Assistant Brand Manager - Stockholm

Are you a top talent with a passion for marketing? Do you want to develop your business leadership and work with well-known and loved brands in the Swedish market? We are searching for a future marketing leader to join the Arla Sweden Marketing team in Stockholm.

Arla is a cooperative owned by European farmers with the ambition to be at the forefront of the food industry and bring health and inspiration to the world, naturally. To do so, we need the best talents who have the desire to take part in our transformation journey, who strive to develop in a global environment and who are looking to drive and deliver our ambitious growth agenda.

As an Assistant Brand Manager you will be responsible for a specific part of Arla’s branded business in Sweden. Together with your colleagues in the marketing team you will own and develop that brand position, to deliver on our ambitious growth targets.

About the role

Key responsibilities:
Lead and implement marketing plans for a specific brand position in Sweden
Support the strategic direction based on consumer & category insights and develop plans to grow brand penetration.
Drive profitability and net revenue growth of the portfolio.
Support NPD & other brand related projects.
Work on yearly communication plan & content, from insights to execution, ensuring both long- & short-term business growth behind right balanced emotional/tactical communication plan.
Work with yearly media plan development & budget, including to secure efficient use of budget to deliver strong ROI across touchpoints.
Collaborate with agencies to execute strategy and plans.
Build strong relationships with internal cross-functional teams across Arla Foods – e.g. work close with the sales & customer marketing function to identify the category growth potentials and with e.g. NPD and Supply chain to bring solutions to unlock that potential.
Drive scale across EU category markets with NPD, positioning and communication.


Who are you?
A strong academic track record with a completed university degree, likely in marketing
Relevant work experience is a plus. We have the possibility to tailor the role and will adjust it to the right candidate, therefore we will consider candidates both with and without previous work experience within brand management
As a person, you have strong personal leadership skills and a growth mindset – willing to develop and challenge the status quo.
Your collaboration skills are strong and you have excellent influencing skills.
Diligent project management will be crucial to effectively drive the brand positions forward.
The corporate language is English, strong Swedish skills is a plus.


What do we offer?
We’re committed to professional development and promoting from within and we offer you freedom and accountability. You will have the chance to shape and develop the role. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you’ll join a market leader who produces nutritious household favorite brands in a way that make things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

Create the future – Grow with Arla

Application and contact
We screen on an ongoing basis and will fill the position as soon as we have found the right candidate. For questions regarding the role, please contact Konrad von Otter Konrad.vonotter@arlafoods.com.

At Arla Foods we want to create the conditions for our colleagues to have a sustainable work life by offering flexibility and the opportunity to work in the office and remotely; based on the needs of the business and the employees. We call it the “Power of the Mix”.