Marketing Manager

William Grant & Sons; Hart; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company in the UK is seeking a passionate Marketing Manager to lead brand growth initiatives. This hybrid role involves developing and executing marketing programs that resonate with consumers. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in FMCG marketing, strong leadership skills, and a creative mindset to build iconic brands. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

Private healthcare

Defined contribution pension plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Life assurance cover

Product allocation

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning resources

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FMCG or drinks marketing.
• Strong track record of delivering successful campaigns.
• Experience managing agency partners and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of brand plans.
• Drive growth across the UK for our portfolio.
• Evaluate performance of marketing strategies.

Skills

Creative marketing

Cross-functional team leadership

Campaign execution

Commercial awareness

Job description

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We’re looking for a passionate and creative Marketing Manager to join our dynamic UK team! Working as a part of the marketing department you will be driving the future growth of the William Grant & Son’s UK portfolio. Responsible for creating and executing marketing programs that resonate with UK consumers to deliver long -term brand equity and sustainable market share growth, you’ll have a growth mindset and want to be challenged in a role that has a high degree of ownership and on a brand that has an exciting growth agenda. This is a hybrid working role based out of our Hook office at least 3 days a week.

Main Responsibility

You’ll lead the development and execution of brand plans that drive growth across the UK. Working closely with internal teams and agencies, you’ll ensure local strategy and activations are insight-led, creatively impactful, and commercially effective. From managing cross-functional projects to driving channel execution and evaluating performance, you’ll have ownership for delivering on a truly iconic spirit brand. In addition, you will gain access to leading training, tools and events to put you at the forefront of the drinks industry.

Our Ideal Candidate

You’re a confident, creative, senior marketer with a sharp commercial mind. You love building iconic brands leveraging a challenger mindset. With strong experience in FMCG or drinks, you know how to lead cross-functional teams and deliver outstanding campaigns. You thrive in fast-paced environments, balancing creative flair with disciplined execution, and can manage agency partners, internal stakeholders and global brand owners to a high standard.

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1, per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.