Brand Innovation Lead reference: REF22740P

Building the frameworks and tools to support growth of our brands through innovation 

Develop innovation capabilities across the organisation 

Build and implement frameworks  

Align innovation thinking with existing strategies 

Support the transition from Gate 4 to scale, ensuring seamless execution and impact 

Ensure we apply innovation learnings to new projects

 Lead and manage innovation work streams to drive business growth.  

Identify and set portfolio opportunities, ensuring seamless execution.  

Develop and implement upstream innovation strategies. 

Partner with divisional brand teams to bring innovation to life. 

Drive innovation initiatives across the portfolio, from concept to execution.

Play a key role in optimising our new transformation brand: 

Optimise the pilot programme to drive short term trading success 

Support function teams in defining next steps and applying key learnings 

Translate insights into actionable strategies for future innovation 

 

What you’ll bring… 

Experience in Innovation, ideally front-end Innovation Experience in Innovation Processes. Ideally experience in developing/optimising innovation processes within an organisation Experience in Brand Strategy   People management skills - engages and effectively leads a high performing team and has a style of operation that delivers excellent results through people. Excellent influencing skills coupled with the ability to impact across a variety of stakeholders. An excellent understanding of insight and data to identify opportunities for innovation, create consumer led innovation and commercially measure its success 

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