MARKETING MANAGER

Do you have a passion for the restaurant industry? A love of food (and drinks…!)? Do you get a buzz from seeing happy customers enjoying a meal? Do you enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic environment, where anything can happen… If so read on….

We are pleased to announce the full-time role of Marketing Manager for TRG Concessions. This role will report to the Concessions Divisional Marketing Manager and be based at our Marshalsea Road office, SE1

You will ..

• Work with the Head of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer to create the annual brand plans, cross group seasonal campaigns and menu development, for a multi brand food and beverage company based in the UK travel sector.
• Work with external agencies & operations to deliver promotional campaigns set out in the brand plans.
• Work with design agencies, printers & operations to manage menu changes and ensure that point of sale is delivered on time.
• Oversee the maintenance of the brand library as a key point of reference for information about our brands.
• Oversee the divisional pricing strategy and ensure all price updates and changes are executed in an accurate / timely manner
• Work with the marketing and operations teams to keep abreast of marketing activities across the group.
• Be a key part of the new openings team, providing support whenever & wherever it is needed.
• Work with operations to create reactive plans for sites that need help to drive sales.
• Be responsible for your own brands day to day activity
• Analyse activity and create plans / recommendations based on fact and insight
• Maintain the quality and integrity of the brands at all times.
• Create and manage project budgets. Highlighting cost savings where applicable.
• Give monthly updates on the marketing activity at the area meetings
• Send out campaign briefs to sites
• Work with our partners (UK airports, Network Rail) to deliver their plans into our business and promote the Concession marketing plans in theirs.
• Work with our franchise partners teams to make sure that brands guidelines are delivered

We are looking for a team player who is passionate about the restaurant industry & committed to the ongoing success of TRG Concessions. You must have a keen eye for detail & the flexibility to take on a broad range of projects.

For this position you will need the following experience, skills and personal qualities:

• A minimum of 3 years working in hospitality, leisure or food and beverage marketing
• Knowledge & understanding of the restaurant industry
• Exceptional eye for detail
• Responsible for own workload and be self-motivated in peak times
• Creative flair and a desire to innovate
• Strong commercial understanding
• Ability to prioritise.
• Budget management experience
• Exceptional communication skills and the ability to manage people at all levels
• Emotionally resilient and able challenge internal divisions: able to manage a high workload & tight deadlines.
• Strong PC skills - Powerpoint / Excel
• Willingness to travel within the UK.

As we receive such a high volume of applications every day, regretfully, we are only able to respond to successful candidates who will be contacted within two working days.

We wish you the best of luck with your search.