Brand Manager

Zespri International

North America Brand Manager delivering marketing plans for Zespri kiwifruit in the U.S. and Canada.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeNewport Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $102,820 - $131,381 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and launch the U.S. and Canada annual marketing plan to deliver on Zespri’s growth strategy and objectives.
Deliver an integrated 360 marketing program (media, PR/influencer, packaging, promotions) on time and within budget.
Partner with Trade & Sales to win in-store and online, ensuring standout, consistent execution at every touchpoint.
Lead agency partners, track performance, share learnings, and use insights and ROI data to continuously improve results.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (MBA strongly preferred) and 5–7 years’ experience, including 2–3+ years in brand/product marketing within consumer products.
Proven people leadership experience, including direct team management.
Strong strategic thinking and insight-to-action capability, with a sound understanding of brand marketing and integrated communications.
Confident stakeholder communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build strong cross-functional relationships.
Strong analytical and financial capability (P&L exposure preferred), plus the agility to adapt priorities as supply volumes shift.

Benefits

Comp & perks

FlexWELL flexible work ethos; WFH & the office.
Additional paid annual leave day per year (Zespri Day).
Two additional paid leave days for you to proactively support the moments that genuinely boost your mental, physical, emotional, and social wellbeing (Boost Days).
Global Life and Permanent Disability Insurance.
Group Medical Insurance benefits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

brand marketingintegrated communicationsmarketing program managementP&L managementdata analysisROI analysisstrategic planningconsumer products marketing

Soft Skills

people leadershipteam managementstrategic thinkingstakeholder communicationinfluencing skillscross-functional collaborationadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBA