Head of Global Brand Protection (Maternity Cover)

Our client, a leading FMCG company are looking to recruit a Head of Global Brand Protection on a Maternity fixed term contract (8 month) basis.

The Global Brand Protection team is responsible for the provision of specialist support to the market Brand Protection teams, by setting and ensuring application of policies, providing guidance and tools to enable more effective local actions, and developing projects with global application.

The role leads a team of 4 full-time employees for the global brand protection team, each with responsibility for a different region, and an indirect community of brand protection personnel across the various markets.

Accountabilities include:

• Providing strategic direction, global standards, support tools, capability training and performance monitoring of the market brand protection teams, to ensure they have the ability to deliver brand protection to the required standards in their markets, and to achieve a holistic approach to brand protection across the business.
• Taking a direct lead in managing brand protection matters which have a multi-market/multi-region element, managing strategic investigations into organised crime syndicates which impact the wider business.
• Leading the necessary cross-functional approach to brand protection, coordinating, engaging, influencing and engendering support from all relevant functions, including Technical, Marketing and Brand Teams, and leading the Global Brand Protection Working Group and global communications of the brand protection agenda to relevant stakeholders.
• Establishing strong relationships with market teams and providing functional leadership to facilitate the sharing of best practice, building of capabilities and communication of trends and analysis of activities, and ensuring there is the opportunity to give input at the right stage on brand protection matters in the markets requiring more senior judgement and experience

Requirements:

• Senior brand protection professional with minimum 7 years' experience in multi-jurisdictional anti-counterfeit activities.
• Experience gained in a similar sized organisation preferably an FMCG or equally fast paced industry, with proven ability to work in the commercial environment and maintain ruthless focus on business priorities.
• Exceptional leadership skills, with experience of effectively leading, managing and influencing stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions, working across cultures, experienced in complex markets and ability to deal with government officials and agencies.

Salary will be based on a pro rata fixed term contract basis.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to be suitable for this role please send your Cv for consideration.

Chadwick Nott Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.