Marketing Manager

Job Type: Freelance
Salary: AU$120000 - AU$121000 per annum
Contact: Hilary Williams
Call: Hilary
Reference: 20013242_1619679094

THE COMPANY:

Our client is the largest pet care company in Australia and they are looking for a Marketing Manager on a contractual basis.

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the Group General Manager Marketing the main responsibilities include the following:

  • Lead and develop the retail marketing team as well as manage the cross functional project teams
  • Work closely with the GM Marketing to track, analyse and escalate day-to-day execution of work
  • Help to build and maintain the retail budget
  • Build marketing programs to support specific marketing objectives across different channels and segments
  • Engage teams incl design thinking to ideate, validate, test and learn and quickly respond if the strategy is not delivering
  • Drive the execution of marketing programs from start to finish, driving collaboration with the stakeholders and using the right internal processes
  • Turn retail and consumer insights into effective and profitable retail campaigns
  • Manage all retail promotions, including driving sales initiatives and added value promotions
  • Deliver an effective retail channel plan & strategy, including identifying new retail distribution opportunities, monitoring potential sales risks and growing the retail channel space
  • Develop briefs and oversee their implementation and reporting
  • Manage the media & creative agencies

YOU:

  • The ideal candidate will have 8+ years marketing experience and have a bachelor's degree in Marketing or Business, or similar
  • Leadership experience with excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Excellent project management and organisational skills
  • Well established interpersonal skills in order to work with other areas of the business
  • Experience in end-to-end marketing and campaign management, including developing strategy, briefing creative and media processes
  • Budget management skills and proficiency

If you are an experienced Marketing Manager within the retail sector and looking for a contract role then we look forward to hearing from you.