Marketing Manager

Birmingham, UK (Hybrid)

£38K/yr – £40K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-brand marketing execution that drives quality enquiries, customer acquisition, and retention while staying compliant with OEM, FCA, and ASA guidelines.

  • Lead generation and pipeline: develop multi-channel campaigns and tailored messages to generate quality enquiries and acquire new customers.
  • Compliance-driven execution: coordinate OEM alignment, regulatory messaging, and collaborative input from Compliance teams to ensure all campaigns meet guidelines.
  • Plan, measure, and optimize: build detailed brand marketing plans, allocate budgets, set KPIs, and monitor performance for continuous improvement.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies to generate quality enquiries, fostering lead generation and customer acquisition.
  • Implement customer retention programs to enhance brand loyalty and maximise customer lifetime value.
  • Ensure all marketing activities and events align with OEM guidelines, to meet requirements and maintain any Marketing-related income.
  • Collaborate closely with OEM representatives to understand brand positioning, values, and objectives.
  • Create detailed and effective marketing plans for assigned brands, outlining objectives, target audiences, key messages, and appropriate channels.
  • Develop a deep understanding of market trends, consumer behaviour, and competitive landscape to inform marketing strategies.
  • Create Marketing messages and campaigns in line with FCA and ASA regulations, in collaboration with Lookers Compliance teams.
  • Strategically allocate budgets across different elements of marketing plans, maintaining a balance between effectiveness and cost efficiency.
  • Effectively communicate marketing plans to the marketing team, providing clear and concise briefs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of marketing initiatives.

Requirements

  • You will have relevant marketing experience gained from a similar fast paced environment, with a genuine interest in automotives and our industry.
  • Youll have a creative and commercial flair and have prior demonstrable experience in campaign building and multi-channel marketing.
  • The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills: written and verbal; possess strong negotiation skills and, be able to influence key stakeholders.
  • Youll be well organised, adaptable, and quick to respond. Youll be a pro at working to tight deadlines and budgets.
  • Youll be able to work both independently and as part of a larger, dynamic team.

Benefits

  • Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business
  • Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service
  • Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave
  • Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments
  • Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs
  • Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing
  • Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments
  • Optional critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments
  • MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app
  • Free will writing services to help plan for the future
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Lookers Motor Group Limited

The Lookers Group are proud to represent more than 30 leading car manufacturers in over 150 dealerships, employing 6500 people. We offer our customers a wide variety of new, nearly new, and used cars, vans, supplying over 200,000 vehicles annually throughout the UK and Ireland.We believe that by investing in and developing our people, they will be empowered to deliver the best possible experience to our customers, truly putting our customers at the heart of everything that we do. Find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/lookersgroupFollow us on Twitter - www.twitter.com/lookersgroup

Founded in 1908
GBR
2.6K employees

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
638.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$69.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
60.3%
Direct
33.6%
Referral
4.7%
Social
0.9%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.6K

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