Commercial (Trade) Marketing Manager

Andover, Hampshire, UK (Hybrid)

£40K/mo – £50K/moMid LevelFull time

Posted 18 hrs ago

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Job Summary

Own the design and execution of premium experiential retail campaigns and live activations, partnering with store teams, agencies and cross-functional teams to drive footfall, loyalty and seamless journeys from in-store experiences to digital touchpoints.

  • Lead end-to-end activations across stores and destination events
  • Coordinate with VM, retail partners and marketing to measure and optimize outcomes

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Serving up engaging retail campaigns that transform browsing shoppers into loyal Le Creuset enthusiasts through meaningful and memorable experiences.
  • Bringing our experiential retail strategy to life through hands-on activations, from live cooking demonstrations and skills workshops to exclusive tasting events and VIP experiences.
  • Partnering with Retail Area Managers to deliver a calendar of in-store, virtual and destination events that inspire customers and drive footfall.
  • Creating seamless customer journeys that connect activity across stores, digital channels and wider marketing campaigns.
  • Working closely with our Visual Merchandising teams to continuously refine and elevate the in-store experience, ensuring every touchpoint reflects our premium brand standards.
  • Developing thoughtful gifting, personalisation and aftercare experiences that add an extra sprinkle of delight and encourage long-term loyalty.
  • Supporting the launch of new boutiques and pop-up locations by helping embed them within their local communities and lifestyle networks.
  • Delivering marketing campaigns and activations for key retail partners, ensuring all activity is executed on time and to the highest standard.
  • Managing point-of-sale programmes across both wholesale and own retail channels, ensuring stores are equipped with the right materials at the right time.
  • Working closely with agencies and suppliers to manage POS production, stock levels, distribution and budgets effectively.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Retail Marketing, Shopper Marketing, Experiential Marketing, Brand Activation or a related discipline within a premium, luxury, lifestyle, hospitality or consumer-facing brand.
  • A strong track record of planning and delivering in-store campaigns, customer events, experiential activations and engagement programmes that drive brand awareness, footfall and loyalty.
  • Experience creating premium retail experiences, including retail theatre, visual merchandising initiatives, launch events and customer-focused activations.
  • Excellent project management skills, with experience coordinating multiple stakeholders, agencies, suppliers and operational teams to deliver high-quality marketing activity on time and within budget.
  • Strong commercial awareness and experience measuring success through key retail metrics, using data and insights to continuously improve performance.
  • An understanding of direct-to-consumer retail environments and a passion for creating memorable customer journeys from first interaction through to purchase and beyond.
  • Experience managing marketing materials, point-of-sale programmes, event logistics and operational delivery within a retail environment.
  • Outstanding communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
  • A degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
  • You’ll be office-based in Andover four days per week, working closely with the wider marketing and cross-functional teams to keep everything running like a well-organised kitchen.
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Le Creuset

Founded in 1925 in the small town of Fresnoy Le Grand, France, Le Creuset is a global cookwares company best known for its premium and vibrantly colored enameled cast iron cookware. Preferred by everyone from top chefs to novice cooks around the world, Le Creuset cast iron cookware is produced to this day in the original Fresnoy location. Additionally, the Le Creuset brand has expanded to offer premium stoneware, cooking and wine tools, stockpots, kettles, and high performance stainless steel and forged hard anodized cookware.Le Creuset products can be found in company-owned Le Creuset retail stores as well as at fine cookware retailers throughout the world, and online at www.lecreuset.com.

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