• Full-time permanent role with great salary and employee benefits!
• Work from home flexibility & excellent workplace culture!
• Supportive management to take your career to new heights!

The Business
At Patties Food Group, we're proud to be home to some of Australia's most loved food brands, including Four'N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna's, Lean Cuisine, Fitness Outcomes and On The Menu.

As the market leader in frozen savoury and frozen meals, we combine iconic brands, manufacturing excellence and a passion for innovation to deliver products enjoyed by millions of consumers across Australia and New Zealand.
Our success is built on our values of Trust, Ownership, Courage and Integrity-and most importantly, our people.

The Role
We're looking for an ambitious and commercially minded Assistant Brand Manager - Ready Meals to join our Marketing team. Reporting to the Head of Marketing - Ready Meals, this exciting opportunity will allow you to build your brand management career while working across some of Australia's most recognised food brands.

You'll gain broad exposure across brand strategy, innovation, commercial analysis, product development and go-to-market execution, partnering closely with Sales, Finance, Category, Supply Chain and Innovation teams. Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to;

• Support the development and execution of annual brand plans and marketing initiatives.
• Manage end-to-end New Product Development (NPD) projects through Stage & Gate processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional project timelines, stakeholder engagement and launch execution.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting and P&L management activities.
• Analyse category, consumer and promotional performance to identify growth opportunities.
• Support the development of innovation pipelines and product launch plans.
• Manage agency relationships and coordinate marketing campaigns and activations.
• Develop sales support materials, presentations and customer-facing communications.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and category performance.
• Other ad hoc duties as per directed

About You
You are a proactive and highly organised marketing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys turning ideas into action. You will bring:

• A degree qualification in Marketing, Business or a related discipline.
• Ideally 2+ years' experience in Brand Marketing, Assistant Brand Management or a similar FMCG marketing role.
• Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability.
• Experience managing projects and coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Experience with NPD and Stage & Gate processes will be highly regarded.
• FMCG experience is preferred.

Why Join Patties?

• Work on iconic household brands with strong market positions.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Free take-home products and employee benefits.
• Onsite gym access at Mentone.
• Supportive parental leave and Employee Assistance Program.
• Career development opportunities within a leading Australian FMCG business.
• A collaborative culture where you can make a genuine impact and grow your career.

If you're looking to take the next step in your marketing career and gain exposure to brand strategy, innovation and commercial decision-making, we'd love to hear from you.