Leicester | £28,000 to £32,000 a year, depending on experience
The role
Jake & Nayns began in Leicester with two brothers and their mum’s recipes. We’re a family-run brand making street food-inspired Loaded Naans, burritos and toasties. We’ve launched nationally with Asda, Boots and Tesco, including Loaded Naans in Asda and Boots meal deals. With 34% national brand awareness, we’re growing fast and have exciting new products heading to shelves.
We’re looking for a Marketing and Sales Coordinator to manage new product launches, digital campaigns and day-to-day customer activity. The role works with Sales, New Product Development (NPD), Operations and our external agencies to keep several projects moving at once.
Key responsibilities
- Own the plan for each new product launch, from brief to launch and review. Agree milestones and responsibilities, and coordinate samples, pack shots, product copy and artwork.
- Maintain project plans across marketing and sales, track deadlines and approvals, and flag delays or competing priorities early.
- Manage the digital marketing calendar across social media, email and the website. Brief our external marketing agency, coordinate feedback and approvals, and track campaign delivery.
- Coordinate our external sales agency on customer priorities, new listings and promotions. Share product updates and follow up on opportunities and agreed actions.
- Manage day-to-day relationships with assigned customers. Respond to queries, arrange samples, and make sure customers have the product information and materials they need.
- Own customer promotional calendars. Track submission deadlines, agreed offers and live dates, and coordinate promotional assets and stock checks with the relevant teams.
- Pull together updates on sales, promotions and campaign performance for the team.
What we’re looking for
- 1 to 2 years’ experience coordinating marketing campaigns, product launches, sales activity or customer accounts.
- Strong project planning skills and the ability to prioritise several live projects and meet deadlines.
- Clear communication and confidence working with customers, briefing agencies and keeping colleagues informed.
- Attention to detail and confidence using Excel or Google Sheets to track projects, promotions and results.
- Experience coordinating NPD launches with retailers is preferred. Experience in food and drink, FMCG or grocery retail is also useful, along with familiarity with retailer promotions or digital campaign reporting.
Right to work
- Visa sponsorship is unavailable for this role.
