Job Description

We are looking for an exceptional, strategic & commercially minded brand marketer to own and lead one of our key strategic partners - brand group. You will be responsible for delivering how the brands are presented, working with our multichannel (Social, Paid, CRM, Digital, Trade), retail, buying teams and agencies to bring the brands and products to life.

The role is hands-on, candidates must be commercial, analytical and results driven, with a passion for brands, sports lifestyle and youth culture.

This marketing expert will be at the forefront of significant relationships for the JD brand, responsible for planning, strategy, reporting and the enhancement of marketing partnership for the assigned brands within the business.

\xc2\xb7 Job Title - Partner Brand Marketing Lead

\xc2\xb7 Location - BL9 8RR

\xc2\xb7 Working rota - Monday - Friday

\xc2\xb7 Working hours - 40 hours per week

What You\'ll Be Doing:

• You will be leading the marketing strategy for assigned a group of brands at JD
• Management of Partner Brand relationship development from a marketing perspective.
• Strategic Ownership of budget - Co-creation in partnership with assigned brands (utilising Trade Terms and any other available resources to develop an effective and impactful plan), work closely with JD marketing finance team.
• Control & monitor investment in line with brand activity & assigned budgets.

What We\'re Looking For:

• Relevant experience in a senior marketing role working with & developing consumer brands on a global/regional/international level.
• Knowledge of brands, how they are managed, the methods and tools used to help define what a brand stands for, how it is communicated and how to help others working on/with the brand understand how to bring it to life in the most impactful way.
• Proven skills delivering brand growth through consumer initiatives - developing and managing brand marketing/communication campaigns with execution experience across the full marketing mix

The Company:

The JD Group is a leading omnichannel retailer of Sports Fashion, Street & Premium Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues over 3,400 stores across several retail fascia\'s in over 30 markets around the world.

We are an equal opportunities employer who embraces and values differences. We recognise the importance of an inclusive workplace culture in which everyone can thrive irrespective of their background or identity.

To be a part of this successful and continuously growing company, you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people first, a digital leader and customer focused organisation which provides operational excellence and is continuous with identifying new areas of growth into our day to day.

We know our employees work tirelessly to make JD sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits:

• Incremental Holiday Allowance
• Staff Discount on qualifying purchases across Group retail stores and online
• Exclusive Colleague Bike Discount scheme
• Discounted Gym membership
• Personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work
• Access to Apprenticeships and accredited qualifications

Interested?

If you interested in this position, then press the Apply Now button.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don\'t hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion

Applications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager.

Thank you again for your time.

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JD Sports