Brand Manager

Job Posting:
**We’re a naan traditional company**

Goodbye ordinary Hello wonder We are the makers of Wonder bread, Stonefire, ACE Bakery, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa brands & products, enjoyed by families across North America. We are on a mission to deliver better, fresher tasting baked goods to all, and blending modern technology with traditional baking methods to re-invent the future

**Summary**

Do you have a passion to innovate and a desire to challenge the status quo? We are seeking new team members with a growth mindset, eagerness to win, proven record of accomplishment and excellent general management skills. This role presents an opportunity to shape the future at a leading bakery company headquartered in Canada.

As a Brand Manager, you will be responsible for the leadership, strategic development, and tactical execution of all category and brand management initiatives. Your role includes being the primary expert on the brand, with a deep understanding of all facets of your business by retailer and geography. You will be the Brand Steward, upholding and advancing the brand strategy, guidelines, and integrity. This opportunity offers a compelling role with a forward-thinking, fast-paced, and dynamic food production company.

**What FGF Offers**:

- FGF believes in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training. Unleashing Your Potential
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible medical / Health spending account
- RRSP matching program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

**Primary Responsibilities**
- ** Brand & Category Leadership**:be the “go-to” expert on the category across North America, developing strong partnerships across internal cross-functional stakeholders to influence the strategic direction of the Category and your Brand(s).
- ** Develop Brand Growth Strategies**: Develop long term & short term strategies to grow your Brand(s) in a competitive Marketplace.
- ** Track Market Performance & Brand Equity**: Strong understanding of Market data & Brand Equity tracking to measure performance against business & brand objectives; Collaboration with internal Integrated Marketing Team to execute & measure campaign performance across relevant marketing media mix (Social, Digital, OOH, In-store, Retail Media, TV).
- **Innovation Pipeline**: develop a robust innovation pipeline for your Brand(s), leveraging consumer insights, category & competitive trends and identifying white space opportunities with an emphasis to win in Retail Channels.
- ** Project management**: Support the cross functional commercialization of product launches and renovations from concept ideation & product development to customer sell in and best-in-class market execution.
- ** Key liaison** with Agency partners and internal cross functional team members including Retail Sales & Field Sales teams.

**Required Experience**
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Communications or relevant field
- 5-10 years’ experience in a Brand Marketing role
- Self-motivated individual with a high energy level and a progressive business attitude
- Proven ability to effectively navigate organizational complexity, collaborate with cross-functional teams, respond to new situations with flexibility, and excel in a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong understanding of syndicated data, consumer insights, consumer research, and market results.
- Strong attention to detail, with the ability to refine and proofread all types of communications
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with tight timelines
- Some travel required (15%) within Canada and the USA
- Role requires minimum 3 days per week on-site in Head Office, with additional in office days based on business needs.
- French & English bilingual capability an asset

**What is the recipe for a great career at FGF?**

Working at FGF Brands, there is never a dull moment As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an _entrepreneurial _spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own _creativity_ and _out of the box_ thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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