Marketing Executive
Job Overview
Marketing Executive
Description
Why Does the Job Exist?
To deliver on our business growth objectives an opportunity has arisen for a talented and ambitious individual to join the marketing team. This role will provide excellent career prospects and the opportunity to work within an ambitious and growing company. The successful candidate will work closely with our head of Marketing
ABOUT THE TEAM
Marketing is a core function within the newly restructured Division. We are a passionate team wanting to share the story, quality, and sustainable production of our products with the world. My client is looking for an energetic, creative-minded and highly organised Marketing Executive. Reporting directly to Head of Marketing you will be working closely with other members of the marketing team and dealing directly with senior stakeholders across the business.
YOUR ROLE
As a small, dynamic team you'll have the chance to make a meaningful impact. You will be exposed to - and have the chance to contribute towards - challenges and projects at all levels across the business. You will assist in the development and implementation of marketing strategies designed to increase product and brand awareness. This role requires someone who is creative minded and can work well as part of a team and under their own initiative. It is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious for a curious marketeer with strong business acumen, who would thrive and develop their own niche in a fast-moving environment.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Working Relationships:
INTERNAL
- Reporting to Head of Marketing,
- Working closely with the wider Marketing, Sustainability, Sales, Innovation, Procurement & Finance Teams.
EXTERNAL
- Alongside the Head of Marketing, work closely with key strategic partner agencies, including research, creative, packaging & print agencies and government bodies
- Key account customers.
Dimensions:
- Assist Head of Marketing to protect brand integrity and ensure consistent branding across all aspects of the business.
- In dept understanding of our product offering, main European markets, and customers' needs/ trends. Through this insight, develop branded communication tools and support the NPD process.
- Analyse data, product, and market trends to help develop strategies that maximise opportunities for our B2B brands.
- Monitor the latest industry trends and competitor activity
- With the Head of Marketing, develop tactical implementation of internal and external communications this includes, Presentations, Case studies, Marketing assets, Events, Website content
- Manages project and category-specific budgets
- Execute marketing plans with excellence including Social and Digital Marketing
- Work closely and collaboratively with our UK/EU/ International sales team on implementing marketing comms to drive business growth, customer projects, meetings and marketing collateral.
- Make a strong contribution to culture, process & ways of working within the marketing team in line with our goals to continually develop the marketing function in line with best practice.
Requirements
Preferred Education & Experience:
- 3rd level qualification, ideally in marketing and / or Digital Marketing.
- It is preferred that the ideal candidate has one European language
- Commercial and /or marketing experience, within an FMCG environment in either retail or food.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
- Strong analytical skills & highly numerate with the ability to turn data into actionable insights.
- Strong project management experience
- Strong commercial acumen
- Valid passport and willingness to travel abroad for short periods of time as travel to Europe will be required.
Personal Attributes
- A clear self-starter and committed team player
- Highly creative, innovative and entrepreneurial individual - exploring possible options & solutions
- A passionate and committed individual with a strong drive for results is required
- Self-motivator with the ability to follow through projects to completion
- Can-do attitude to drive results.
- Ability to work within a fast-paced environment
- Ability to influence
- Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders with differing perspectives.
- Commercial/Business/Entrepreneurial flair
- Build close collaborative working relationships with agencies and internal teams.
- Project management experience
- Ability to build open and honest relationships with people on all levels of the business.
- Good communicator (written & verbal)
This is a great opportunity for an experienced marketing professional to work for a hugely successful and growing organisation.
Benefits
we are looking for people who are as passionate about food as we are. If you would like to join a culture where our values of Ambition, Responsibility, Teamwork and Passion for Food are at the heart of all we do, and diversity and inclusion matters to you then you are what we are looking for.
Note: as with all positions, due to the nature of the business, key responsibilities will evolve and change over time
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Access to discounted health care
- Employee Discount Platform
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Paid Maternity Leave
- Additional Service Leave
- Discounted Meat Purchases
- Career Development opportunities
- Education Support
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Key Contact
Noelle Cowman
0866005249Noelle joined FRS Recruitment in 2022 as a recruiter for the Commercial team. She has over 8 years’ experience in customer facing roles with 4 years working in the finance and insurance sector where she completed APA and CIP exams with the Institute of Banking & Institute of Insurance. She has a…