Marketing Executive

Internal use only – Grade G

About us.

We are The Very Group and we’re here to help families get more out of life. We know that our customers work hard for their families and have a lot to balance in their busy lives. That’s why we combine amazing brands and products with flexible payment options on Very.co.uk to help them say yes to the things they love. We’re just as passionate about helping our people get more out of life too; building careers with real growth, a sense of purpose, belonging and wellbeing.

About the team.

The Electrical, Toys Gifts & Beauty Trade Marketing team is a dynamic group in a fast-paced environment. You'll be working alongside a collaborative and agile team to bring innovative ideas to life; seeking new ways to improve the customer journey, reacting to trade, supporting performance, and building onsite plans to launch events and campaigns. You'll act as a bridge between category, marketing, and other departments, fostering strong relationships and ensuring seamless collaboration across the business. 

About the role.

This role will focus on working with strategic brand partners on branded campaigns. It will report into the Trade Marketing Lead and working closely with the category team and cross category teams including: - content, creative, onsite merch and CRM, this role is crucial in supporting the planning and delivery of all key activities across all touch points. 

• Championing the customer journey ensuring that events and campaigns are executed in a simple way and aligned to the customer mindset. Always striving to make continuous improvements. 

• Work closely with our strategic partners to land priorities & build collaborative marketing calendars.
• Monitoring and reporting on competitor activity, making recommendations of ways to improve activity and onsite execution. 

• Supporting the trade marketing lead with all events & campaign plans, ensuring all planned activity is then executed across all relevant touch points accurately and delivered on time. 

• Maintaining and updating all relevant live documents used cross functionally to effectively plan and execute activity. 

• Partnering internally with key functions to contribute to the definition of priorities and ensure all activity is communicated clearly and delivered to the brief. 

• Ongoing reporting of digital performance using google analytics, content square and Power BI. 

About you.

You will have a natural ability to think creatively and manage stakeholder relationships – the confidence to question and work within a fast-paced function is essential.  

• Being creative, passionate, and innovative about improving the onsite customer experience and ensuring a world class end to end customer journey. 

• Able to take ownership of decisions and messaging, both internally and externally. 

• Skilled in storytellling, utilising both analytical and creative means to boost campaign success. 

• A clear understanding of online customer journeys, including conversion optimisation techniques and the ability to leverage data analytics to measure success. 

• Passionate and energetic with a real desire to continuously improve processes and ways of working.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £250 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

 

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a one-stage interview process for this position:

1st stage - An informal 30-minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.

2nd stage – A one-hour Task based Interview which is relevant to the BAU of the role followed by a Q&A.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here.

 Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.