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Head of Product Marketing

Employer
Advocate Group
Location
Manchester
Salary
£45000 - £53000 per annum, Benefits: Excellent Benefits
Closing date
27 Aug 2018

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Business Sector
Non Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Marketing

Job Details

Do you have experience in heading up a marketing or NPD function within the FMCG sector? Are you looking to join a dynamic and fast paced business at an exciting stage in its history?

If the answer to any of these questions is yes then please read below;

My client is looking to appoint a highly dynamic Head of Product Marketing for EMEA to play a key role in their growth strategy. You will be responsible for shaping robust strategy for product portfolio management to enable sustainable business growth.  You will have close interactions with all markets across the region, and will be providing key inputs for global NPD development. 

This is a truly exciting opportunity for a high calibre individual to play an instrumental role in building and developing EMEA Marketing as a Centre of Excellence for the region.

Responsibilities
-              Work with Product Managers to drive product strategy, effectively manage current product portfolio and develop 3 year product plans for relevant categories, to enable sustainable growth
-              Develop and manage breakthrough innovation - from ideation to implementation phase
-              Work with relevant business leads across EMEA and local markets to develop comprehensive business strategies
-              Work together with communication marketing leads to develop marketing launch strategy
-              Work with Global R&D teams and other regional marketing teams to align product strategy across the Globe
-              Work together with global project management and engineering teams to ensure launches are delivered on time, on cost and fulfil the requirements of the market in EMEA
-              Work with research and category to collect required market intelligence data and run relevant category and product research projects
-              Present category strategies to pan EMEA Sales and Marketing teams
-              Manage and develop the team of three direct reports
-              Manage Marketing budgets
 
Skills and experience
-              Successful candidate will have a strong track record of product marketing experience including people management experience
-              Strong commercial brand & product development experience from consumer goods / FMCG industry
-              Experience of NPD from ideation to launch
-              Experience of NPD management via gate-stage process.
-              Organisational, project management & planning skills.
-              Strong interpersonal skills, ability to influence across all levels

To apply directly please send a copy of your CV to kathryn.p.a4lkbc5jcpwe@advocate-group.aptrack.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.
Please note The Advocate Group is acting as an employment agency & business.

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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