Own and manage the promotional calendar critical path, ensuring timelines align with seasonal planning and buying cycles
Shape the commercial retail strategy by building a promotional and campaign calendar rooted in business objectives, regional trading patterns, and previous performance insights
Work closely with the Promotions Coordinator to ensure campaigns are planned and delivered on time
Collaborate regularly with regional retail and e-commerce teams to review promotional plans, adapting to trading conditions, weather, and stock availability
Continuously review and refine current and future calendars to ensure alignment with evolving business needs
Monitor competitor activity and market trends to inform and strengthen promotional strategies
Partner with Merchandising and Trading teams to ensure stock availability supports promotional activity
Contribute to POS and VM planning, providing clear and actionable briefs for in-store execution
Regularly review implementation plans to reflect strategic changes and incorporate learnings
Oversee and sign off on all promotional communications to head office and retail teams
Analyse promotional performance data and make recommendations to optimise current and future campaigns
Capture key learnings from data and retail feedback, feeding insights into future planning cycles
Identify opportunities for regional promotional activity
Build strong relationships with retail centres and ensure marketing assets are available to support activity
Review and evaluate performance of local campaigns, providing recommendations for future initiatives
Develop campaign and product marketing calendars aligned with the promotional plan, business priorities, and regional requirements
Manage campaign critical paths, ensuring clear timelines and accurate information delivery across teams
Brief creative and marketing requirements to POS, Graphics, and VM teams
Collaborate cross-functionally across Retail, Web, Commercial, and B&M teams to deliver impactful campaigns
Evaluate campaign effectiveness and embed learnings into future planning
Lead and develop the Promotions team, supporting communication, capability building, and performance
Foster strong cross-functional collaboration with POS, Graphics, VM, Merchandising, Buying, Retail, Web, and IT teams
Identify opportunities to improve processes and drive operational efficiencies
Support system enhancements and adoption of new ways of working
Coach and guide wider teams on best practice and new processes
Conduct regular store visits and competitor benchmarking (comp shops)
Requirements
Strong commercial awareness with a data-driven and analytical mindset
Excellent project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Confident decision-making based on insight and performance data
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Commercial thinking with a passion for delivering engaging campaigns
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, results-driven environment
High attention to detail
Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Teams, and Outlook
Proven experience in promotions, marketing, or campaign management
Previous retail experience is desirable but not essential
Benefits
Competitive salary and benefits package
Hybrid working, 3 days in London based office & 2 working from home