Marketing Operations Assistant
Job Description
Job title: Marketing Operations Assistant
Company: Manpower
Job description: We are currently seeking a Marketing Operations Assistant, to work with our global FMCG client, renowned for brands such as Dove, Sure, Persil, and Simple, and become an integral part of their fast-paced FMCG environment.The position is based in Kingston upon Thames and the role currently offers a mix of remote and onsite working, subject to adjustment based on business requirements. This is a full-time temporary role to last until end December 2024, requiring 36.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday. Compensation for this role is competitive, paying between £29,600 to £35,000 per annum, pro rata, depending upon experience.BACKGROUND:This is an exciting opportunity to join the UKI Ice Cream team as the Marketing Operations Assistant. Ice Cream UKI is a >€500m TO business and is the leading manufacturer within the Ice Cream Category with many notable iconic brands in our portfolio – Magnum, Carte D’or, Ben & Jerrys, Twister & Cornetto to name a few.Reporting to the Strategy & Operations Manager, you will be working with & supporting the full brand teams, we are looking for a passionate team member who is great with data analytics & strong financial acumen to lead our budget management process and upskill on our overall reporting.RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Data Champion:
- Lead the data analytics within the team for various data sources: Nielsen, Kantar & Power BI.
- Streamline our reporting approach as a UKI Ice cream marketing approach with clear monthly narrative to the wider business team
- Ensure data integrity at all times & work to resolve any challenges which may arise
- Budget Management:
- Raising purchase orders
- Managing coordination of vendors and processing invoices as requested
- Field invoice queries from suppliers and Accounts Payable
- Complete new vendor set up in-line with control procedures
- Up-skill new joiners on Budget processes & keep existing team members trained in latest budget requirements
- Competitor Champion:
- Be the expert in the team on competitor launches – pull together monthly updates on what competitors are doing in an engaging way: from sampling new products to watching/rating new advertising.
- Help facilitate any key workshops around key new launches & competitive challenges
- Sustainability Support:
- Help collate our sustainability ambitions & opportunities, to support the Strategy & operations manager to build a Net Zero Roadmap for UKI
- To work with functions & EU colleagues to gain knowledge & insight into sustainability areas we could be improving in for UKI
ABOUT YOU:
- A good communicator and a collaborative personality, with a desire work with others to bring the team together and foster a strong working environment.
- Strong organisational skills, capable of managing and prioritising multiple tasks at one time.
- Strong analytical skills; being able to process a lot of data & understand the key areas to highlight
- Strong presentation skills (both written & verbal) are nice to have
- An eye for detail – and a passion for finding ways to improve processes and efficiencies across the team
- Good financial skillset in understanding budgeting processes and quick to pick up new systems
- Good IT knowledge, whilst being comfortable using different types of systems (online portals etc) to pull different information from
- An interest in both marketing & sustainability would be a plus
