Grocery Marketing Manager

UK (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

Job Summary

Owns end-to-end grocery marketing execution from annual plans to retailer activation, balancing shopper insights with retailer priorities to drive growth; collaborates across Marketing, Sales, Category and Finance to deliver campaigns, launches and ROI-driven budgets.

  • Owns integrated campaigns across social, digital, PR and shopper marketing.
  • Leads retailer brand plans with Sales and Category to align objectives.
  • Tracks performance and optimizes activity to improve ROI.

Job Description

  • The Grocery Marketing Manager is the day-to-day leader within the Wasabi marketing team, responsible for translating the agreed grocery marketing strategy into high-impact marketing campaigns, retailer brand plans and customer initiatives.
  • This role will ensure delivery of the Grocery marketing programme, supporting integrated campaign delivery, new product and category launches, packaging initiatives and retailer marketing activity, ensuring all work is insight-led, commercially focused and delivers against agreed business objectives.
  • Develop and deliver annual marketing plans aligned to business and retailer priorities.
  • Provide strategic oversight of the Grocery marketing programme, working closely with the Brand Manager to ensure the annual marketing calendar, campaigns and go-to-market activity are delivered consistently and to a high standard.
  • Own the Grocery consumer marketing calendar, supporting the Brand Manager in the planning and delivery of integrated marketing campaigns across social, digital, PR and shopper marketing.
  • Lead the development and delivery of brand plans with key retailer customers, partnering closely with sales and category to align on shared objectives and deliver best-in-class retailer marketing plans.
  • Manage relationships with creative, media and PR agencies to ensure high-quality campaign execution.
  • Support innovation and new product launches by leveraging consumer, shopper and category insights.
  • Partner with Sales, Category and Retailer teams to create compelling retailer marketing plans.
  • Track campaign performance, analyse results and identify opportunities to optimise activity.
  • Proven experience in a senior marketing role within FMCG, with experience across grocery, retail or consumer brands.
  • Strong experience developing and delivering annual brand plans, with a solid understanding of shopper marketing and retailer activation.
  • Demonstrable experience leading new range or product launches from concept development through to successful market execution.
  • Commercially astute, with the ability to balance consumer insight, retailer objectives and business priorities to deliver measurable growth.
  • Strong understanding of consumer, category and shopper insight, with the ability to translate data into actionable marketing recommendations.
  • Proven ability to influence and coordinate cross-functional teams, building strong relationships across Commercial, Sales, Category, Food and Finance
  • Experience overseeing creative, media and PR agencies, providing strategic direction while supporting high-quality campaign delivery.
  • A collaborative leader with a passion for coaching and developing others
  • Highly curious, proactive and solutions-focused, with the resilience and adaptability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving business.
  • A great working environment
  • Pension scheme
  • Target Bonus
  • Refer A Friend Scheme
  • Free Sushi or hot food (vegan options available)
  • 50% discount in our Branches
  • Employee Assistant Programme
  • Help@Hand (a service providing health and wellbeing support)
  • Long Service Awards
  • Stream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings

Salaries

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£45K/yr

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Grocery Marketing Manager

Wasabi Sushi and Bento · UK · Unknown