Trade Marketing Manager

Are you ready to see your creative vision come alive in stores and online, shaping the future of mobile and multiplay category for Currys and Carphone Warehouse? Look no further! We're seeking a passionate Trade Marketing Manager to join our dynamic Mobile & Multiplay team. This is your chance to work hand-in-hand with marketing channels, commercial teams & suppliers to deliver marketing innovations and generate marketing revenues. You'll be at the heart of crafting and executing customer-centric marketing and commercial strategies, driving the future growth of mobile phones, networks, broadband, TV services, and accessories. Here's a taste of what awaits you:

• Breadth & Excitement: This role offers incredible diversity, allowing you to work on captivating campaigns and collaborate with a wide range of suppliers - from mobile phone giants to network providers
• Internal Collaboration: Be a key player in shaping the annual marketing plan for Currys & Carphone Warehouse, working closely with various marketing channels. Build strong relationships with buying teams and champion the Mobile category internally
• Seeing Your Vision Come Alive: You'll be responsible for the entire lifecycle of marketing communications - from briefing and execution to approvals. This means witnessing your creative ideas come to life across online, retail, and above-the-line channels
• Supplier management Powerhouse: Partner and negotiate with leading suppliers to craft exciting marketing plans and secure investment for handset launches and other campaigns. Your sharp understanding of marketing channels will be crucial in securing those incremental investments
• Strategic Leadership: Take ownership of new launch processes, engaging with key stakeholders and handling any challenges that arise. Your leadership will be instrumental in ensuring smooth and successful product launches
  
  This role is perfect for a highly motivated and results-oriented marketer who thrives in a collaborative environment. Ready to make your mark?
You will need:
• Strong influencing skills and ability to manage several different stakeholders
• Excellent knowledge of marketing activities and the likely ROI expected from each activity to best recommend the optimum solution for any monies spent
• Advanced planning, organisational and multitasking skills
• Customer champion with excellent commercial awareness
• Extensive experience of working to deadlines and managing critical paths
• Marketing/Merchandising/Retail/Business Degree
• Buying/Account management/Marketing Experience
  
  At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.
  
  We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:
• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic colleague discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Access to Champion Health (Wellbeing App)
• Hybrid working (with an expectation to meet in person 2-4 times per month)
Why join us: Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life. Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet. Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email and we'll do our best to help.