As a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, you will champion brand, category and shopper excellence, ensuring delivery of best-in-class strategies that connect with consumers and deliver sustainable commercial success. You will hold full P&L responsibility and act as a senior client lead, building trusted partnerships with some of Ireland’s most recognisable brands.

This role is ideal for a forward-thinking FMCG leader who combines strategic vision, data-driven decision making and strong stakeholder management with a passion for innovation and team development.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

Lead the client management function with full P&L ownership across your portfolio
Act as a senior strategic partner to key clients, building long-term, collaborative relationships
Provide expert guidance on brand strategy, category management and commercial planning
Inspire, coach and develop high-performing teams to deliver exceptional results

Brand & Commercial Planning

Oversee end-to-end development and execution of brand growth strategies
Lead annual planning cycles, ensuring robust and commercially optimised plans
Evaluate and refine brand plans to drive incremental growth and ROI
Monitor external trends and the macro environment to future-proof brand strategies

Execution & Excellence

Drive best-in-class brand activation grounded in shopper and consumer insight
Oversee agency partnerships, ensuring quality, performance and cost efficiency
Use data and performance metrics to optimise campaigns and respond to market shifts
Embed a culture of continuous improvement and innovation

Client & Customer Engagement

Partner with Customer Controllers and National Account teams to deliver customer plans
Support key customer meetings and strategic initiatives
Ensure service excellence and delivery against client expectations and SLAs

Business Growth & Development

Identify new opportunities across markets, categories and channels
Contribute to business growth strategy alongside the Executive Team
Lead client tenders and proposal development
Expand brand reach through innovative go-to-market approaches

Talent & Culture

Champion talent development, performance management and succession planning
Create an inclusive, collaborative and high-performance culture
Lead recruitment and capability building within your function

Experience

Significant senior leadership experience in FMCG, CPG, brand, marketing or commercial functions
Proven track record of delivering high-impact brand strategies and growth plans
Experience managing P&L, forecasting, budgeting and commercial negotiations
Strong understanding of the Irish grocery and pharmacy retail landscape
Experience working with or within a distributor model is advantageous
Demonstrated success in leading, coaching and scaling teams

Skills & Capabilities

Expertise in brand strategy, category management, shopper insight and go-to-market planning
Strong commercial acumen including ROI analysis, sales modelling and margin management
Advanced stakeholder management and influencing skills
Analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
Confident presentation and communication skills
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for analysis and storytelling
Awareness of economic, market and industry dynamics impacting FMCG

Qualifications

Degree-level qualification in business or a related discipline is beneficial, but not essential

Benefits In Kind

Car Allowance
Bonus Scheme
Enhanced Pension Scheme
Health Insurance
Life Assurance

Please note this role does not support visa sponsorship.

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Client & Brand Strategy Director

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