Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to bepurpose-led,resilientandpositiveto succeed here because we expect pace andagility, we insist oncollaborationand demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

Our story

Family and ideas have always been our ingredients. Our founding families believed biscuits and chocolates could bring moments of happiness to the world. Their ideas have stood the test of time. Their spirit continues to inspire our future. It’s in the care and the craft we bake into biscuits and chocolates that have been loved for generations. And it’s in the fresh ideas, the new twists, flavours and textures we add to old and recent favourites.

Our , colleagues across our global network of bakers, distribution sites and offices each with their own unique, diverse experience. To bring happiness with every bite.

If you’re a part of the pladis team, you know what it means to bring it. Whether its or resilience, team spirit or go-getting attitude. Our courage and compassion. Our ownership. Our whole selves. We Bring it. Day in, day out.





What will this role achieve?

- As an Assistant Brand Manager you will be accountable for supporting the development and the implementation of the brand strategy, working with our commercial teams to develop growth plans, developing and delivering compelling and distinctive brand marketing programmes, and above all building marketing leading brands that people talk about.
- The Assistant Brand Manager plays a role in making things happen, in inspiring, persuading, and gaining commitment for his / her projects across different functions and different work levels.

What will be your key deliverables

- Support the Senior Brand Manager in the development of the annual brand plan and the implementation of this plan.
- Lead part of the brand portfolio: monitoring performance, recommending actions and motivating teams and other functions to drive brand performance and act as the brand and consumer champion both internally within pladis UK and externally with field sales team.
- Reporting - analyse brand and market information responsible for in order to produce and present standard financial & performance reporting decks (as well as ad-hoc analysis) using IRI/Nielsen and Kantar data sources.
- Support the Senior Brand Manager in the identification of consumer insight and competitor analysis to unlock growth opportunities for the job holder’s respective brand.




- Assist in the development and management of innovation and renovation projects for the specific brand responsibility as required. Including project management tasks, leading cross functional teams and present the project at monthly gate reviews to gain alignment.
- Collaborating closely with external agencies regarding pack designs amends. Management of external agencies to deliver projects. Design and comms agencies specifically.
- Updating product packaging in accordance with ingredient, regulatory design amendments and promotional requirements. Managing the process from brief and supporting the brand manager to ensure timely and effective execution.
- Internal PR: Act as the lead for internal PR activity to raise the profile of various marketing events within pladis and implement them effectively ( Launch of new advertising, brand launches etc)
- Assist the Senior Brand Manager on key communication and activation projects, with the potential to work with external agencies on projects that may include social, PR, and in-store activations.
- Work effectively within cross functional teams to deliver ongoing brand building and sales driving programmes, including in-store activation and new product launches.
- Engage and persuade others to gain commitment to key initiatives without reliance on formal authority.
- Inspire our commercial teams to deliver for the job holder’s respective brand.
- Form strong working relationships with technical development and supply chain on the development of brand renovation projects.

What do you need for this role?

Essential

- FMCG Marketing experience (operational or development)<

📌 Assistant Brand Manager (Sydney)
🏢 pladis Global
📍 Sydney