The overall accountability of this role is to lead and develop commercially viable activity pipelines for the UCC product portfolio which drives top line growth and profitability for UK, Ireland and the Netherlands, aligned with Europe’s overall marketing strategy, tactics and core projects.

 Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the marketing team across the region to deliver results, ensuring successful collaboration within the region and with UCC Europe
• Design and implement comprehensive KPI and ROI led trade marketing plans at a regional and local level to drive our Total Coffee Solution proposition across OOH and Retail channels
• Support the Implementation of a new MarTech architecture (CRM/ CX Automation/ Digital/ E-commerce Online) across the region working closely with the central marketing team to ensure success.
• Play a key support role to the sales team in creating compelling trade tools/assets to support new business development
• Manage UCC Coffee’s brand creative within the region ensuring alignment across markets
• Collaborate with the brand management team to grow our range of product and service brands internationally
• Manage the regional events programme, providing support for national trade events and numerous key account exhibitions
• Drive UCC Coffee brand awareness and track perceptions amongst the target audience
• Support the Group NPD process and support the launch of new products to market
• Execute innovative, integrated campaigns to deliver MQLs to regional/local sales teams
• Negotiate and collaborate with agency partners and suppliers to support the delivery of key marketing activity locally
• Proactively coach members of the marketing team and implement appropriate learning and development plans

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Experienced in delivering marketing strategies and plans with proven business results
• Minimum of 5 years Marketing experience within an FMCG/ Foodservice environment
• Driven Marketing professional with relevant qualifications to degree level or equivalent expertise
• Strategist with the ability to think on their feet and adapt to changes and opportunities presented
• Highly commercial mindset, focus is with an eye on sales targets and ROI driven by insight/data
• True team player, loves marketing and getting stuck in with new projects and managing budgets
• Natural leader, who coaches their team to ensure high-performance and engagement
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, verbal and written
• Comfortable to work internationally and cross-functionally, understanding the ‘bigger picture’
• Flexible approach to work, location and hours

Salary: £competitive + Bonus + Company Car + 25 days Holiday + Pension + other Company benefits.