Carte d’Or Spain Brand Manager & European Portfolio & Innovation leadBACKGROUND AND GENERAL PURPOSE OF POSITIONCarte d’or is among the top 3 most recognized ice cream brands in the market, with more than 40 years of experience and presence in more than 3,000 Ice Cream shops in Spain and countries all over the world. Over the next 3 years, the ambition is to grow both in in home (FMCG) and out of home channel through strong and accretive innovations and winner digital plans to conquer both channels.WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR:We’re looking for a Brand Manager to join our Marketing Ice Cream team in our Barcelona office. You will have a double responsibility: 1) You will be leading the beloved and iconic brand Carte d’Or for our Spain Ice Cream Business and the 2) European strategy for the Ice Cream Shops business: leading the portfolio & innovation strategy for + 20 EU countries.We are more than marketeers! We are looking for a consumer and operator centric marketeer, with entrepreneur mindset and passion for Ice Cream.As a Brand Manager, you will be the owner of the Carte d’Or brand, leading the development of our business in both channels: owning the portfolio and innovation strategy for Spain and leading European projects for the Ice Cream Shops business. You will lead innovation & renovation projects for Carte d’Or IC shops that will be launched all over Europe as well as executing integral launches in Spain. You will be in charge of crafting and delivering both short- & long-term strategy for the brand, working hand in hand with many stake holders - planning, R&D;, Finance, Regional & Global marketing teams and Agencies. You will also be the leader for the digital strategy for Carte d’Or in order to keep creating growth in our IC shop business impacting potential operators through 360 media channels. Last but not least, you will work closely with trade marketing teams for out of home channel, crafting the best activation strategies through activation of point of sale and promotional plans with salesforce teams.This role has a holistic view on innovation management, brand strategy and channel activation! You will be the voice of your brand! You will share your strategic perspective on performance and respond to category gaps or activation requirements to ensure solid results.WHAT YOU’LL DO:INNOVATION & RENOVATION MANAGEMENT- Responsible for the innovation strategy/plan for Carte d’Or IC Shops - Europe: leading innovation& renovation projects and managing strategy for all countries in EU- Responsible for launch management; execution of regional innovation plans for Carte d’Or tubs - building launch plans and channel strategies (promotions, media and POS materials).BRAND & MARKETING STRATEGY- Lead business plans for Spain Tubs & IC shops segment and definition of short- & long-term strategies for in home and out of home channels- Lead the digital marketing plan of the brand along the new digital transformation framework specially for B2B business working closely with agencies both for production and media allocation- Lead PR & Social & Newsletter plans for Carte d’Or out of home- Creation of the marketing plan for more than +100 IC shops in Spain through POS activation materials & digital support. Moreover, asset creation and key visual development from scratch with agencies.- Owner of brand budget end-to-end with project allocation decisions.- Handling stock forecasting with planning team of more +30 flavors.- Responsible for the brand P&L; & help drive profitability of the brand through pricing exercises- Brand audit, Jobs to be done, Activity plans, Scorecards & in-market pricing.- Propose brand activity and measurable objectives. Monitors brand performance to implement appropriate plan changes.- Together with Trade, sets national level brand KPI’s and work on relevant plans for key customers and for both channels.- Engage with key customers alongside Sales teams and trade presentations with trade teams.- Provides input to volume forecasting, financial updates and monitors key indicators and drivers of brand performance (6P’s). Recommends solutions and implement improvements to meet annual targets.- Responsibility for the high performance of the team- Actively participate in and prepare internal meetings (strategic reviews, sales meetings, customer plans)WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:- University degree, with an emphasis in business.- 5+ years’ experience with exposure in Brand Building, Brand Development or/and Category Management & Sales Management.- Global or international brand management experience will be highly appreciated- Excellent competencies in marketing, digital, project development and implementation.- Proactive attitude & Doer philosophy - making things happen way of working- Proven experience in developing and implementing effective and integrated Brand Marketing Plan, leveraging global framework and executing brilliant br