Nix & Kix X Foodchain | Brand Manager | London Based

FOODCHAIN Recruitment?are excited to present a new?Brand Manager opportunity working for?a young, health conscious & exciting drinks brand based in London, Nix & Kix.

Delicious, adventurous, award-winning flavours with the zing of cayenne extract to lift your day naturally-refreshingly different and never boring.

You can find them in retail, restaurant chains, on the high street, petrol stations, food service and HQs such as Facebook Meta , leisure clubs and increasingly across Europe.

Nix & Kix like to make change for the better, it’s just how they roll, and with a great team, they believe they can do great things and continue to build a brand with purpose.

Nix & Kix are driving their sustainability and have an ‘A carbon rating’ across its full canned portfolio, with one of the highest scores across the soft drinks category.

To continue their momentum of growth, we at Foodchain are looking for a tenacious, creative, commercial Brand Manager to join Nix & Kix's fun and enthusiastic team.

You will be someone who loves to own it! Strategically minded and able to run the numbers whilst being an absolute brand champion and leading by example.

The lynch pin between the brand, customers, and consumers; you will unlock insights and chase down leads for commercial opportunities whilst building love for the brand.

You will obsess over objectives, sail through spreadsheets, unlock insights through data and write dynamic, creative briefs as second nature.

Nix & Kix believes in an equitable and inclusive work environment and a diverse, empowered team are key to achieving their mission. They strive to foster an environment where all staff can bring their whole selves to work, by their own definition.

We're not looking for people who are ‘culture fits’... we’re looking for people who can stand out, expand the culture and challenge business as usual.

ABOUT YOU

• You will have a love of growing start up brands; awareness, penetration and rate of sale.
• A challenger attitude - the brand are in a massively competitive space, so having great ideas and problem-solving skills are essential to success.
• Leadership qualities - every person at Nix and Kix counts, you need to be comfortable with autonomy, leading from the front, inspiring, and building Nix & Kix’s brand world.
• The experience of delivering exciting and creative marketing plans - the ‘stand out’ type that integrates through the line, translates across channels, and most importantly gets results.
• Excellent trade marketing skills – Cross channel, customer facing experience to help Nix & Kix win in impulse, ambient, ecommerce, the on and off trade.
• Agility and a test and learn mentality - Nix & Kix want to break boundaries, analyse and understand the impact of their activity quickly and recommend change or optimisation to improve performance.
• Social & digital wizardry – to capitalise on the ever evolving digital landscape, deliver brilliant integrated strategies and activities, develop creative content and source and manage kick ass agencies.
• A Nix & Kix Brand Guru – who can lead the brand and communications strategy, embedding the values and communicating with zing to inspire their wide and varied audiences.
• Someone who loves numbers, able to manage an SME marketing budget to deliver maximum return on investment, with a diligent approach to approval, planning and reporting.

KEY SKILLS NEEDED

• Brand & Community building experience, ideally in more than one territory (UK, Europe & US).
• Omnichannel strategy experience (Retail, Out of Home, E-Commerce).
• Experience of building brand campaigns, working creatively with a tight budget.
• Outstanding communication, interpersonal & organisational skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, with experience of working within a startup or SME preferred.
• Strong commercial acumen, good numerical literacy and experience of owning project P&Ls
• Strong project management and people management.
• Experience with the following tools will be a plus: Google Analytics / Meta for Business / Amazon and our customers ecom / Klaviyo and other marketing apps / Shopify

THAT'S A LONG LIST...BUT WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU....

• Remote working with 1 day in London per week + occasional travel to customers, events and meetings.
• The opportunity to learn and grow as the business moves into new commercial areas and geographies.
• To work in a collaborative, supportive environment where you can have a real impact from day one.
• Pension scheme.
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• As much Nix & Kix as you can drink...You won't get sick of it!!!

OFFICE LOCATION

86-90 Paul Street,?London,?EC2A 4NE

?INTERESTED?

If you are keen to find out more information about Nix & Kix and this opportunity, feel free to get in touch with us at Foodchain Recruitment via LinkedIn and we can arrange a suitable time to have a confidential chat.