Vacancy ID:  43712

Marketing Channel Manager

London - Hybrid Working
6 month Fixed Term Contract
Full Time
Grade 4

 

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

 

As the Marketing Channel Manager you will support the Senior Planning & Marketing Manager, this role is responsible for ensuring that our Services are being correctly and optimally represented in the wider Currys marketing plan and within all marketing channel executions (ATL, CRM, Social & PR, and Content).

 

Working with the Senior Planning & Marketing Manager, the Channel Marketing Manager will work with the Services Commercial team and with other functions across the Currys business to support in the execution of the Services Marketing strategy to develop our business for future growth.

 

This is a key role within the team, working with all other members of the team to ensure we are representing our Services offers in the best way possible.

 

Role overview:

 

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

  • The custodian of our working relationships with the Marketing Channel teams, including ATL, CRM, Social & PR, and Content 
  • Managing the presence of our full range of Services propositions within these Marketing Channels, working together with them to deliver the Services Marketing Plan
  • Representing Services within the business’ mega Marketing processes – i.e. Quarterly Promotion & Event Planning and Annual Planning processes
  • Delivering on any Services initiated briefs within the Quarterly Promotion & Event Plan, ensuring optimum presence within Marketing Channels. Work with the channel specialists to ensure our plans are on brief and of high quality
  • Subscriptions Marketing Planning, ensuring third party offers brought to market by Currys are well represented within our Marketing Channels 
  • Services Marketing within our Post-Point of Sale channel, ensuring all of our Services propositions are well represented in this area
  • Supporting the Senior Planning & Marketing Manager to create relevant inputs within the E2E process of reviewing performance across Services, including period reviews, regular YTD performance reviews and supporting the QGTMP post mortem process
  • Playing a supporting role in the creation of annual budgets and short-term forecasts at P&L level

 

You will need:

  • Experience of both the electricals market and products 
  • Strong influencing skills and ability to manage several different stakeholders, at all levels 
  • Advanced planning, organisational and multitasking skills
  • Excellent inter-personal and communication skills, capable of presenting to team forums as well as working cross functionally to achieve the desired results
  • Detail-oriented problem-solving skills
  • Extensive experience of working to deadlines and managing critical paths
  • Experience within a commercial or performance driving environment, preferably driving performance within a marketing or commercial marketing role
  • Excellent understanding of customer facing execution of services propositions and the ability to collaborate and land in-channel initiatives across multiple channels
  • Good knowledge of adjacent markets and competitors (Retail, Services and Technology) 
  • Experience working within a Financial Services organisation, FMCG or retailer
  • Good working knowledge of SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word and PowerPoint as well as MS Office workflow tools

 

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

  • Hybrid working  
  • Competitive pension scheme
  • Competitive holiday allowance
  • Life Assurance
  • Staff discounts and offers with Currys and iD Mobile

 

Why join us:

 

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

 

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. 

 

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email careers@currys.co.uk and we'll do our best to help.