Senior Brand Manager

Dr. Oetker oetker.com Open · verified Sep 18, 2026

Leeds Senior Brand Marketing

Senior Brand Marketing role at Dr. Oetker. Leeds.

Role brief

Growth Roles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Assess growth opportunities across the pizza range and set its strategic direction
Create and deliver brand plans centered on consumer needs
Use category and consumer insight to shape commercially sound growth choices
Lead complex projects involving multiple stakeholders

What you bring

A proven record of building and executing consumer-focused brand strategies
You can assess growth options through category and consumer insight with commercial discipline
Experience managing complex work across multiple stakeholder groups

Who this fits

This is a full-time, interim assignment lasting approximately six months. You’ll work in a hybrid model from the Leeds head office, with at least two days each week office-based. You must be able to commute to the Leeds office, Leyland production site, and other locations for in-person collaboration and business needs

From the employer

Marketing | Leeds | Full Time | Temporary

We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.

About Us

Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.

What awaits you? It's up to you! At. Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

JOIN THE TASTE.

About the Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Brand Manager to join our Pizza Marketing Team on an interim basis to cover a project-based role for approximately 6 months. We’re looking for someone who will evaluate new growth opportunities for our pizza portfolio, setting the strategic direction, developing and implementing consumer focussed brand strategies.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the marketplace for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time! If this sounds like the role for you and you’d like to explore a taste of success, we’d love to hear from you.

A career at Dr. Oetker will provide you with:

A supportive team which encourages you to grow and develop professionally.
A challenging yet motivating role, gaining experience working on category leading brands.
Opportunities to learn and develop new skills.

About You

A proven track record in developing and delivering consumer focussed brand strategies.
Ability to evaluate new growth strategies, using category and consumer insights, applying commercial rigour.
Experience leading complex projects with multiple stakeholders.

The role will be based from our Leeds Head Office (Thorpe Park, Leeds) and we are currently working to a hybrid working model where 2/3 days per week are home working. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face to face collaboration and to meet business requirements.

Benefits

The Senior Brand Manager role offers a competitive salary alongside additional benefits including:

Contract Completion bonus

Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based)
27 days annual leave allowance
Free life assurance 4x annual salary
Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
Annual healthy heart MOT’s
Enhanced family friendly leave
Enhanced Company Sick Pay
State of the art office environment with free wifi, tea, coffee, fruit and snacks
Onsite free car park
Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
Cycle to work scheme
Free eye test vouchers
A great place to work and access to our cake & pizza products!

Next Steps

Click “Apply now” to submit your application. For any enquiries, we’re available at leedsrecruitment@oetker.co.uk.

We look forward to your online application. Just click the "Apply now" button, and you're good to go. Still have questions? Then please feel free to reach out to us directly.

Dr. Oetker is an equal opportunities employer. We continuously work to shape and live in a corporate culture where everyone feels welcome. At Dr. Oetker, your personality and qualifications are what count. Not gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, and identity.

Dr. Oetker (UK) Limited