BAT is evolving at pace into a global multi-category business. Our purpose is to create A Better Tomorrow™ by Building a Smokeless World.
To achieve our ambition, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to join us on this journey! Tomorrow can’t wait, let’s shape it together!
British American Tobacco UK has an exciting opportunity for a Visibility Project Manager in London, Chiswick – Temporary – 12 months
This role is responsible for delivering visibility initiatives end‑to‑end, ensuring all solutions are feasible, high‑quality, and deployed on time and in full. The role holder will coordinate across Trade functions, Marketing Deployment, and external partners to keep projects aligned, well‑governed, and efficiently executed.
They are expected to apply strong project management discipline, anticipate risks early, and maintain clear communication with stakeholders throughout the defined stages of each project. A continuous‑improvement mindset and sharp focus on execution excellence are essential.
Success in this role will be measured through delivery accuracy, quality of deployment, stakeholder alignment, and the ability to embed efficient, repeatable visibility deployment processes.
What is the direct impact of this role on the team or organisation?
The Visibility Project Manager has a direct impact on BAT’s ability to deliver consistent, high‑quality in‑store execution across channels. By ensuring visibility projects are delivered on time and in full to the required standards, the role strengthens our operational efficiency, deployment excellence and market presence.
In this, the expectation is to operational efficiency by bringing structure, governance, and clear communication to cross‑functional teams, helping reduce delays, increase deployment accuracy, and embed repeatable best practices. Through effective supplier and stakeholder management, the Visibility Project Manager also helps optimise costs, improve delivery reliability, and elevate execution capability across the organisation.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Lead end-to-end project management for visibility initiatives, from brief to deployment, ensuring timely execution.
- Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and governance frameworks for visibility programs.
- Align back office and sales teams to ensure materials and unitary meet market and commercial requirements.
- Coordinate production, logistics, and in-market deployment of materials and unitary across all channels.
- Manage suppliers and external partners to ensure quality, cost efficiency, and on-time delivery.
- Act as key escalation point to Head of Function regarding assets, deployment timing, and supplier performance.
- Monitor project performance, identify risks early, and implement mitigation actions to keep delivery on track.
- Maintain stakeholder communication through progress updates, documentation, deployment readiness checks, and ad hoc B2B project support.
What are we looking for?
- FMCG experience within global organisations.
- Background in Trade Marketing, Retail Activation, Visibility, or Commercial Execution roles.
- Proven success delivering complex, cross-functional, multi-market or multi-channel projects.
- Experience working with suppliers, manufacturers, or agency partners in execution environments.
- Strong end-to-end project management capability with ability to deliver at scale.
- Excellent organisation and planning skills, managing multiple workstreams simultaneously.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills across all levels.
- Problem-solving ability with sound judgement and experience in fast-paced environments; UK trade landscape knowledge is beneficial.
What we offer you?
- We offer a market leading annual performance bonus (subject to eligibility)
- Our range of benefits varies by country and includes diverse health plans, initiatives for work-life balance, transportation support, and a flexible holiday plan with additional incentives.
- Your journey with us isn't limited by boundaries; it's propelled by your aspirations. Join us at BAT and become a part of an environment that thrives on internal advancement, where your career progression isn't just a statement – it's a reality we're eager to build together. Seize the opportunity and own your development; your next chapter starts here.
- You'll have access to online learning platforms and personalized growth programs to nurture your leadership skills.
- We prioritise continuous improvement within a transformative environment, preparing for ongoing changes.
WHY JOIN BAT?
We’re one of the few companies named as a Global Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute – certified in offering excellent employee conditions.
At BAT, we champion collaboration, inclusion, and partnership as the bedrock of our values. We wish to foster an environment where every individual can thrive, irrespective of factors such as gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, skills, experience, education, socio-economic and professional background, as well as diverse perspectives and thinking styles. We recognise that our strength lies in embracing talent from all walks of life, empowering us to develop our culture of inclusivity and better achieve our business objectives.
We view career breaks not as obstacles but as opportunities and encourage everyone, without hesitation, to apply. Through our Global Returners program, we provide support to professionals seeking to re-enter the workforce after an extended absence, be it for family care, parental leave, national service, sabbatical, or starting their own venture.
Come bring your difference and see what is possible for you at BAT. Learn more about our culture and our award winning employee experience here.
We take pride in being a Disability Confident Employer. If you need any reasonable adjustments or accommodations to be made during the recruitment process to support you performing at your best, please inform the recruitment partner who will be in touch should your profile be selected for the role you applied for. We are wholeheartedly committed to optimising your prospects of success by making suitable arrangements so that you may showcase your full potential.
