Marketing & Partnerships Manager (Retail) NEW

City, Manchester
HR GO Recruitment

Job Title: Marketing & Partnerships Manager (Retail)
Location: Home Office based role with up to 50% travel time to Customers, London Atelier , Uk Head Office (Ashford, Kent) & Paris Head Office
Salary: 50,000 per annum, plus bonus and company car.
Job Type: Full time/permanent

We are looking for an experienced Marketing & Partnerships Manager (Retail) to lead retail marketing, merchandising and retail partnerships within the building/home equipment sector. This role will drive commercial growth through strong in-market retail strategies, trade partnerships and outstanding in-store execution across the geographic area.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop and execute retail marketing and merchandising strategies to achieve sales, distribution and profitability targets.
• Build and manage high-impact partnerships with key retailers, distributors and channel partners; negotiate commercial agreements and promotional plans.
• Design and implement RTM (route-to-market) strategies and activation plans tailored to the specificities and customer expectations of the geographic area.
• Lead trade marketing campaigns, in-store activations, planograms, visual merchandising and promotional calendar to maximise category performance.
• Use market and consumer insights to define target segments, pricing, assortment and shopper propositions.
• Monitor KPIs (sales, distribution, sell-through, ROI of promotions) and prepare regular commercial performance reports and forecasts.
• Coordinate cross-functional work with sales, product, operations and digital teams to ensure consistent brand and customer experience across channels.

Required experience & skills:

• Minimum 5 years experience in marketing, retail and merchandising.
• Strong knowledge of retail and commercial challenges in the geographic area, including local specificities and customer expectations, commercial targets and RTM in the building or home equipment sector.
• Proven track record of delivering retail growth through partnerships, trade marketing and merchandising programs.
• Strong negotiation, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills with retailers and distributors.
• Commercial mindset with experience managing budgets, P&L impact and measuring ROI.
• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple activations across markets.