Senior Marketing Manager - Maternity Cover

Travis Perkins plc; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + annual bonus

Company car allowance

Generous pension with matched cont.

Save as you earn and share schemes

Discount across Travis Perkins brands

Private medical cover

Job summary

TF Solutions, part of Travis Perkins plc, is recruiting a Senior Marketing Manager on a 12-month fixed-term maternity cover as part of the SLT. You will lead the annual marketing strategy, drive customer value propositions and revenue growth, and manage a £300k budget with two Marketing Executives.

You'll report to the Managing Director, champion the voice of the customer, and coordinate cross-functional teams across branches and supplier locations in a hybrid working model.

Qualifications

• Experience in a progressive high velocity marketing role.
• Proven experience managing direct reports.
• Strong multichannel marketing expertise across digital, offline, PR and event production.
• Demonstrated capability in financial scrutiny, budget management and measuring campaign ROI.
• Excellent project management, data analysis and stakeholder presentation capabilities.
• High commercial acumen with the resilience to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Sitting on the Senior Leadership Team and shaping the annual marketing strategy.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of marketing strategy and cross-functional alignment.
• Oversee multichannel campaigns across digital, web, print and events.
• Manage external PR, creative and social media agencies; drive joint supplier funding (JIF).
• Analyze campaign performance, track growth and margin metrics; report to executives.
• Ensure website content and digital touchpoints remain current with market strategy.

Skills

Multichannel marketing

Budget management

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Project management

Commercial acumen

Education

Degree in Marketing or Business

Job description

TF Solutions, part of Travis Perkins plc, is now hiring for a strategic and commercially focused Senior Marketing Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract (Maternity Cover) to sit on our Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

This is a high-visibility leadership position where you will serve as the commercial driving force behind our market positioning, customer value propositions (CVPs), and overall revenue growth. Managing a team of two Marketing Executives and an annual budget of c. £300k, you will champion the voice of the customer at executive level while translating group strategy into high-impact, integrated multichannel marketing plans.

If you are a proven marketing leader with strong commercial acumen, team management experience, and a passion for customer-centric strategy, we’d love to hear from you.

Working Pattern & Location

• Contract Type: 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract (Maternity Cover).
• Working Pattern: Full time, flexible business hours (flexibility required to support project milestones and deadlines).
• Location: Hybrid working arrangements where you will be expected to travel to various branches and supplier locations (2 home days)

The Opportunity

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will join the TF Solutions Senior Leadership Team as the principal marketing authority.

You will lead the end-to-end delivery of the annual marketing strategy, aligning cross functional commercial, operational and sales teams to drive brand growth, customer acquisition, margin performance and retention.

In addition to overseeing direct channel delivery, you will manage external PR and social media agencies and lead Joint Initiative Fund (JIF) activity with key strategic suppliers.

What You'll Be Doing

• Executive Leadership & Strategy: Sitting on the Senior Leadership Team as the ultimate voice of the customer, shaping and executing the annual marketing strategy alongside the Managing Director.
• Team & Budget Management: Leading, mentoring and developing two Marketing Executives while managing a total marketing budget.
• Campaign & Multichannel Execution: Overseeing integrated multichannel marketing campaigns across digital, web, print and events. Ensuring customer value propositions are communicated effectively.
• Agency & Supplier Management: Briefing and directing 3rd party PR, creative and social media agencies, while collaborating with commercial partners to execute joint supplier funding (JIF) activities.
• Data Insight & Reporting: Analysing campaign performance, tracking customer growth and margin metrics and presenting actionable insights and recommendations to executive stakeholders.
• Digital & Web Governance: Ensuring website content, digital touchpoints and promotional messaging remain current and engaging with current market strategy.

Essential

About You

• Experience in a progressive high velocity marketing role.
• Proven experience managing direct reports.
• Strong multichannel marketing expertise across digital, offline, PR and event production.
• Demonstrated capability in financial scrutiny, budget management and measuring campaign ROI.
• Excellent project management, data analysis and stakeholder presentation capabilities.
• High commercial acumen with the resilience to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

We'd Particularly Like to See

• Degree in Marketing, Business or equivalent professional qualification.
• Prior experience within trade distribution, merchanting, HVAC/R or commercial B2B sectors.
• Experience presenting business performance and customer strategy at board or SLT level.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive base salary of plus an annual bonus linked to business performance
• Company car allowance
• Generous pension scheme with matched contributions (based on length of service)
• Save as you earn and share schemes that let you share in the Group's success.
• Colleague discount across Travis Perkins Group brands - 20% off at Toolstation
• Private medical cover