Senior Marketing Manager / Strategic Marketing Job in Luton, Home Counties UK

This is a well-established, credible and financially secure sales and marketing focussed company that specialises in the sales of consumable products to various industrial sectors. They are looking for a credible, commercial / sales aware marketing manager (with some management / mentoring / supervisor experience) who will help redefine the marketing focus of the company, plan, present and execute a strategy, whilst also working with customers to develop and grow the business.

BASIC: Up to £35,000

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS: Good Holiday Package + Excellent range of benefits including Healthcare, Pension and Life Insurance

LOCATION: Milton Keynes

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Luton, Dunstable, Hitchin, Stevenage, Aylesbury, Hemel Hempstead, St. Albans, Hertford, Banbury, Towcester, Northampton, Daventry, Wellingborough, Bedford, Biggleswade.

POSTCODE: MK6 1AJ

COMPANY PROFILE:

This is a well-established, credible and financially secure sales and marketing focussed company that specialises in the sales of consumable products to industries as diverse as the Automotive Aftermarket to Furniture Manufacturers to The Marine Industry to Engineering Works. The company have 40 staff and turn over in excess of £10m annually.

JOB SPECIFICATION:

This is an internally based strategic marketing manager role.

Key responsibilities will include:

* Collaboration and consultation with the full director management team on marketing strategy.
* Manage the implementation of that strategy throughout the UK arm of the company.
* Working alongside Management, Sales and Admin teams to identify areas for attention and implement an overview of strategic marketing.
* Be aware and complement global marketing strategy.
* You will also be responsible for the cost / commercial viability of all marketing activity.
* You will have management responsibility of an internal Creative Marketing Executive.
* You will work with Sector Managers to integrate new product launches / promotions into the overall plan.
* You will have responsibility for P.R (Public Relations) activity and Product Range Management.
* Management of in house promotions and direct marketing to customers
* Revamp of Intranet service and development of corporate website
* Exhibitions and Events - evaluate options / spend and value.
* Establish an efficient feedback and reporting system with customers.

Occasional international travel.

REQUIREMENTS: Senior Marketing Manager / Strategic Marketing

You will most probably be degree educated or equivalent in a marketing or related discipline.
You will have a proven track record of strategic decision making responsibility in a marketing role. Ideally you will have some exposure of working with a manufacturer or distributor.
You will have the capacity to instil confidence in the management team, plan and execute a strategy.
You will have some experience of managing / mentoring / supervising staff.
You will have some commercial awareness and the capacity to identify cost and commercial viability / efficiency of a marketing campaign.
You will be strong willed with a resolute personality. You will challenge pre-existing ideas and implement a new strategic marketing plan.
You are an independent, dynamic, strong willed self-starter.
Discretion, professionalism and attention to detail are also very important.

The successful applicants for this vacancy will most probably have worked in any of these roles previously:
Marketing Manager / Senior Marketing Executive / Brand Manager / Strategic Marketing Manager
They will probably have had some exposure to:
Industrial components / Industrial consumables / Distributors / Manufacturers /

INTERESTED? Please email Stuart Platt quoting Senior Marketing Manager / Strategic Marketing and reference SP1203-36 to apply-20770967-2029@at.idibu.com DDI: 01604 683320
Wallace Hind Selection. The Old Vicarage. Duston. Northants. NN5 6JB. www.wallacehind.com
Tel:01604 758857 Fax:01604 591259