Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 + car + bonus + package

Location: North West

Sector/Industry: FMCG

Job Reference: -21838

  Are you looking to secure a new opportunity this summer?  Are you looking for a broad Marketing Management role which will give you real opportunity to make an impact in the sector of which is one of the fastest growing categories in FMCG?  If that interests you please read on…

Based in the North West with a global offering, this FMCG business is looking to appoint a Marketing Manager to drive continued growth and truly define the USP.  Operating within the FMCG arena, they hold an interesting history and product base, with exciting expansion plans. 

The business is a progressive, forward thinking FMCG organisation offering an autonomous working environment.  A few words to best describe them; collaborative, supportive, ambitious, innovative.  The company take pride in what they do, keen to build on the tremendous success they have already experience and offer a flexible working environment.

As Marketing Manager you will take responsibility across the full marketing mix working closely with agencies and operate as part of a wider and close knit marketing team with a number of direct reports.  Whilst the role is broad, there is a leaning towards marketing communications, brand positioning and identifying the consumer. Responsibilities include:

• Taking the lead in positioning the brand and delivering what that means in the UK market
• Long term planning and overall campaign management

• Budget management
• Planning and executing the marketing communications strategy
• Managing (briefing/recruiting) agency partners – PR, creative, media advertising, research – reviewing retained agencies on an annual basis
• Managing NPD & reformulation launches including liaison with internal contacts, campaign development, execution and post-campaign analysis
• Implement marketing campaigns for responsible product sectors including the creation of all online and offline materials (direct mailers, website banners, coupon leaflets etc.)
• Team leadership and development

Successful candidates will already be operating in a braded FMCG environment in a full mix marketing management position, and will be creative as well as commercially minded.  You will be passionate, with ambition to make an impact and grow with the business. You will also:

• Operate within FMCG (essential)
• Have demonstrable success of brand development through strong marketing communications
• Hold strong communication skills, able to communicate effectively at all business levels
• Hold strong influencing skills, able to influence stakeholders across the business both I the UK and globally
• Have the ability to manage multiple tasks/ projects working to deadlines
• Be able to put together strong ‘sales tools’ supporting the sales team

This is an exciting opportunity within the North West FMCG market, should this sound like an opportunity for you, please don’t hesitate in getting in touch.

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV and cover letter through to Emilie.duncan@advocate-group.co.uk or alternatively please apply via the link below.

Whilst we will always endeavour to respond to you, due to the high levels of applications we receive this isn’t always possible. If you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role.

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