Marketing and Communications Manager - with Great Benefits

We are on the lookout for an expert Marketing and Communications Manager to join our vibrant team at Fern Energy in Christchurch Canterbury
Growing your career as a Full Time Marketing and Communications Manager is an awesome opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in people management, people management and have the right experience for the job, then apply for the position of Marketing and Communications Manager at Fern Energy today!

Marketing Communications (Marketing & Communications)

Full time

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Fern Energy Ltd (Fern) is a specialist fuel business dedicated to supporting our People and Customers. Our aim is to be the most trusted provider of fuel solutions, addressing the evolving needs of New Zealand's primary industries and commercial sectors, both now and in the future.

Our journey from good to great continues to revolve around us becoming a market-leading supplier of choice to our customers by consistently meeting their needs and establishing ourselves as an employer of choice for our people.

The Role

Join our dynamic team as the Marketing & Communications Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in developing and delivering high quality marketing and communications campaigns, across a range of channels. Reporting to the Chief Retail and Marketing Manager, you will work in a close-knit team within an agile environment that encourages an innovative hands on approach. 

Key tasks within this role include:

• Marketing and Brand – Develop a Marketing and Brand plan that aligns with the company’s strategic objectives and drives brand awareness. Coordinate marketing campaigns, manage customer engagement and analyse brand performance to gain insights.
• Customer Engagement and Loyalty – Proactively manage and enhance Fern’s community, customer engagement and loyalty programmes, particularly Fuel for Schools.
• Communications – Develop innovative internal and external campaigns to educate and inform our audiences. Publish regular internal communications to keep our teams updated and ensure proactive engagement within the organisation. Ensure external communications drive customer engagement.
• Sales and Customer Management – Support the National sales team with promotional material, deliver planned and targeted sales campaigns and work with the sales team to maximise sales event execution.
• Events – Develop a schedule of events, lead, and coordinate events, manage logistics, lead generation, and implement methods for collecting event feedback.
• Leadership – Responsible for one team member. Provide guidance, vision and leadership that engages and motivates others.

About you

What a great time to be joining the team in this brand-new role. We are looking for someone who has the following skills and experience: 

• Relevant tertiary qualification in marketing, communications or a related field and have a least 3 years of relevant experience.
• An understanding of rural customers.
• Knowledge or experience in the rural and/or fuel industry would be preferable but not essential.
• Successful track record in marketing, communications and business management.
• Well-developed understanding of targeting consumers.
• Demonstrated commercial and financial acumen at an intermediate level.
• Proven track record of success in building and leveraging marketing partnerships.
• Proven track record of success in developing and implementing innovative communication and marketing strategies.
• The ability to clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of media.
• Ability to build effective peer staff manager and external relationships.
• Driving for results through setting high goals for personal and group accomplishment.
• A high level of initiative and the ability to simply get stuff done. 

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary, a modern open plan working environment with free on-site parking, and the opportunity to work in a GREAT team with a wider network of dedicated, hardworking colleagues across NZ. We provide ongoing training and development, and we like to have a bit of fun!

 The Process

Following an interview process, a candidate who is taken forward as a potential employee will be required to undertake a pre-employment health assessment through an external Occupational Health provider to confirm work fitness. This also includes Drug and Alcohol screening.

Applications will be assessed as they arrive and we would encourage you to put your application in soon, so that you do not miss the opportunity to be considered for this role.

Your application will include the following questions:

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Benefits of working as a Marketing and Communications Manager in Christchurch Canterbury:

● Company offers great benefits
● Advancement opportunities
● Advantageous package