AddressThis is 12-month fixed-term contract.
Something Extraordinary Every Day™
The mix of "right brand" and "right customer" is key to the continued success of Value Retail. This means attracting the right brands and then actively working together with them across a whole spectrum of Marketing, Retail and Merchandising activities.
Our focus is highly strategic: we work directly with their headquarters to secure marketing involvement in marketing activity as set out in our Marketing Calendar.
To make this functional and effective, we have set up a 'Brand Flagship Team', composed of Retail, Remerchandising and Brand Engagement senior teams.
The Brand Engagement team within Central Marketing is the marketing arm of this brand flagship team, working alongside Central Retail, Remerchandising and other senior colleagues in the business to:
- Identify and deliver the brand growth strategies
- Finding solutions to create and capture business value
- Serve as the bridge between brands and the business working with Central Retail and Central Remerchandising
What you will be doing
This Senior Marketing role, within the Brand Engagement team, will primarily focus on
- Responsible for account management of a portfolio of central brands to develop and execute their marketing strategy, encouraging greater engagement in our activities (i.e. though annualized plans, consistent with our Marketing Calendar)
- Specific focus for the marketing strategy of Current Season's Best sellers working with the SteerCo to drive the marketing for this growth initiative.
- Partnering with internal Retail and Remerchandising senior teams to create new brand opportunities to deliver the performance/ growth agenda of our villages.
- Deliver world-class product marketing positioning, messaging, launches and activations.
- Share two-way customer intelligence to help inform and develop product campaigns to optimise further the customer opportunity
What makes you special
Every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart and this drives our organisational culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking. To be successful with us, you'll have:
- Extensive experience of managing and leading commercial brand campaign activity
- Exceptional relationship building and interpersonal skills - internal and external
- Experience in negotiation and networking at high level
- Decisive and collaborative in equal measure
- Organized, strong attention to detail, and executional excellence within tight deadlines
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, delivering with impact & influence
- Demonstrates drive, resilience and flexibility when working in a fast paced environment
- Ability to work in a team environment and autonomously, hands-on profile
There's no one quite like us
The Bicester Collection are the worlds' leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 11 Villages in Europe and China as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.
Our Vision is to be the best shopping destination in the world.
Our Mission is to make the lives of others better including our brands, our guests, our people and our communities.
Our Brand Promise is to offer something extraordinary every day.
Our Five Values are the glue that bind us together and allows us to lead ahead:
- Authenticity - Always do the right thing
- Innovation - Think outside of the box
- Passion - Do what you love and love what you do!
- Critical Thinking - Challenge the obvious
- Vision - Be mission driven always
Why we're exceptional
The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. In return for your hard work and commitment to our values, you'll receive a generous salary and we'll also reward you through our Feel Good Programme which offers the following benefits:
- Lifestyle - Our Lifestyle benefits include life assurance, income protection, pension, leisure travel insurance, an electric car scheme, a discounted shopping portal, discounts across our Villages, a referral bonus and season ticket loans.
- Physical - Our Physical health benefits include private medical cover, virtual doctor support, dental insurance, health screening, a cycle-to-work scheme, eye care and flu vaccinations.
- Mental - Our Mental health benefits include access to professionals as well as support from trained mental health 'first aiders' from across the business, an employee assistance programme and free access to Headspace and Thrive, two of the most well respected mental well-being apps.
- Social - Our social programme is designed to help us connect and, most importantly, have fun! Benefits include yoga classes, summer parties, outdoor team activities, time away from the office to enjoy special occasions such as birthdays, getting married, moving house and, of course, taking a well-deserved break.
Come and live your story with us
At The Bicester Collection, we are focused on attracting and retaining the best talent. We believe in fostering an open culture, which supports our people to thrive and creates a sense of belonging. Working at the Bicester Collection means entering an inclusive space where all perspectives are valued, ideas are shared freely, and creativity is encouraged.
