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SalaryHowdens Joinery are looking for a Brand & Category Marketing Manager to join our busy marketing team based from our office in Raunds, Northamptonshire.
Supporting the creation and implementation of a brand category focussed marketing plan whilst bridging the gap between the Marketing Brand and Category teams.
In your role you will:
- Specifically manage Howdens category and brand marketing activity plan
- Lead activity from a category perspective and support the implementation of the overall marketing plan.
- Brief and manage Depot POS and category local marketing materials, ensuring always on brand, working closely with the Senior Brand Marketing Manager where required.
- Build relationships with suppliers to gather product and brand training content targeted to Instigate follow-up actions to support the depots where required.
- Work with commercial teams and internal comms to drive the creation of product specific documents ensuring depots understand ranges, NPI, trade up and down options, features and benefits.
- Engage stakeholders across the business, including L&D, Regional Learning Partners, Depot Support Managers, Marketing and Digital, Category and & Product Development teams to ensure alignment with projects and objectives.
What we need from you:
- Experience of Category Marketing or Marketing Communications in a fast-paced, trade or retail category or marketing environment
- Proven experience working in a fast-paced trade category or marketing environment
- Have a logical and methodical approach with strong planning and organisational skills
- Be highly motivated with a customer focus.
- Have strong presentation skills and ability to present to audiences at all levels.
- Eye for design with attention to detail.
- Able to deal with ambiguity and is a natural problem solver.
- Kitchen/trade industry experience is advantageous.
- CIM qualification is desirable.
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary and annual company bonus
- Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Subsidised lunch at our onsite restaurant
- Staff Discount
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Exceptional Reward and Recognition events
About Howdens:
Howdens Joinery is a highly successful FTSE 100 business, with more than 800 depots nationwide and more than 11,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa 2.3bn, and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values.
We are the UK's number one trade kitchen supplier providing thousands of products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware. We have over 800 depots throughout the UK and Europe - making us the first choice for more than 460,000 loyal trade professionals.
As well as the opportunity to develop within a high-profile FTSE 100 company, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For .
