Brand Manager

**Brand Manager, Milan**

**Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits**

Currently working with 250+ retailers worldwide across 60 markets and generating revenues of circa €460 million, it has never been a more exciting time for a Brand Manager to make an impact within the team, as we look to grow the business.

tcc is the world leading provider of retail loyalty. Proudly independent for 30 years we have led the way by designing and implementing tailor made solutions for most of the world's leading grocery retailers, strengthening the crucial relationships between retailer and shopper.

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About the Role*

We believe in a world more loyal, and a world more loyal starts with our people. The Brand Manager working within our Brands team will be responsible for the first-class management of current brand partners, ensuring their potential is fully exploited and strong relationships are created and maintained. Working closely with the Brand Acquisitions Director, Heads of Category and our French Sales team this person will have a leading and critical role to play in identifying and acquire new brands for the group, allowing tcc to win more pitches in this competitive market.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Day to Day management of Current Brand portfolio: _
- Support for sales pitches - Internal requests for brand assets, facts, figure, authorization let-ters
- Brand approvals for campaign proposals
- Brand approvals for POS materials via cloud-based tool CMS
- Brand approvals for products designs and samples - working with reward development teams
- Preparation of business performance reviews both internally and with brand partners
- Feed into Category Plans, the development of current brands and acquisitions
- Manage new contract terms, renewals and contract negotiations (eg capped fees)
- Ensure our partners remain satisfied and loyal to tcc
- Acquisition of new Group Brands: _
- Work closely with the Acquisitions Director and Italian Marketing & Supply Director, Sales team and Heads of Category to Identify where new brands are required, and those we wish to target
- Pro-actively target brands, building contact database and industry knowledge for tcc
- Ensure tcc has a three-year brand acquisition pipeline
- Use a data driven and research-based approach to all brand acquisitions
- Work with the broader teams to prepare, pitch and win market leading partners
- Negotiate contract terms which allow tcc to optimize our offer
- Ensure the business is aware of all new brand acquisitions and brand assets

This is a varied and challenging role, offering exposure across a portfolio of global grocery and retail brands. You will be able to inspire, collaborate and develop within local and global teams who are designing solutions for our clients so that they can reach, reward and retain their loyalty customers across the digital and physical shopper journey.

With previous experience preferably in licensing, brand or retail management (ideally circa 4 years of relevant experience), together with:

- Portfolio management
- Category Planning
- Relationship management - brand, supplier, agency
- Fluent in English and Italian
- Analytical, customer oriented, diplomatic with strong influencing and negotiation skills
- Ability to establish and nurture positive relationships internally and externally
- Presentation Skills

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About Your Application*

**About Us & Our Culture**
We believe that in today’s world, loyalty is needed more than everbut has never been harder to achieve. tcc specialises in purpose led loyalty solutions that offer shoppers relevant, meaningful rewards to strengthen relationships resulting in short term sales impact & long-term brand benefit for our retail partners. And, as we celebrate our 30th year, we are proud to reflect on our history of consistently leading the market with unique and innovative solutions while also focussing on what's next for loyalty.

With 17 fully sustainable ranges, and more in the pipeline, responsible rewards across the tcc suite of brands focus on themes like recycling food waste, living health lifestyles and protecting the planet we believe what we do today matters tomorrow. Today we employ some 500 colleagues across 33 offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific and Australasia.