Marketing Manager

Location

Preston, Lancashire | United Kingdom

Job description

Location: James Hall & Co. Ltd, SPAR Distribution Centre, Bowland View, Preston PR2 5QT
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 38 hours per week
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship

Based at our state-of-the-art head office and distribution centre on the outskirts of Preston, James Hall & Co. Ltd. have been established for over 160 years proudly serving communities across the north of England as supplier and distributor to nearly 500 SPAR stores.

We are proud to be one of the biggest employers in Lancashire with over 4000 colleagues who represent our core values of passion, enterprise, and family every single day.

About the Role

We have an incredible opportunity for you to come and lead our fantastic Marketing team. Working primarily with our company owned and independent retail division, you will be tasked with planning campaigns to promote the business and drive traffic to our stores. The role will also give you variety and exposure across the business, allowing you to work on brand building, design, content creation, data insights, PR, events and much more!

Here’s What You Can Expect to be Doing

As Marketing Manager, you have to expect the unexpected. Each day will be different, and you will play a leading role in our award-winning marketing campaigns by actively looking for ways to drive us forward and bringing more customers to our stores. You will work with a variety of internal departments and external suppliers/stakeholders to deliver the SPAR marketing strategy, as well as collaborate with other brand owners within the James Hall Group to support their brand development.

A Few Things About You

• This is a special role and needs someone with the drive, passion and desire to make a difference. If you have the below, we want to hear from you:
• Extrovert - someone who isn’t afraid to put themselves out there and build genuine connections with the team and other departments.
• Mentoring – experience of working with a team to develop them and the skills they need to become first class marketers.
• Inquisitive – someone who wants to know more and not afraid to go into the details. Why do we do things this way? Can we improve it? How do we do that? It’s important that you take the time to understand our unique business and work from there.
• Confident – a big part of this role involves public speaking. We know this isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but having the confidence to do it, is important.
• Self-assured – We want you to be confident in your approach and back your ideas and innovations with solid reasoning on why these will benefit the company.

Why us?

James Hall & Co. Ltd. have one simple vison: to still be in business in another 50 years!

To make this vision possible we need the best talent to join us on our journey. We are a family company and believe that if we look after our people, they will look after us.

Here are some of the benefits that you can take advantage of as an employee of James Hall & Co. Ltd.

Loyalty award – From day one you will receive £0.15p per hour for every hour you work. You will then receive this as a lump sum on the pay period after your 12 month anniversary.

Company Doctor – We care about the health and wellbeing of our people. That is why you will have access to our company doctor with the ability to book appointments directly.

Free On-site Parking - You don’t have to worry about paying for parking or getting from your car to the office as our site boasts a secure car park with over 1000 spaces.

Holidays – Everyone needs a break so as an employee of James Hall & Co. Ltd. you will receive our enhanced holiday package of 22 days holidays per year plus bank holidays (unless otherwise stated). Holiday entitlement increases with continuous service every two years

Learning & Development – We want all of our colleagues to reach their full potential. That is why you will benefit from our in-house learning and development team who will provide you access to fully funded accredited training and industry recognised qualifications.

Grocery Aid – We understand the importance of mental health. We work with the national charity Grocery Aid to provide all colleagues a 24/7 helpline service that is free, independent and confidential. Grocery Aid also offer a wide range of other fantastic services to support you when you need it.

We also offer staff discount, cycle to work scheme and our famous Christmas Hamper!

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