Trade Marketing Manager, UK & Ireland

The LEGO Group; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading toy manufacturer in Slough is seeking a Trade Marketeer to drive retail marketing strategies and campaigns. The ideal candidate should have in-depth experience in Trade Marketing within consumer goods, strong leadership skills, and the ability to manage significant budgets. This hybrid role involves strategic management to enhance brand impact and commercial success. Flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package are provided.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Colleague discount

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• In-depth Trade Marketing experience in consumer goods focused, supplier side company.
• Detailed analytical and budget responsibility demonstrating robust evaluation skills.
• Strong (informal) leadership methods to drive development of junior colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manage the strategic plans for key campaigns.
• Direct management of a £2m+ budget.
• Develop and implement retail media plans for the channel.

Skills

Trade Marketing experience

Leadership abilities

Analytical skills

Collaboration skills

Budget responsibility

English proficiency

Job description

Job Description

We are looking for a hardworking and skilled Trade Marketeer based in our Slough UK & Ireland (UKI) Head Office to lead and support the delivery of retail marketing strategies and campaigns, in a robust commercial business unit with a wonderful brand. Bring your energy, ability to learn and proactive mind-set where you leave no stone un-turned to anticipate change in a fast-paced commercial environment.

In return, we will encourage you to succeed and personally develop in a function committed to supporting business growth and to put outstanding toys into the hands of happy children.

In return for all your hard work we offer a flexible way of working, a competitive salary and benefits package with consistent bonus potential.

****No relocation assistance is offered for this position****

Core Responsibilities

• Proactively & independently own the strategic plans and initiatives within UK/I Trade Marketing for key campaigns
• Management of a £2m+ budget, driving the most effective spending across themes and customers to achieve key marketing objectives whilst ensuring strong return on investment
• Own and set the strategic trade marketing direction and plan for a specific key channel to achieve maximum brand and commercial impact, this role will lead the important channel for Western Europe
• Coach and informally lead an Assistant Trade Marketing Manager and intern to ensure successful execution with excellence
• Be the UK/I Lead for IP Partners and partner with them on activation planning and executions
• Drive, develop and implement, then evaluate all retail media plans and executions for the channel
• Implement and develop an influencer programme and strategy in collaboration with the Brand Relations team
• Bring fresh insights that identify innovations within channel

Play your part in our team succeeding!

The team’s purpose is to drive sales performance through the best possible brand experience in retail, engaging and inspiring our shoppers and consumers. To do this the role will be pulling ‘through the line’ brand and themed campaigns, crafting impactful, engaging and conversion driving retail executions.

Do you have what it takes?

• In-depth Trade Marketing experience in consumer goods focused, supplier side company
• Deep understanding of omnichannel Trade Marketing that is key performance indicator aligned to overall marketing and business objectives
• A demonstrable record of design and roll out of innovative Trade Marketing projects
• Strong (informal) leadership and coaching methods that can drive the development of other more junior colleagues
• Strong strategic, end to end thinking to translate regional strategy into engaging and impactful local priorities
• A strong collaborator who builds sustainable relationships through engagement and trust across functions and hierarchies steering a wide range of partners contributing across team settings
• A drive for results that champions effectiveness and data centricity, bravery to test hypothesis with a test and learn approach
• Detailed analytical and budget responsibility demonstrating robust evaluation skills turning findings into commercially viable actions
• Proficiency in English both written and spoken.
• Our hybrid working model is 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.

Join the global LEGO family!

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic, and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued, and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

We support our employees in being there for the moments that matter in life and celebrate families of all kinds, the loved ones that make us who we are. Being part of the LEGO Group also means taking part in our annual Play Day, playing a part in building a sustainable future and continuing our mission to “inspire and develop the builders of tomorrow.”

Build your career brick by brick at The LEGO Group.

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, please note we do amend or withdraw our jobs and reserve the right to do so at any time, including prior to any advertised closing date. So, if you're interested in this role we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

What’s in it for you?

Here is what you can expect:

Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.

Insurances – All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.

Wellbeing - We want our people to feel well and thrive. We offer resources and benefits to nurture physical and mental wellbeing along with opportunities to build community and inspire creativity.

Colleague Discount – We know you'll love to build, so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.

Bonus- We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.

Workplace - When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. Our hybrid work policy means an average of 3 days per week in the office. The hiring team will discuss the policy and role eligibility with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeksto encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, age and religion) to apply for roles in our team.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Children’s Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Children’s Rights.

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