Soda Stream: Brand manager - consumables Benelux

We are building a Northern Europe marketing organisation, bringing together market-facing Brand teams with centralised functional expertise across Growth, Advocacy, Media and Insights. This model enables us to deliver best-in-class execution at scale, while ensuring strong local relevance and commercial impact across our markets.We are looking for an Associate Brand Lead – Consumables Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) to own the end-to-end management of the Consumables categories across the Benelux markets, including CO2, Flavors and Bottles. This role combines category ownership, commercial partnership and campaign execution — helping drive category growth, repeat purchase, customer engagement and long-term customer lifetime value (CLTV) across the SodaStream ecosystem. Working closely with the Benelux Brand Lead, this role will lead local go-to-market planning and execution for consumables initiatives, while also supporting broader market campaigns and priorities. As part of a lean and agile regional structure, this role offers broad exposure across brand, ecommerce, media, advocacy and commercial functions, with opportunity to lead campaigns, shape local execution and build end-to-end brand management experience.

Key Responsibilities Consumables Category Ownership & Growth Own the day-to-day management and performance of the Benelux Consumables categories (CO2, Flavors and Bottles) Support development of local category growth plans in partnership with Brand, Commercial and Demand Acceleration (DX) teams Monitor category performance, commercial trends and market opportunities, identifying actions to support growth and repeat purchase Partner with Analytics & Insights teams to help identify opportunities related to customer engagement, retention and category penetration Feed into global innovation development processes, representing local market needs and opportunities for consumables categories Lead local go-to-market planning and execution for consumables innovation launches and initiatives Local Campaign Development & Execution Develop and manage local campaign and activation plans across Consumables categories in alignment with broader Benelux marketing priorities Brief and manage agencies and cross-functional teams where required across consumables initiatives and campaigns Support development of campaign messaging, creative direction and local market execution across channels Coordinate localisation, translations and market adaptation of campaign, PR and launch communications across the Benelux Lead selected seasonal, tactical or category-specific campaigns where appropriate, with support from the Benelux Brand Lead Review and approve local creative, copy and marketing materials across consumables initiatives Cross-Function Collaboration & Commercial Integration Partner closely with Commercial, DX, Growth, Advocacy and Ecommerce teams to ensure strong alignment across plans and priorities Support integration of consumables priorities across ecommerce, lifecycle and customer engagement initiatives Collaborate with Media and Growth teams to ensure campaigns are supported with appropriate media and activation plans Help connect brand activity with broader customer and commercial objectives across the market Support ongoing tracking, reporting and post-campaign analysis across consumables initiatives Contribute to broader Benelux marketing planning and business priorities as part of the wider Brand team Partner closely with DX teams to support integration of consumables priorities across retailer activations, shopper campaigns and key commercial moments

Critical Capabilities & Experience 5+ years’ experience in brand, marketing or category roles within Benelux market; experience within established global blue-chip businesses and/or high-growth start-ups across FMCG, SDA or Beverage categories - with exposure to strong DTC/eComm brands advantageous Professional fluency in English, with native-level proficiency in Dutch; additional French language skills are desirable Experience managing campaigns, launches or category initiatives across multiple channels Strong commercial mindset with understanding of how marketing activity drives category and business performance Experience working cross-functionally across marketing, ecommerce, commercial or agency partners Strong project management and organisational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously Experience briefing agencies and supporting campaign development processes Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Analytical mindset with ability to interpret performance data and identify actionable opportunities