Job Description
Due to an internal promotion, we are pleased to offer an opportunity for a Customer Marketing Executive to join our team at Refresco's Head Office. This is a dynamic and varied role, ideal for individuals eager to grow and make a meaningful impact, collaborate cross-functionally. Whether you are ready to launch your marketing career or are looking for an industry change with a forward-thinking organisation, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.
Customer Marketing Executive – Refresco, Kegworth – Head office
Monday to Thursday 8:30am - 5pm, and Friday 8:30am - 4pm
(Hybrid working – 2 days WFH, 3 days office based)
Company benefits and other details:
* Hybrid working and an early finish on a Friday
* Car allowance of £5,800 p.a
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
* 10% annual bonus
* Access to a virtual 24/7 GP
* Life assurance x3
* Optional flexible benefits: healthcare plan, dental insurance, car scheme, activities pass, X10 life assurance, financial planning and much more.
* Company pension
* Opportunities for growth and development in a secure and established global firm
About The Role
The Customer Marketing Executive is a key support function which tracks and managers all promotional spend and trade investment in line with the annual budget. As the Customer Marketing Executive, you will ensure the appropriate systems, protocols and best practice are in place for the smooth and effective management of trade spend and investment, in line with Refresco UK and customer’s requirement.
As a Customer Marketing Executive here are your key areas of focus:
* You will be reporting to the Trade Marketing Manager and you will take responsibility for the effective management and delivery of the annual Trade Marketing budget for your designated Refresco UK brands portfolio.
* In conjunction with the Sales Team, you will contribute to market intelligence and be accountable for the overall accuracy of the ongoing sales / demand forecast for your brand(s), ensuring that any variances to the forecast are investigated, understood and be accountable for subsequence forecast adjustments.
* You will assist with the annual budget planning: volumes and promotional spends
* You will review and propose trade activity to support brand plans and campaigns and for initiating the sign off process.
* Create cohesive reports for your brand portfolio to assess epos sales, category performance and marketing data. You will use this information to provide insights, ideas and solutions to the wider marketing and commercial team.
* To ensure all budgets are met or exceed within the required timescales, taking remedial action quickly to ensure budgets are delivered.
* Analysis of Category Market data and interpretation to support development and maintenance of the brand portfolio
* You will provide integral support to all members of the Sales and Marketing teams as well as providing support to other internal functions.
About you
The ideal candidate will possess experience in a Sales or Marketing role within a manufacturing or FMCG setting, with a preference for expertise in own-label and branded products. This individual should demonstrate a confident personality and thrive in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. Key to this role is your willingness to travel to exhibitions and events.
Ultimately, we want you to live, drink, and breathe the Refresco Values as we believe these are what have made us, and will continue to make us, successful. To find out more about the Refresco Values: -values
About Refresco:
Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.
Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand. Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees.
Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started.
We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.
Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.
Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.