Marketing / Brand Manager

Job Title: Marketing / Brand Manager

Location: Chester

Salary: £45,000 per annum

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

The hours of work are: 37.5 hours Monday to Friday

Due to continued growth at our Chester office, we have an exciting opportunity of a Marketing Manager to join our Marketing team.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a Marketing Manager to join this global company within their prestigious, modern Chester office. The role is a full-time and permanent.

WS Audiology group was formed in 2019 through a merger with Widex and Signia combining over 140 years' experience in pioneering the use of technology to help people with hearing loss hear the sounds that make life wonderful! We are active in over 125 markets and employ in excess of 11,000 people worldwide. Our broad portfolio of hearing related products and services generates annual revenues in excess of 2 billion EUR.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will:

• Be the brand custodian for Signia and other own label ranges
• Running annual brand management processes
• Ownership of all brand comms to B2B and B2C targets
• Control of the total Marketing Communications schedule (including digital) - Customer comms, PR and Advertising and manage the Marketing activity schedule
• Line manage a Marketing Executive
• Manage day-to-day marketing activities of the department
• Delivering of company targets and key performance indicators (KPI)
• Liaise with the team to ensure the graphic design workload is prioritised to meet customer needs
• Review and monitor external companies used, such as Print, POS, Design and Events Management
• Management of Marketing Budget in line with sales generation and company goals
• Work with relevant sales leads to develop and delivery of specific launches and campaigns
• Development of the marketing team by setting clear objectives with ongoing performance management process
• Attend management meetings as part of the management team, providing support and input into the company objectives and performance
• Manage and coordinate all channel exhibitions and events and ensure planning and company objectives are achieved, with support from the events executive
• Support product management with ongoing planning and maintenance for both existing and new technology
• Work alongside the Marketing Director and counterpart Marketing Manager to manage, monitor and implement wider market strategy

About you:

Essential Experience:

The successful candidate will:

• Have a degree in Marketing, Business or equivalent level of education
• Have a minimum of 5 years' experience in Marketing or equivalent roles
• High level competencies in customer focus, leadership, motivation, inspiration and strategic orientation

Benefits:

The Marketing /Brand Manager will be rewarded with a fantastic benefits package including:

• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Free onsite parking and more

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidates to join a forward thinking, fast paced global organisation.

Candidates with experience of: Senior Marketing Executive, Brand Manager, Marketing Campaign Manager, Marketing Supervisor, B2B Marketing, Senior Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Strategy Manager, Group Marketing Manager, Marketing Specialist may also be considered for this role.