Head of Marketing - Drinks - Leeds

Arla Foods Head Office, Leeds

LS10 1AB

Permanent role, hybrid working pattern

We are looking for a new Head of Marketing – Drinks at Arla. You will take responsibility for driving the growth of our Starbucks Chilled Coffee and Arla Protein drinks portfolio, as well as a number of other exciting innovations we have in the pipeline. It’s a fast-growing, exciting area of our business with loads of opportunity to make a big difference.

What do we offer?
 

• Competitive salary (salary discussed at application stage)
• 26 days holiday & Bank Holidays 
• Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• BUPA Private Healthcare
• Bonus scheme
• 4 x annual salary life assurance
• Free to use onsite Gym
• Access to discounted products in our Staff Shop
• People agenda commitment to training and development
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Most importantly - Cheese hamper at Christmas!

How will you make an impact?

As the Head of Marketing – Drinks, you will ultimately be responsible for delivering the big growth ambitions we have in this category. With our market-leading range of Starbucks Chilled Coffee and Arla Protein, we already have a portfolio worth over £180m at RSV, along with several other exciting initiatives in the pipeline.

Key responsibilities include;
 

• Developing and driving our drinks category and commercial strategies

• Driving the growth on Starbucks Chilled Coffee and Arla Protein

• Developing new platforms, innovations, and initiatives to widen our portfolio

• Driving the development and execution of our annual business plan including multi-million pound ATL & BTL budgets
• Lead and manage a team of Category, Brand and Innovation experts

• Collaborating with Sales, Foodservice and NRM teams to drive growth through all levers including distribution, new channels, feature and display

What will make you successful?

We are looking for someone who will relish the opportunity to drive the growth of one of our most important categories. Ideally, you will have drinks experience and a great commercial focus as well as significant FMCG brand building experience. You will have loads of energy and can inspire and drive not only your direct team but also all the other teams you will need to collaborate with.

Would you like to join us?

If you are enthusiastic about joining our team and meet the qualifications listed above, we would love to hear from you. Please apply as soon as possible as we will process applications on a continuous basis and close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.

For more information please contact Olivia Pine, Talent Acquisition Partner at Arla Foods.  The closing date for this position is 30th April 2025 and only CV’s sent directly via the link will be considered.

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels

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