Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager (12 month Fixed Term Contract)

Bibby Financial Services have an exciting opportunity available for a dynamic Marketing Managerto join our team in Banbury (hybrid working 2 days per week). You will join us on a full time, 12 month, fixed term contract starting June 2024. In return, you will receive a competitive salary of GBP45,000 DOE, plus company benefits.

We've supported small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) since 1982 and today we support more than 12,000 businesses worldwide. We are proud to help businesses, both big and small to grow and thrive in domestic and international markets.

Why us?

We're in the business of relationships. We know real value lies in real people, and it takes a motivated mindset and can-do attitude to belong here. It can be fast-paced and full-on, but we can handle it. We're a collective of "got your back", we collaborate together, take ownership and deliver for our clients every time. That way, everybody wins. In return, we're all empowered to get the job done because we're trusted to get it right. It's why we were hired in the first place. We want you to make the choices you believe in - we'll believe in them too.

As our Marketing Manager, we will reward you and your hard work with:

• Car Allowance
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• Company pension scheme
• Wide range of flexible benefits, such as gym membership, technology, or health assessments
• Access to an online wellbeing centre
• Range of discounts from many businesses
• 25 days holiday

As our Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and delivering the marketing plans to engage and grow our Introducer channel and for providing support, as needed, with the development of key strategic partnerships.

Your key duties as our Marketing Manager will include:

• Develop and deliver the annual marketing plans for the introducer channel for Invoice Finance, FX and Asset Finance in line with agreed spend and business targets
• Supporting with communication to prospective strategic partners and any marketing campaigns to the partner's client base once the partnership is agreed.
• Manage the Introducer marketing budget to ensure that spend is deployed effectively and within agreed limits
• Build out the introducer segmentation to enable a more targeted approach (messages/channels) based on the needs and expectations of the segment
• Regularly analyse the performance of both the channel as a whole and any marketing activities undertaken within it, to inform future activity development and refinement of plans.
• Work closely with the marketing team to ensure that we drive efficiencies in content and timing of activity across channels
• Adopt a continuous test and learn methodology in activity development, underpinned by a strong understanding of both the needs of our partners and market insight
• Work with the brand team to ensure that the brand is developed to best support existing and new partnerships

What we are looking for in our ideal Marketing Manager:

• Strong copywriting skills and an eye for detail
• Previous marketing experience
• Good verbal and written communication skills, both with external and internal stakeholders
• Strong organisation skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritise effectively

The ideal candidate would be someone who is commercially aware, confident on the phone and proactive in terms of protecting BFS' security and profitability. Strong organisational skills coupled with an analytical mind and a good eye for detail are prerequisites for this candidate profile.

There's no place quite like BFS and we're proud of that. And it's all down to you - you make us the people with which every ambitious business loves to work.

If you would like to join us, please click 'apply' today to be considered as our Marketing Manager- we would love to hear from you!

We're absolutely committed to being a truly inclusive place to work, where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their true potential. Let us know if you need adjustments to support you through any stage of the recruitment process.

No agencies, please.