Global Brand Manager, Global Chocolate Milk, Arla - Aarhus

Would you like to work in a global marketing role on some of the world’s most iconic chocolate brands? We are looking for a highly energized, stakeholder‑oriented and commercially minded Global Brand Manager to join our Global Chocolate Milk team.

“In this role, you will work with truly beloved global chocolate brands, shaping their future potential as they enter entirely new categories. It is a unique opportunity to help build brands from the ground up and bring iconic chocolate equities into the beverage world. You will partner closely with our commercial teams, license partners and key markets to bring our brand strategies to life across the world,” says Global Senior Brand Manager, Louise Egsgaard Knudsen

Read more about our part of the business here: inside Arla

How you will make an impact

You will become part of a global team working with brands such as Cocio, Milka and Cadbury, as well as our strategic licensing partner Mondelēz International. You’ll drive growth in our established Chocolate Milk business while shaping new propositions and enabling market expansion across regions. In this global brand management role, you set direction, craft scalable frameworks and toolkits, and empower markets to execute with excellence.

• Support the expansion of our Chocolate Milk portfolio into new markets all by bringing chocolate equities into the beverage category in a scalable, commercially impactful way.


• Build and evolve global brand strategies and toolkits to enable strong, consistent market execution


• Partner with key markets and commercial stakeholders on annual plans, launches and performance reviews


• Support innovation and renovation to secure brand fit and commercial relevance, and scale best practices globally


• Build global strategies, toolkits and activation guidance (incl. in‑store principles) and translate consumer/shopper insights into clear market execution

What will make you successful

You are a marketing professional with strong commercial acumen and a passion for building brand equity and business performance. You thrive in a matrix organization, build trust across stakeholders and are comfortable influencing without formal authority. You’re proactive, hands‑on and comfortable driving multiple workstreams at pace, where you are balancing strategic thinking with structured execution.

Preferably, you have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in business, marketing or communication


• 3–5 years of experience in FMCG brand management


• Experience working in or with global marketing roles and market‑facing teams


• Strong stakeholder and project management skills


• Experience developing and working with brand frameworks and toolkits


• Fluency in English

What we offer:

Based at Arla Foods in Aarhus, this role offers a unique opportunity to work globally with some of the world’s most loved chocolate brands – strengthening established businesses while shaping their future growth across markets.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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