Marketing Investment Operations Junior Manager

Samsung Electronics UK; Chertsey; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electronics company in Chertsey is offering a 12-month contract for a Marketing Investment Manager. The role requires managing the marketing investment process, tracking budgets, and ensuring project KPIs are met. Ideal candidates should have experience in marketing and finance management, excellent Excel skills, and a proactive attitude. The company offers hybrid working, a bonus scheme, and generous holiday provisions.

Benefits

Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home

Bonus scheme linked to performance

Pension contribution

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Access to discounts on Samsung products

Qualifications

• Good working knowledge of MS Office, especially Excel.
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Word.
• Ability to manage budgets effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage the marketing investment process end-to-end.
• Ensure best-in-class operational excellence across the investment process.
• Track remaining funds and forecast expenditure.

Skills

Attention to detail

Positive and pro-active attitude

Excellent partner management skills

Team working skills

Education

Marketing/Sales

Finance Management

Tools

MS Office

Excel (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup)

SAP or similar ERP system

Job description

Position Summary

This is a 12 month contract within the EO Marketing department which acts as a centre of excellence, and is tasked with supporting all European local subsidiaries through a wide range of pan-European marketing investments. These include shared services, innovation projects, investment pilots, insights and analytics, and pan-European governance.

The EO Marketing Planning Team sits within the EO Marketing organisation, and its purpose is to provide a range of support functions to the EO teams, across E-Store, Digital Marketing, Retail, Brand, PR, and Consumer Market Intelligence. This includes, the management of the European marketing investment portfolio, carrying out investment analysis & reporting, facilitating project ROI & KPI reviews, setting departmental budgets, and supporting with the end-to-end investment & finance process.

Role and Responsibilities

• Ensure best-in-class operational excellence across the investment process and financial risk management. Provide smooth operation of the investment process and mitigate financial/commercial risks.

Investment Process Management

• End-to-end management of the marketing investment process. Work closely with the European marketing teams to support the delivery of their projects, including continued communication throughout the process and liaising with stakeholders across the business: project owners, procurement, finance & legal teams.
• Own investment process improvements. Set documentation requirements, review backup for each investment, and work with Legal, Procurement to optimise the process. Provide training to the department on process, financial compliance, documentation requirements, and KPI requirements.
• Assist the Marketing Commercial Finance Manager in optimising investments: ensure that critical metrics are set following the SMART principle, review if KPIs fit the framework, ensure that the business case fits the EO marketing strategy framework, and facilitate post-project reviews to assess final outcomes.
• Manage the Marketing Investment Dashboard. Generate bi-weekly report, download and cleanse data from Finance (NERP), Procurement (BQMS), and Legal (SELMS) systems, detail status of each investment, and analyse data to flag bottlenecks and risks.
• Vendor roster management. Handle the marketing vendor pool across each category: Brand, PR, Events, Digital Operations & Analytics and Consumer Market Intelligence.

Financial Management

• Budget Control: Manage individual team budgets, track remaining funds, spend to date, and forecasted expenditure. Mitigate budget expenditure risk and minimise variance between forecasted and actual marketing costs.
• Open accrual management: Work closely with vendors, project owners and Accounts Payable to ensure aged accruals (POs) are closed off from previous years.
• Ad-hoc projects: e.g., savings analysis through selecting optimal FX rate and supporting the team on inter-company transfers (NTS).

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

Preferred Background

• Marketing/Sales
• Process operations
• Finance Management / Budget Control

Soft skills

• Attention to detail
• Ability to take full ownership of a business process
• Positive and pro-active attitude
• Ability to work and solve problems independently
• Excellent partner management skills
• Team working skills; able to work with various partners

Essential hard skills

• Good working knowledge of MS Office
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Lookup, updating datasets, formula writing)
• Proficient in PowerPoint and Word
• Proficient with SAP or similar ERP system

Skills And Qualifications

Success is measured by:

• All investments have a clear objective and set ROI/KPI targets.
• Projects commence in a timely manner, without delays to the originally set date.
• Marketing budget is fully spent by 31st December each calendar year; no budget is lost/not utilised.
• All EO MKTG employees are protected in case of an internal process audit.

Benefits of working at Samsung

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week.
• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance.
• Pension contribution.
• Three volunteering days each year.
• Holiday – 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday.
• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products.
• Access to a discount shopping portal.
• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for Samsung Enhanced Paid Sick Leave but may be eligible for statutory payments from their payroll agency.
• Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year to be used in times of need.

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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