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Marketing manager

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Surrey
Salary
Competitive salary
Closing date
8 Jan 2017

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Category Management, Marketing, Sales

Job Details

Are you looking for the next step in your career and to be part of a rapidly growing organisation? Somewhere you will have exposure to the full marketing mix and the opportunity work across European and global markets? If so, please read on! 

Operating across 50 countries, this global consumer products company is widely considered as one of the world’s leading employers. Their ambition is to be first in the minds of consumers across all of their business lines whilst continuing their global expansion. To support this they require a Marketing Manager to profitably manage and grow their brands across Europe. 

Primary responsibilities: 

  • You’ll lead the European strategy for multiple brands - driving distinctive campaigns and assets whilst leading the innovation pipe-line, using customer insight to ensure the portfolio is developed across existing and new regions.
  • Actively embed NPD processes in cross-functional ways of working 
  • Work with regional trade marketing teams to optimize local media strategies 
  • Analyse ROI of all NPD an campaigns to drive decision making on future initiatives 
  • Supervise and coach two direct reports 

The successful candidate:

  • You’ll be a trained FMCG marketer with proven experience of full P&L management. 
  • You’ll have a proven track record in defining brand strategy, product development and brand building. 
  • You’ll have a flare for New Product Development, with a particular emphasis on Insights generation & concept development.   
  • You’ll have experience of taking ideas through an innovation-gates process. 
  • You will also be a competent leader, with experience of coaching and developing teams.  
  • A great communicator, able to converse at all levels with a strong commercial acumen and analytical approach.  
  • Finally you’ll be goal orientated, value teamwork, accountability and ownership.  

This positon provides the opportunity to work internationally, gain experience in defining brand strategy, product development and brand building. You will also have full autonomy in the role and the chance to make a real impact! 


 

Company

We are a leading recruitment partner to the FMCG and consumer product sectors. Brand advocate representation, with a focus on inclusive hiring, is central to our ethos and ethics.

As talent partner to some of the most exciting global names, innovators, and challenger brands, we have a proven track record of not only sourcing top talent, but improving employer brand, candidate journey, and talent acquisition strategies. Our specialist consultants plug directly into your brand to act as your talent team, or work alongside your existing talent function. 

Being consumer product-centric means that our candidate and client partners can draw on our deep networks, proven processes, and highly trained talent specialists. 

Our aim is to: identify, engage, assess, and provide exceptional consumer product talent, always with the candidate journey at the forefront of mind.

What Do We Offer?

  • 3:1 interview-to-placement ratio.

That means that, for every three candidates we have out on interview, one is getting the job.

  • 96% employee retention.

Our retention rate is market leading – 96% of the people that we place are still with that organisation at least 12 months later.

  • 92% right-first-time shortlists.

Of the placements we make in roles that we work exclusively (which is the vast majority), 92% are hired from our hired from our first shortlist.

  • 28 days average time to hire.

From briefing to offer, our average turnaround time is 28 days.

Our Recruitment Solutions:

Search & Selection | Project Recruitment | Embedded Talent | Executive Search | Contract Recruitment | Market Mapping

Contact Us Today to Discuss Your Next Recruitment Project:

📞 0333 772 7200
📩 workwithus@advocate-group.co.uk
💻 https://www.advocate-group.co.uk/

Company info
Website
Telephone
0333 772 7200
Location
The Advocate Group
No. 1 Spinningfields, WeWork
Quay Street
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3JE
GB

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