Marketing Manager

My client are a successful and rapidly expanding organisation based in Castle Donington. Due to continued growth, they have a vacancy for a Marketing Manager to join their sociable and dynamic team on a permanent basis. This is a brand new role offering endless opportunities for the successful candidate to develop their team and make a positive contribution to the company marketing strategy.

Overview:
You will be responsible for the planning, development and implementation of all marketing and brand strategies, marketing communications, and public relations activities.

The Role:
To actively contribute to the creation and ownership of the company’s Strategic 5yr marketing plan.
To provide the planning and leadership to the Marketing Department by ensuring that the appropriate structures, systems, competencies and values are developed in order to meet and exceed the goals of the Marketing plan.
To assume overall responsibility for developing the annual marketing plan for the organisation for market planning and control of the marketing budget.
Oversee the preparation of client marketing plans, for Strategic customers with responsibility for effective execution of the plan in cooperation with senior management colleagues.
To establish a system of reports and communications for all information from the marketing team to the sales team and the wider business.
Organise and direct marketing and strategy meetings on a regular basis whereby the strategy and promotion programmes are reviewed.
Responsible for performance appraisal of marketing team and for providing coaching, mentoring and training and development opportunities to team members.
Ensure that relevant market research is undertaken to strengthen the company Brand world wide.
The management of the marketing budget
Responsible for the production of all promotional literature and company branded collateral.
Responsible for managing all elements of the brand to ensure that it remains consistent with the values and objectives of the Company, developing a brand promises concept.

The Candidate:
Qualifications/experience Work experience in a Head of Marketing role or equivalent for a min of 2 years Graduate calibre or equivalent Min 2 A-Levels or equivalent
Knowledge Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Excellent commercial awareness High standard of written English High level of numerical competency

Competencies:
Team player – works well with colleagues, making constructive contribution towards the success of the department
Conscientious – sets high personal standards for all work output for both themselves and their team.
Goal orientation – ability to prioritise effectively while working on several different projects. Able to work quickly and effectively and able to work under pressure to set deadlines using planning tools such as critical path analysis, where appropriate.
Communication – the ability to communicate effectively at senior levels by demonstrating a range of methods to successfully build relationships with customers, suppliers and colleagues
Time management – Able to plan and organise both their own time and team effectively as well as ensuring projects remain on schedule and regularly checking the workload and progress of the staff within your remit
Planning – completer/finisher. Able to plan ahead, ensure a job is seen through from start to finish, in the agreed timeframe.
Initiative – ability to forward think, use initiative and be proactive
Flexibility – adapts positively to changing circumstances
Approach – calm, positive enthusiastic attitude, self motivated, keen to develop knowledge and skills within their team.