Assistant Sales And Marketing Operations Manager

BOOTS; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health and beauty retailer is seeking an individual to support their International Sales & Marketing Operations Manager. The role involves coordinating plans for growth, managing innovation initiatives, and ensuring effective communication across teams. Ideal candidates will possess strong project management skills and experience in international markets. The company offers flexible working options and a range of generous employee benefits.

Benefits

Retirement Savings Plan

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous employee discounts

Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay

Flexible benefits scheme

Access to free 24/7 counselling and support

Qualifications

• Experience in managing competing priorities.
• Strong project management abilities.
• Capable of working with various levels of authority.

Responsibilities

• Support the International Sales & Marketing Operations Manager.
• Develop US innovation plans to achieve sales growth.
• Track product initiatives ensuring timely launches.
• Manage International Innovation Plan inputs.

Skills

Project management skills

Knowledge of International markets

Strong network of contacts

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Location: Nottingham / London, Full-Time

Recruitment Partner: Frankie McCallister

This role supports the International Sales & Marketing Operations Manager in coordinating plans to drive growth. The individual will work closely with local teams, gathering market insights and requirements, to assist in the coordination of core processes such as Business Cases, Innovation Planning, and the briefing of local requirements into the creative process. The role will facilitate key meetings, track project milestones and ensure delivery of activities.

You will support the International Sales & Marketing Operations Manager in working cross‑functionally to ensure the Innovation Plans are tailored to local markets, including product concepts, packaging, and claims, while aiming for maximum profitability.

About the role

• Supports the US Brand team to develop the US innovation plan to achieve sales growth goals and marketing objectives (including launch cadence and retailer deployment).
• Supports the International Sales & Operations Manager in management of the overall International Innovation Plan; gathering input from all markets and acting as a liaison to the Product team, speeding up communication for UK teams.
• Leads monthly Sufficiency tracking; consistently updating entire team on any changes to innovation calendar.
• Assists in the roll‑up of International Business Case inputs and deliverable.
• Supports driving Innovation initiatives forward and gathering data and inputs where required, working with cross‑functional team (Customer Marketing, Sales, Demand Planning, Finance, etc.).
• Tracks and updates teams on the development of all product initiatives ensuring timely launch within cost/margin objectives.
• Ensures all Cycle Planning (or new processes) are understood and delivered on time across international teams, including launch schedules, retailer deployment, marketing brief content, and regulatory assessments.
• Supports portfolio management (add/delete), synthesizing sales data to track ongoing sales performance.
• Helps ensure smooth coordination and communication across International teams to keep everything running efficiently.

What you'll need to have

• A strong network of contacts across the group.
• Knowledge and curiosity of International markets.
• Strong project management skills.
• Capable of managing competing priorities.
• Comfortable working with various levels of authority.
• Experience with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Why Boots

At Boots, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.

Our benefits

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
• Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.

We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you – find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. (Please note, any salary estimates given on third‑party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate).

What's next

If your application is successful, our in‑house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you will be notified by email.

Where a role is advertised as full‑time, we are open to discussing part‑time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.