April 2018

Head of Marketing for Branded Food Manufacturer

Excellent opportunity for an experienced marketer and category professional to take on a lead strategy and planning role.

  • Location: Yorkshire
  • Salary: Excellent

The Role and Key Responsibilities

  • Leading the creation, development, and implementation of marketing strategy, including brand specific plans.
  • Overall accountability for brand and product activity including conception, innovation, and development.
  • Oversee all retail marketing activity including promotions, consumer research and all display materials.
  • Accountable for the commercial relationships with external agency partners.
  • Responsible for all elements of digital marketing including business and brand specific websites.
  • Supporting the CCO to deliver a best-in-class product life cycle.
  • Identifying and implementing the optimum structure for the Marketing team, one that will ensure the delivery of its strategic plan.
  • Executing and owning the strategic Marketing and Innovation plan.
  • Developing and supporting exceptional people to deliver their agreed objectives and enabling them to achieve their full potential.
  • Providing outstanding leadership for the Marketing function, both internally and externally. Be a highly visible ambassador within and without the business for the marketing operation.
  • Creating a sense of pace and urgency within Marketing team, but also proactively be an example of this behaviour across the wider business.
  • As a key member of the leadership team, directly contributing to the implementation of the business’s wider strategic goals, achievement of the 3 year business plan and the delivery of EBITDA goals within it.
  • Keeping up to date with the very latest food trends in the UK and global markets.
  • Energising and motivating agency partners to provide the business with exceptional, cost-effective support.

If you have the skills and experience and you are looking for a new challenge, we would be delighted to discuss this opportunity further.