Head of Marketing

Quest Search & Selection are proud to partner with a commercial B2C, multi-site business.

The role of the Head of marketing is to take lead in the localised marketing, social media and in-store marketing to drive sales and profit growth.

Duties & Responsibilities for this Head of Marketingposition :

1. Lead and oversee the marketing and & visual merchandising/instore marketing teams.
2. Generalist Marketing head of position that works closely with the Digital Marketing team.
3. Act as the guardian of the brand, working alongside the creative agency to refine the brand guidelines, ensuring a distinct brand identity across all internal and external communication channels and touch points.
4. Provide clear and detailed briefs to the creative agency for seasonal multi-channel campaigns, seeking final approval from the senior management team.
5. Coordinate with the creative agency to develop window displays and in-store promotional campaigns.
6. Lead all Marketing events via the PR team for new products, collaborations and store openings.
7. Lead the localised marketing strategy, including nationwide ATL and localised marketing
8. Be involved with local marking events, particularly for new store opening.
9. Work closely with talent agencies regarding influencer and celebrity endorsements and advertising for the brand.
10. Brief the agency on the development of captivating window displays and engaging in-store promotional campaigns.
11. Lead a team of 5 people including VM, Social, Graphic Design and a Marketing Coordinator.
12. Maintain strong marketing P&L budget and regularly updating and tracking expenses against marketing budgets, whilst also proposing cost-saving measures where possible.

To be successful in this Head of Marketing position:

1. Ideally having 4 + years of experience as a Marketing Manager or senior marketing manger - either from a retail or agency background
2. Have worked and managed an agency for BAU and new campaigns from start to finish.
3. You must have left a team of 2+ candidates
4. Have worked to large marketing budget spends.
5. Open to consider a candidate looking for a step up or operating at a Head of level.
6. Hands on leader who is able to get to get involved in the detail.
7. Competent about working with brand guidelines and updating these when needed.
8. Have led a team who have a multi-disciplined skillset.
9. Thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, capable of working under pressure.

The benefits of this Head of Marketing position:

1. Offer relocation package if not based in Cardiff.
2. Great head office environment (Mon-Fri)
3. Car (might be provided if required)
4. 22 days holiday
5. Pension
6. Discount across the group.
7. Training & development opportunities

If this opportunity sounds like you and you feel you have the experience and skill and want to be part of a growing and innovative company, then please apply quoting the reference no.JO-2307-110907

We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.

Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.