Lotus Natural Foods, the healthy snacking division of Lotus Bakeries and a portfolio of 5 incredible brands; BEAR, TREK, nakd. Kiddylicious and Peter’s Yard, all having their own distinct proposition and role within our business.

We have great ambitions for all our brands, ensuring that as a business we deliver sustainable growth over the long-term. We believe that taste and quality are 100% of what underpins us as brand leaders within our categories, and what pulls us apart from our competitors. All of our brands started right here in the UK, as the first market for distribution, but over the years we can now be found across the globe, our ranges have got bigger, along with us as a business.

To date we have achieved so much, but there is still plenty of room to grow further and that means we need more brilliant people, those that share an ambition for making a difference and want to join us in delivering the next chapter of growth. Fancy getting involved, then read on…

Peter’s Yard is a growing sourdough bakery business that combines Swedish tradition with British craft and natural, quality ingredients to create its hand-baked sourdough crackers. The company was founded in 2008, acquired in 2022 by Lotus Bakeries and is now listed in Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Ocado, Booths, Wholefoods and 3,000 independent farm shops and delis. The company has ambitious growth plans to expand the business and build the brand in the UK across Grocery outlets, food service and speciality stores.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will be part of developing and executing a brand strategy that significantly grows household penetration and helps Peter’s Yard become the UK’s favourite Sourdough Bakery Brand. You will be the face of the brand, managing our communication, our online community and helping us build a brand that people love. This includes delivering both exciting and relevant innovation plus engaging content, PR, advertising and community activity to help us reach new consumers. 

Below is where you’ll spend most of your time:

• Consumer Activation: Lead and implement best in class consumer activation plans with evaluation ensuring all activities link back to our strategies to deliver the plan. 
• Owned Media, Influencers, Brand Partnerships & Community: Own all content development and community management
• Product Management: Continually analyse portfolio performance and keep the brand proposition ahead of the competition, identifying opportunities for growth and improvements
• New product launches: Deliver yearly NPD launches with detailed go to market plans including sell ins, packaging design and comms launch plans – working alongside product development, sales and category from concept through to launch and evaluation.
• Keep on top of relevant innovation and consumer insights, to constantly review the portfolio performance and keep the brand proposition ahead of the competition

Reporting into

Managing Director, Peter’s Yard

We are seeking an energetic and experienced Senior Brand Manager, who wants to join our fast-paced team and make a real difference. As Senior Brand Manager you will be a key member of our team driving brand awareness & penetration, building strong relationships with our consumers and ensuring that our products reach as many people as possible.

Alongside living our TOP values, we are looking for someone who:

Knowledge & Experience

• Right-To-Work within the UK (without sponsorship)
• Minimum Education to Bachelors Degree level
• Min 2-3 years relevant Marketing experience in an FMCG business
• Experience working in a brand team, where you have managed both through the line campaigns and delivering innovation.
• Experience with social media scheduling and analytics tools
• Experience of Owned Media Content development and working with influencers / ambassadors
• Experience managing websites, ideally with WordPress, and using Google Analytics
• Strong project management/leadership skills including working cross-functionally
• A good understanding of advertising agencies and the ability to plan, measure and execute marketing campaigns and strategies
• Drawing out insights from data
• Good understanding of speciality food brands

 Key Attributes

• Creative
• Pro-active
• Collaborative
• Analytical thinker
• Good communication skills, both oral and written
• Consumer first mindset
• Passionate about being part of the growth of the Peter’s Yard business
• Dynamic and people-focussed: able to excite others both internal and external to the business about what you’re trying to achieve

 Team

• Be a team player, we all get stuck in to achieve results here at Lotus Natural Foods and we love our team to look beyond their own role. 
• Culture is hugely important to us here at Lotus Natural Foods and we look to our employees to positively contribute to that. 

Please note this role is a full-time position at our beautiful offices in St Albans, with four days a week spent on-site. Please only proceed if this works for you.