Do you enjoy brand development and marketing activities? You have experience in searching and collaborating with marketing agencies in different countries? Would you like to be part of a young dynamic and global team?
Keen to learn more about the Brand Development Manager position we have available?
What will you do?
As a member of the branding team, you will play an important role in the continued development of our branded business in EMEA, working alongside our partners. You will contribute significantly to the brand’s development in markets outside of EMEA.
- Contribute to brand strategy and annual marketing plans in all EMEA markets, working alongside our partner.
- Provide day to day marketing support and advice for the commercial team within the branded business.
- Support the launch in new markets across the world, development of strategy, recruitment and onboarding of agencies, ongoing management.
- Develop relationships with local agencies outside of EMEA and local Sakata offices, ensuring everyone is informed and aligned.
- Manage all global marketing assets.


Where will you work?
You will be based in Europe (including UK), working from one of our stations or from home. Your manager, Michelle, is based in UK.
You will be part of a global team, spread across various countries, focusing on the continued development of an already highly successful Branded Vegetable Product across the globe.
This role is varied and exciting. You will work in an international project-oriented environment within a multicultural organization. In this international context, this position will require to travel (20%) of your time.
Do you fit this profile ?
- You have a degree level qualification and 15 years’ experience of working in brand/marketing roles, ideally within food.
- You have a high level of self-motivation, energy and enthusiasm to drive business agility.
- You anticipative and you have analytical as well as organisational skills along with a high level of autonomy and flexibility.
- You are excellent in communication and you have the skillset to establish and maintain a good relationship with partners.
- You can adapt yourself to many different cultures and environments as well as being able to demonstrate good teamwork skills.
- You are fluent in English, other languages preferable (like Spanish, French etc.).
- You have a good command of the Ms Office package.
Want to know more about the company?
You will be part of Sakata Vegetables EMEA team, part of the Sakata Group.
What makes Sakata different is that while being a key international player in the seed business, the company has retained a family spirit. This means 3 things:
- it’s a people-oriented company where it is easy to communicate at all levels
- you will work closely with your colleagues and customers and will never be far from the fields
- as a result of its Japanese origins, you'll be working for a stable company with an emphasis on long-term culture.