenhagen in Denmark. In total we are 65 employees including the commercial offices in Oslo and Helsinki.
