Assistant Marketing Manager - Category Marketing (12-Month Fixed Term Contract) in London

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Category Marketing Manager to build and deliver customer relevant plans that bring M&S Food products, launches and seasonal moments to life.
• Build strong relationships with trading teams, buyers and product developers.
• Keep close to what is launching, what matters commercially and where the category is heading, so marketing plans reflect the real priorities.
• Maintain plans and trackers, organise meetings and actions, manage timelines, gather information and chase inputs and approvals with confidence.
• Write clear artwork and campaign briefs, ensuring the product story, customer message, price and promotional details are accurate.
• Coordinate feedback and manage content and artwork approvals through to final sign off.
• Brief the right marketing channels, including in store, social, CRM, PR and advertising as relevant, ensuring consistent communication of the proposition.
• Work with Category Marketing, Propositions, Own Brand, Events and other teams to support joined up launches and seasonal activity, following trade planning processes and deadlines.
• Check creative and content carefully before it goes live, flagging issues early and helping resolve them quickly with the right teams.
• Management of food samples for content and working with the creative team on photography briefs.
• Support launch reviews by bringing together results, feedback and practical learnings that can improve the next campaign.

Measures of success:

• Briefs and approvals are accurate, clear and delivered on time.
• Launches and campaigns land consistently across agreed channels and within budget.
• Trading and marketing partners have the information they need, when they need it.
• Activity is reviewed against relevant commercial and customer measures.
• Positive feedback from store colleagues, customers and stakeholders from around the business.

Key relationships and stakeholders:

• Retail colleagues
• Category Marketing team
• Marketing channels with Food Marketing, in particular Store, events, proposition and own brand marketing.
• Buyers, trading managers, trade planning, Product Developers and Supply Chain across the Food Group.

Values and behaviours:

• Be curious about customers and food.
• Take ownership of the detail, work generously with others and speak up when something can be better.
• Bring pace, care and a positive attitude to every launch.

Benefits:

• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays, a paid Wellbeing Day, flexible bank holidays, and the option to buy or carry over up to 5 extra days.
• Smart Working with up to 40% from home, and after 12 months, the option to work from abroad for up to 90 days a year.
• Enhanced family friendly leave, 3 extra days for your wedding/honeymoon, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension scheme, Corporate Medical Cash Plan, electric car salary sacrifice scheme, and tax-efficient payroll giving.
• Funding for professional qualifications, monthly Employee of the Month awards (£250 bonus), and referral bonuses of up to £1,500.
• Regular Wellbeing Workshops, 30+ Wellbeing Champions, a paid Volunteer Day, and an online perks platform.

Diversity Commitment:

We champion and welcome diversity in our workforce and ensure all job applicants receive equal and fair treatment, regardless of age, race, gender or gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality. We are committed to increasing the visibility and recognition of talent from under-represented groups within our organisation and the wider industry.

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