Position Summary

Why join our team?

An opportunity to be part of an exciting business area within Samsung UK, supporting the growth of our key channel partners within the Home Appliances Division!

Role and Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

This role is to manage key retailer channel marketing activity including online and offline stores, ensuring that cohesive quarterly / 6 month / 12 month marketing plans are in place and implemented effectively. You are also required to develop strategic TTL plans with partners for new product launch, in-life phase and implement channel campaigns in order to achieve sell-out targets, expand market share and pursue bold growth targets.

Lead on specific retailers as a Channel Marketing Manager

• Lead on retailers by creating and implementing strong, creative DA marketing activities including key promotional activity /added value campaigns within specific handled channels on time and to budget.  These activities could include:

• ATL Media – TV, Press, Outdoor

• In-store Promotion Execution – POS

• Execution on third party retailer websites including product page management, banner advertising and brand store development.

• Digital Advertising: Paid search, social, SEO, affiliates and VOD.

• Manage and brief agencies to create or customise assets to best communicate promotions, or product features and benefits that give Samsung stand out and drive sales.

• Set critical metrics for all planned marketing activity including digital metrics, and manage/review effectiveness & return on investment.

• Support on reviewing Channel marketing budget ensuring it is allocated in a cost effective manner to maximise return on investment. 

• Work with the Retail Marketing Team and Field Team to ensure strong alignment of campaigns from Online through to in store.

• Work with the Retail Manager on events from briefing agencies, stand development, samples, logistics and creative.

• Tracking execution, success and key findings of channel activity- sharing results with the business

• Collection, collaboration and distribution of marketing information to channel partners and internally

What we need for this role

To be successful, you will possess the following skills and attributes:

Soft Skills

• Ability to balance multiple internal and external partners in order to successfully deliver on key projects

• Experience managing agencies and third party suppliers

• Proactive approach to problem solving

• To be able to multi task and project lead large projects

• Great teammate, with ability to quickly build solid working relationships across the business.

• High attention to detail to ensure plans are implemented as prescribed

• Clear communicator able to articulate the approach and ongoing performance

• Ability to create and deliver persuasive, clear, innovative and concise content

• Comfortable working in a fast paced corporate environment

Hard Skills:

• Degree/qualification or equivalent experience, plus marketing qualification

• Product Marketing and Services Marketing experience

• Experience in a similar role

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (inc Strong MS PowerPoint & Excel)

• Highly analytical and able to interpret data in a meaningful way

• Experience of running marketing budgets

What does success look like?

• To be flexible and adaptable

• Clear communication of marketing/promotional plans with retailers and internally

• Attention to detail always knowing the status of every element

• Always ensuring commercial alignment when creating marketing campaigns

• Shown ability to develop marketing plans enabling growth targets

• Outstanding ability to influence and persuade

• Ability to succeed in highly complex and very fast paced environments

The interview process

2-3 stage interview process comprising of:

• Call with HR

• Interview with line manager Aadam Zaman & Marketing Director Tanya Weller

• Presentation interview with line manager, Head of Channel Marketing & Marketing Director Tanya Weller

Skills and Qualifications

Benefits of working at Samsung include

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week

• Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance

• Car allowance

• Pension contribution

• Three volunteering days each year

• Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday

• Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products

• Access to a discount shopping portal

• Partner Colleagues are not eligible for Samsung Enhanced Paid Sick Leave but may be eligible for statutory payments from their payroll agency

• Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year to be used in times of need

A note on equal opportunities

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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