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Reemtsma Cigarettenfabriken GmbH

  • Hamburg
  • Post Date: 23. September 2024
Jobbeschreibung

Imperial Brands – About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 119 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.

As we move forward, our consumers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we're fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

The role

For our Branding team in Hamburg, we are looking for a Senior Brand Manager JPS (m/f/d)!

The Senior Brand Manager works within Consumer Marketing, Cluster DACH, reporting directly to the Head of Brands JPS. The role holder is responsible for developing the Brand Strategy in the Cluster, defining the Operational Plan and executing the planned initiatives in GER market for JPS brand (all combustible categories). The Senior Brand Manager plays a pivotal role in adapting global deliveries to cluster needs and works in close cooperation with the Global Marketing & Portfolio Team and the Regional Marketing Europe.


  • Brand Equity- Co-create Brand House, Snapshot and Equity Campaigns across touchpoints with Global Marketing & Portfolio ensuring relevance for local consumer- Co-create consumer experience platforms across touchpoints to ensure target group relevance- Monitor Brand Health and propose relevant actions to improve it
  • Brand Strategy & MEP (Media Execution Partners) - Define an insights-based brand strategy for the German market based on Global Marketing guidelines reflecting business plan targets and ensuring brand equity building- Develop holistic MEP incl. consumer relevant brand & product initiative pipeline- End-to-end ownership of assigned brands
  • Brand Portfolio and Innovation- Deliver a portfolio architecture in line with target consumer needs & market trends / demand shifts- Develop, validate and implement new business opportunities incl. comprehensive preparation of respective business cases - Co-create brand initiative drumbeat relevant to DACH Cluster (i.e. GPC, BPPC, LEP) and ensure effective and efficient implementation and evaluation of brand/product initiatives
  • Develop Investment plan- Develop the bottom-up budgets to determine the cost per portfolio brand initiative and quantify the total investment required.
  • Performance Evaluation- Responsible for preparing recommendation and mitigation plans based on evaluation of brand initiatives implementation, reviews and updates targets and KPIs.- Track brand performance in all business matrix
  • Leading people in WHAT- Lead a team of junior brand manager/ brand manager and support development of holistic MEP incl. consumer relevant brand & product initiative pipeline based on overall brand strategy


  • University degree in Economics, Business Administration or comparable education, proven track record of consumer centric marketing thinking
  • 6 to 10 years professional experience in Brand Marketing and minimum 3-5 years proven experience in an FMCG environment, ideally in Germany, tobacco experience welcome
  • Excellent analytical skills and very strong conceptual, planning and strategic skills
  • Self-confident and comfortable dealing with stakeholders from all levels, while being results driven with initiative and ability to work autonomously
  • People/ leadership experience, curious, flexible, organised and able to handle multiple projects at the same time
  • English fluent in spoken and written, German desirable, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills


Reemtsma offers an independent full-time position with room for initiative within an international and dynamic organization. Our company culture is characterized by openness, drive and enthusiasm. We provide an attractive salary with various additional benefits.

About Imperial Brands:

We're a truly international company. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by over 25,000 employees. As we move forward, our customers will be at the heart of what we do, evolving to needs and expectations and committing to a more meaningful contribution to harm reduction by building a successful NGP business. Integral to our long-term success is our sustainability strategy, behaving responsibly and supporting our ambitions, all underpinned by high governance.

Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we're fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

Interested?

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV and motivation letter by clicking on the “apply” button on the page.

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