Job Description

The Company:

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One of Australia's proudly homegrown food and beverage businesses, with a genuine global growth story. Driven by a purpose of building healthier everyday options, the business blends the best of nature and science across it's nutritional products. Its flagship brand is a market leader in its category within Australian hospitality and is exported well beyond our shores. With a lean, high-performing marketing team and an ambitious growth agenda, this is a business that offers genuine breadth for someone who wants hands-on exposure across the full marketing mix.

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The Role:

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This Senior Brand Manager role will cover a maternity leave contract on the marketing team of the business's flagship brand, reporting to the Head of Marketing with an ABM as your direct report. There's a strong possibility of the role transitioning from contract to permanent, as the current Senior Brand Manager's own career path has shown, and flexibility for an earlier start to allow a solid handover.

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- Lead above-the-line media, communications and content strategy, managing external creative, PR and media agencies
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- Take full P&L; ownership of a smaller, retail-only brand within the portfolio, with real scope to reposition it
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- Lead annual brand planning,



identifying growth opportunities across foodservice, retail and international markets
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- Manage and develop an ABM while building strong relationships across influencer and agency partners
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- Support recent product launches with insight-led communications and channel plans
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- Own the marketing budget and report on campaign performance, brand health and commercial outcomes
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What You'll Bring:

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- Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business or a related discipline
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- 8+ years' brand marketing experience, ideally within food service or FMCG
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- Proven experience managing and motivating agencies, including giving constructive feedback
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- Strong stakeholder and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility quickly
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- An analytical mindset, able to turn sales and consumer data into transparent, actionable insight
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- An independent, autonomous self-starter with strong time management and prioritisation
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Why Join?

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This is a rare chance to step into a senior, highly visible role with real autonomy, mentored by an experienced Head of Marketing who genuinely invests in developing the team. Others here have moved from contract into permanent roles - a strong sign of what's possible for the right person.

📌 Senior Brand Manager - 12 month contract (New South Wales)
🏢 Absolute Executive Recruitment
📍 New South Wales