Junior Management Program, Junior Brand Manager MILKA

Junior Management Program is our unique graduate scheme, that aims to develop you into one of our leaders of tomorrow. 

Over 3-years (permanent contract also beyond the program) your learning path will be sculptured by on-the-job industry experience with guidance from senior managers and mentors. 

You’ll get to work across our commercial functions in a series of 2-3 placements and gain depth and breadth of knowledge and skills, exposure to industry experts as well as a holistic understanding of our business – an amazing chance to grow every day. 
 

We are searching for 3 candidates and your first placement will be in Marketing as a JUNIOR BRAND MANAGER (pralines/ small tablets/ big size tablets).

The role is based in Bremen, Germany. 
 

The Role 

In Marketing you will lead your own projects, manage budgets for your team, analyze market data and define further action steps, develop marketing recommendations & plans for our amazing POWER BRAND Milka in line with the global strategy. Not only will you execute national communication campaigns and launch new products into the market, you will also help shape our brand strategy and build out our competitive positioning. 

In Sales (Key Account Management and/or Field Force) you will learn how our top selling products as well as our innovations (e.g. Milka bread spread or Milka Favourites pralines) reach the stores of our customers. You will not only be the face to your dedicated customer but will also develop clever customer plans in line with our overall sales strategy to reach sales KPIs (e.g. net revenue, sales volumes, profitability). At all times you will be accompanied by experienced sales professionals. 

Your next placements will depend on your personal preferences and the current business need. The concrete position will be aligned closer to your rotation date but it will most likely be in Sales (e. g. Category Planning, Key Account Management, Field Sales, ...) or in another commercial role where you will get the chance to broaden and enhance your skills-set and gain a holisticunderstanding forMarketing and Sales. 

As our JUMPee you will have a real job, with real responsibility from day-one, along with the training and development you need to be successful. 

What extra ingredients you will bring:

We look for all sorts of qualities in graduates. Drive. Creativity. Interpersonal Savvy. Fast learners. Teamplayers. We like people who aren’t afraid to stand alone, who deal with ambiguity instead of ignoring it and who know how to approach any problem, no matter how difficult. 

Education: 

Graduate status (up to max. 1 year after graduation) & Students of last year (BA & MA) 

University courses preferred: Management, Marketing, Business administration 

Job specific requirements: 

First working experience in sales / marketing (FMCG industry preferred) 

Fluent German & English 

Basic skills in project management

Good level of business understanding

Profound analytical skills

Pro-activity and passion 

Driver’s license (class B) 

We offer: 

In the program we offer starting salary of 4 100 EUR gross monthly (13 installments) and permanent contract from day 1.