Head of Brand Activation

Head of Brand Activation
Location: Hemel Hempstead (Hybrid)
At Britvic we’re on a journey to become the most dynamic soft drinks company. As one of the UK’s leading players in the FMCG market we pride ourselves on setting high standards, being courageous and pushing ourselves to think outside the bottle. From Pepsi to Tango, J2O to Robinsons, Britvic's brands have all become truly household names. Britvic is aiming to push the boundaries with what we can do with our products using cutting edge technology to influence and inspire our well loved brands to become even better. 

About the role:
As Head of Brand Activation you will lead the Hospitality channels brand execution platforms across License, Dining, WEH & leisure whilst working closely with the Brand Director for Hospitality. On a day to day basis you will take ownership of the channels brand execution strategy within outlet through a developed annual shopper marketing plan that brings the strategy to life in the channels key customers. You will ensure that the plan delivers against the physical availability targets agreed within brand AOP’s and is aligned to exceed Point of Purchase (POP) drivers set out in the channel plans. You will also engage customer management teams to ensure that we have a full understanding of their customers’ strategy, tactics and approach to shopper marketing, and engage with key Gold+, Gold and Silver customers to ensure our plan is executed flawlessly, bringing our brands to life whilst building both ours and the customers businesses.  
As Head of Brand Activation you will champion a coaching, learning and development culture across shopper marketing with a focus on growing broader shopper marketing capability in near functions (Brand & Customer Management) and seeking to develop a Centre of Excellence approach for the function which results in Britvic and its brands exceeding customer expectations and delivering stand-out visibility in outlet. 

Key responsibilities:

1. Developing future growth opportunities and brand execution platforms within the channel
2. Develop close working relationship with cross functional partners including brand teams, customer management & shopper strategy 
3. Support creation and implementation of channel AOP linking back to brand outcomes required
4. Develop customer base through understanding of key customer strategies to support us in improving our brand visibility and performance
5. Evaluation of activations within the channel
6. Develop team capability and future talent pipeline
7. Accountable for translation & delivery of AOP through a clear set of POP activation led outcomes that are tracked through the year
8. Ownership of monthly performance cycle tracking against AOP big rocks supporting the commercial team on their in year delivery
9. Build close working relationships with key customers’ buying and marketing teams, expanding Britvic Contact strategy 
10. Support Customer Management team through delivery of inspirational brand execution selling in key customer meetings and engagement days
11. Support team to build outlet level execution plans by sub channel and support within strategic partner accounts

Knowledge, Skills & Experience required:

1. Strong shopper marketing expertise with solid experience of developing and delivering commercially grounded marketing activity into customers
2. Track record of successfully activating brand, NPD and portfolio activities
3. Experience of working with multiple customers across different channels in a consumer-led organisation
4. Commercial and category understanding
5. Knowledge of customer management and 3rd party sales
6. Strategic thinking and ability to shape a vision, create an annual plan and engage a wide network of stakeholders to deliver that plan with key customers
7. Meticulous project management capability and commercial grounding to ensure delivery of plans
8. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build strong internal relationships and customer relationships to influence, challenge and deliver
9. Strong Leadership and influencing capability
10. Experience of Budget management 

Key Behaviours:

1. Builds relationships and partnerships underpinned by openness honesty and respect
2. Curiosity mindset being open to new ideas and learning
3. Ability to simplify and take others on the journey
4. Speaks with passion and knowledge about our brands
5. Demonstrates pride in who we are and what we do
6. Has the tenacity to work autonomously and make the right business choices
7. Creative thinker who can piece together a complex channel and bring clarity on whats needed to win galvanising the wider business takeholders
8. Passionate about the hospitality channel with a commitment to be a Britvic channel ambassador

If this sounds like it could be you and our values and ambitions resonate then we would love to hear from you.
We believe we are stronger together and that’s why we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees. We know that by building a truly inclusive environment where everyone feels celebrated, safe and respected - diversity and wellbeing will naturally thrive