Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

Competitive

Location

Milton Keynes

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Products & Promotions Manager (Product Development, Marketing) BLUP7238
Milton Keynes
Competitive Salary

Our client is a highly successful organisation within the building and plumbing merchants industry. They trade from over 400 locations nationwide, employ approximately 5,000 staff and have a turnover in excess of £1bn. Their businesses or ‘brands’ are leading merchants and specialists in their own fields.

They are now seeking to recruit a Products and Promotions Manager to work with all their brands, Category Management and suppliers to develop products, promotions and services aiming to meet customer needs and to maximise sales and profits.

Whilst driving the promotional programme and managing promotional activity across all the brands, the Products and Promotions Manager must establish the NPD programme of key suppliers and identify the opportunities these bring for our promotional programmes and category strategies. Understanding the requirements of all our client’s brands and their customers, you will launch and establish new products and services into the market place and monitor competitor activity to ensure products are in line with or ahead of the competition.

In order to develop strategic marketing plans for products / product lines, you will conduct market research, competitor analysis, pricing, customer engagement and business planning and use the Marketing Insights team to ensure all promotions and category strategies are driving by data rationale.

With experience of Own Brand, Private Label marketing and development, you will have a proven track record and experience in Product / Solution Marketing coupled with a sound understanding of pricing and buying. In addition, you must be experienced in leading product development and launch based on insight / data led approaches and possess strong product and commercial knowledge specific to the category.

With a creative and forward thinking attitude and sound commercial judgement, the successful candidate will have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, interact effectively with colleagues across the brands, establish credibility quickly and with confidence and possess excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £30,000 per year + Circa £30,000 dependent on experience + Bonus

Location

Theale

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Marketing Executive (Direct Mail) BLUM7230
Theale, Berkshire
Salary Circa £30,000 dependent on experience + Bonus
Benefits – Pension, Share Save, Benefit Scheme, Free Parking

As one of the country’s leading distributors of catering equipment, our client supply a comprehensive range of light and heavy equipment to the UK caterer. As part of a global, FTSE 100 outsourcing distribution group, their dedicated resources include three regional offices and a central distribution and National Accounts facility, which together provides nationwide coverage.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Marketing Executive to join them at their head office in Theale, Berkshire.

To ensure that the company offer is market competitive, functional and meets the needs of their customers, the Marketing Executive must develop the direct mail channel and their mail order in conjunction with their main catalogue, website and other marketing material.

The Marketing Executive will be responsible for developing and maintaining solutions for customer data management, including internal data records and working closely with outsourced data providers. You will also work with their core suppliers, buying team and internal sales to develop their offer. You will be required to report campaign results to include revenue, customer acquisition and retention. Aiming to deliver planned direct mail activity on time, you will manage the mailing house process to include the design and print process and be responsible for marketing communication to include; direct mail advertisements / trade press, e-shots, website and internal sales.

In order to be successful in this role, candidates should have excellent planning and organisation skills, be creative and be willing to put ideas into practice. You will be a strong team player, able to communicate and work in a cross function team environment and be analytical with the capacity to interpret data. It is essential that you hold a formal marketing qualification and have experience and working knowledge of database software.

Candidates who have knowledge and / or experience of the catering industry are desirable but this is not essential.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £10,000 to £150,000 per year + Salary circa £22,000

Location

Amber Valley

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Our client is a social business with a clear community focus. They provide affordable homes and neighbourhood services across the East Midlands and are committed to pursuing opportunities that help them do more for their customers.

They have grown through successful partnerships and today provide around 9,000 homes and are providing new services through social enterprise.

Their Business Improvement team is looking for a new team member to join them in providing analysis and support across the Group.

You will be responsible for collating, evaluating and presenting insights into customer data to develop and improve their current and future services. This is a pivotal role in helping to inform their future strategies and influence the organisation.

With a strong customer focus and a highly organised approach, you will have a naturally inquisitive mind, questioning assumptions and judgements to present accurate insights.

You must also have good mathematical ability and proven problem solving skills. Ideal candidates will be able to influence others, presenting facts accurately and in an engaging, succinct manner to help make decisions.

Closing date for all applications: Friday 31st May 2013

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

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Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £30,000 to £37,000 per year

Location

Oxford

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Marketing Insights Analyst (Market Analysis, Research) BLUM7018
Oxford, Oxfordshire
Salary £30,000 - £37,000 + Car & Bonus

Our client is a highly successful organisation within the building and plumbing merchants industry. They trade from over 400 locations nationwide, employ approximately 5,000 staff and have a turnover in excess of £1bn. Their businesses or ‘brands’ are leading merchants and specialists in their own fields.

Providing intelligence, insight and information about competitors and significant developments in a wider workplace, the Marketing Insights Analyst will identify strategic market opportunities and help develop these into profitable market propositions. Supporting the Marketing team by providing Category business planning metrics and creating data-driven insights, you will review geo-demographic, market and competitor data and produce compelling insights to drive strategic decision making.

In addition, you will deliver market intelligence to key internal stakeholders, data insights for the strategic planning processes and key insights relating to customer segments to the Marketing Directors.

The successful Marketing Insights Analyst will be commercially savvy, have strong business acumen and a proven ability to think strategically. With demonstrable experience of using the latest research techniques, you will possess excellent communication and creativity skills and be resilient in demanding solutions.

Candidates who hold an accountancy qualification or have an understanding of financial metrics are desirable as is a deep understanding of the building materials marketplace and competitors.

Due to the nature of the role, candidates must hold a full UK driving licence.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.

Recruiter

Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd

Salary

From £23,000 to £24,000 per year

Location

Ascot and Cheapside

Job term

Permanent

Job hours

Full time

Corporate Sales Executive (Events) BLUC7006
Kings Ride, Ascot
Circa £23,000 - £24,000 per annum plus excellent benefits

Our client is recruiting for a full-time Corporate Sales Executive to join the sales and events team based at their impressive estate and venue in Ascot, Berkshire.

As Corporate Sales Executive you will be responsible for achieving budgeted sales for corporate and business events such as conferences, product launches, corporate team development events and Christmas functions through pro-active and re-active sales activity. You will be a key point of contact for clients, providing full life-cycle service from initial telephone contact or face to face meetings through to event delivery. You will negotiate with clients on cost and other arrangements and complete all associated administrative tasks whilst providing excellent customer care. You will also play a key role in the support and delivery of Royal Ascot Week.

Raising the profile of their venue within the corporate market, you will be responsible for organising sales promotions throughout the year and will maintain a sales database of current and prospective clients via phone calls and regular client contact. It is essential that you have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and you must be able to build strong, lasting relationships both with clients and with agents and bookers.

With a proven sales ability, you will bring to the role experience in a conference, events sales and marketing environment. Extremely organised, you will need to be capable of planning and prioritising your workload and handling multiple tasks with a high degree of accuracy. You will also have excellent interpersonal and team working skills, and will be a competent administrator. Ideally you will be educated to A Level standard or equivalent.

The team are focused on results, hands on and tightly knit. The environment is excellent and there is free parking and a subsidised restaurant on site. Benefits include a non-contributory personal pension, private health cover, employee assistance programme and life assurance.

This is a Blue Octopus Recruitment Ltd vacancy who are operating as an employment agency. Once you have clicked to apply for this vacancy, we will then send you more information on the role including a copy of the application form via email.