Kepak Foods Division have developed a portfolio of brands that are successful in the chilled convenience and frozen meat categories in the UK, Ireland and chosen European markets for both Retail and Foodservice Customers.
We have 5 Manufacturing Sites supported by shared services, with over 800 people supporting our vision to become a transformed, future proofed, profitable €0.5bn Food Business by 2030.
We're now looking for a Customer Marketing Manager for Foodservice, who can bring ideas to life and drive customer growth across our foodservice business.
Are you a commercially minded marketer who enjoys bringing plans to life? This role offers the opportunity to shape customer campaigns, launch new products and deliver marketing activity that makes a measurable difference.
Working closely with our Foodservice Marketing and local Commercial teams, you'll turn growth priorities into engaging programmes for customers, distributors and foodservice operators across your assigned markets.
What you'll do:
- Bring marketing plans to life: Build and deliver customer and channel campaigns, focusing of the opportunities with the greatest commercial impact
- Create engaging customer activity: Develop sales materials, content, events, sampling and distributor programmes that connect with your audience
- Launch new products: Lead local launch activity, ensuring customers and sales teams have what they need for a successful introduction.
- Partner with Commercial teams: Identify customer opportunities, agree priorities and deliver activity on time and within budget.
- Turn insights into action: Capture customer feedback, monitor competitors and use results to improve future campaigns
- You'll take ownership of activity from planning through to delivery, see the impact of your work and help shape future foodservice campaigns and product launches.
Requirements
What you'll bring:
- Reporting to the Senior Brand Manager - Foodservice, you'll work closely with local Commercial teams and cross-functional partners
- 3-5 years experience in customer, trade, shopper or channel marketing, ideally within foodservice, food manufacturing or FMCG
- Be collaborative and influential, with the confidence to challenge constructively and break down siloed working.
- You'll need to be an excellent communicator who turns complex inputs into clear recommendations, decisions and actions.
- Commercially grounded, able to connect marketing activity to customer value, growth, margin and return.
- Pace-oriented and accountable, with disciplined follow-through and early escalation of risks.
- Strong cross-geography mindset, balancing common frameworks with relevant local execution.
- Customer-first operator with strong execution discipline and the ability to work closely with local Commercial teams.
Regular travel within your assigned geography (UK) and also possibly Ireland and the UK where required.
Ready to turn customer insights into action? Apply today
Benefits
- Company Pension
- Further Education support
- Bike to Work Scheme - You can buy a bike and safety equipment through a salary sacrifice scheme which reduces your taxable income – meaning you pay less tax!
- Long Service Awards - We recognise, acknowledge and award the dedication and valuable contribution of long serving employees
- GroceryAid Employee Assistance Program - help with a wide range of topics including mental health and wellbeing support, family and relationship advice, debt management, back to work support, and counselling for all Kepak colleagues and their families.
- Corporate gym membership at Ribby Hall Village
- BUPA Cash plan free of charge