Marketing Operations Manager

Derby, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableManager4+ years expFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own the campaign engine across multiple brands and OEM activity, with ownership of end-to-end delivery, cross-channel asset creation, and ROI tracking for automotive marketing programs.

  • Campaign Delivery: Own multi-brand campaigns and OEM planning from brief to results.
  • Operations & Creative: Drive asset development across offline, online, and events while mentoring the team.
  • Measurement & Stakeholders: Measure ROI, report findings, adjust plans, and align with key partners and leadership.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage the delivery of campaigns across all brands and areas of sales and aftersales.
  • Support the Marketing Operations team in the development of engaging creative assets across channels including offline, online and events.
  • Introduce innovative and vibrant ideas to the team, mentor team members on best practice.
  • Responsibility for management of OEM activity planners and implementation.
  • Measuring and reporting on the effectiveness of campaign activity, constantly learning and adapting the plans to improve performance and deliver against the overall strategies.
  • Responsible for managing and planning activity across the Marketing Operations team to ensure team are aligned and are working towards the same campaign objectives.
  • Reviewing trends, opportunities and challenges in the automotive retail industry and share solutions/recommendations.
  • Influencing key stakeholders and communicating marketing ideas, plans, campaigns to colleagues across the business.
  • Effectively managing agency relationships to agreed timescales and budgets to achieve maximum benefit for the business.
  • Identifying new opportunities for the business to help deliver on targets.

Requirements

  • Ideally educated to a graduate level with a preference for recognised Marketing qualifications.
  • A minimum of 4-5 years Marketing related experience is desired, ideally at Manager level.
  • Demonstrable experience of working in Marketing/ Digital disciplines.
  • Experience of Marketing automation tools is desirable.
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Excellent analytical skills that support process development and scope Marketing ROI.
  • Passion for both Marketing and the automotive industry, including knowledge of how the automotive industry works.
  • Ability to juggle multiple priorities and stay focused under pressure.
  • Exceptional attention to detail.
  • Demonstrate a professional, cordial and positive attitude.
  • Budget management experience essential.

Preferred

  • Experience of Marketing automation tools is desirable.
  • High standard of copywriting skills will be desirable.
  • Ability to build strong interdepartmental relationships.

Benefits

Pentagon Group logo

Pentagon Group

Pentagon Motor Group is a trusted name in automotive retail, offering a wide range of new and approved used vehicles alongside expert servicing, MOTs, parts, and repairs. With multiple dealerships across the region, we represent leading manufacturers and are committed to delivering exceptional customer service and value.Whether you're purchasing your next vehicle or maintaining your current one, our experienced team is here to provide honest advice, competitive finance options, and quality aftersales support.We’re proud to serve individuals, businesses, and fleet customers with integrity and professionalism — helping drivers make informed decisions every step of the way.

Founded in 1991
Derby, England, GBR
509 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
150.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
69.1%
Direct
23.6%
Referral
5.6%
Social
1%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~509

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (3% of company)