USA - Associate Brand Manager

This is a hybrid role: Must be onsite 2 days a week, one of those days must be a Thursday.

ABOUT FOOD SOLUTIONS (UFS)

Act like a founder, be part of a Winning team, accelerate your growth, stay ahead of the curve, enjoy the journey: JOIN UFS *** Food Solutions (UFS) is the 2nd largest Business Unit of ***, is one of the 3 Power brands of the Foods Business Group, and a global market leader in Food Service. We are an independent Global Business Unit that operates in over 76 countries, and employs ~4000 employees. We have a unique B2B business model focused on serving chefs and our purpose is to free them to love what they do. We at UFS have a bold and clear ambition and strategy in place for 2030 with a bold ambition on turnover and profitability, by being the best solution provider to our growing operator base. We plan to do this via a product first focus on superiority, by becoming the leader in AI powered Customer experience and by nurturing a Winning culture. We have had a history of delivering with excellence and resilient performance in the past few years. We also strive to stay 3 steps ahead in the industry. For example, our Future Menus Report identifies emerging culinary trends, making us a trendsetter for inspiring innovative solutions for chefs worldwide. We have a culture of caring deeply not just for our business but also for our people. We foster an entrepreneurial culture built on speed, simplicity, trust, and a deep hunger to grow. Our people thrive on their roles being empowered and end to end - across all functions. We also invest heavily in building future skills and leaders. Our People agenda of Accelerate-Grow-Thrive consistently helps us lead in employee engagement, with scores exceeding *** scores across all dimensions and being one of the most engaged teams at ***. Here, you will continuously learn, unlearn, and relearn, challenging yourself to accelerate your development in an end-to-end business and in end-to-end roles.If you're dreaming of contributing to ***’s 2nd largest Business unit, a fast-growing business, where you're empowered so you can play to win and thrive as part of One Team with One Goal, then come and join us!

*** Food Solutions is a business built by Chefs, so we know what you face every day in the kitchen. Everything we do is focused on making your life a little easier. Our purpose is to Free Chefs to love what they do.

*** Food Solutions is the foodservice (B2B) part of *** F&R, present in 26 multi-country organizations (MCOs) with a bold plan for doubling the size of the business by 2030.

UFS North America has big ambitions, but we are a lean and fast-paced team - so if you thrive on challenge and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves, stay agile and learn fast, then this may be a role for you!

JOB PURPOSE

We are searching for an Associate Brand Manager to support and drive initiatives for the UFS NA Condiments category. This role is focused on Hellmann’s/Best Foods Mayonnaise, Maille Mustard, and

Sir Kensington’s condiments portfolio across the US and Canada. The Associate Brand Manager will play a crucial role in supporting strategies, innovation roadmaps, and commercial plans.

This role offers the opportunity to be part of an exciting trajectory for key UFS brands and strategic growth platforms for UFS North America, touching every aspect of the marketing mix from commercial strategy to innovation to communications.

This is a maternity-leave cover position, starting December 2025 through June 2026.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

· Strategic Support: Assist in driving Front of House (FOH) and Back of House (BOH) strategies, innovation roadmaps, and commercial plans for both Hellmann’s/Best Foods, Maille and Sir Kensington’s.

· Project Management: Support innovation and renovation project management and delivery, including the development of the mayo segmentation innovation, & mayo superiority initiative.

· Performance Management: Analyze market sales/share with actionable insights into internal and competitor performance.

· Marketing Collaboration: Work closely with Operator Marketing & Customer Development to deliver best-in-class sales support materials and operator-specific marketing campaigns to execute strategy & TT10 performance.

· Communications: Support unmissable brand & influencer campaigns to drive B2B2C brand awareness.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

· Education: Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s desired.

· Experience: 3 years of marketing experience required, with a focus on brand/category management and innovation & renovation project management.

· Skills: Strong financial acumen, commercial understanding, and proficiency with syndicated performance tracking data platforms (Circana, Nielsen, Direct Link).

· Attributes: A natural go-getter with a growth mindset, strong leadership and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work independently and proactively.

· Passion: Demonstrated passion for food and dining, with a consistent track record of creating effective brand content.

· Note that this role is office-based, with a minimum of 2 days per week required in the Hoboken office with Tuesdays being our mandatory ‘anchor’ day where we come together as a team.

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