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Job Description:

At a glance:

• Salary range - The Partnership salary range for this role is set at £33,800 - £51,000 (dependant on experience) for externals / will follow the Partnership Secondment pay policy (for internals)

• Contract type - This position is a Secondment/Fixed Term contract until the end of January 2025

• Working pattern/flexible working - We know flexible working is important to you, and it is important to us too. The Partnership has adopted a blended working approach meaning you'll be able to work a mixture between the office and home based upon your personal needs whilst balancing the needs of the business. The Retail Media team aim for around 1-2 days a week in the office to connect and on a more ad-hoc basis to attend key meetings but again, are flexible on this.

• Location - This role is based at our London Head Office campus. Please note, any cost incurred as a result of travel to the office is the responsibility of the successful candidate. There is no travel allowance for this role.

• Please note, The normal place of work for this role is Victoria, London pending the relocation of the London office to Pimlico during the summer of 2024 after which the normal place of work will become Pimlico, London.

About the role:

Retail Media has been identified as a key enabler of profit growth across JLP and is a priority for the Partnership. We are at the start of an exciting transformation journey to evolve our capability in this space in order to help deliver more personalised experiences to delight our customers and create compelling and impactful Retail Media propositions for our Supplier partners.

As Campaign Senior Executive within Retail Media, you will support the delivery of the annual calendar of initiatives which have been agreed with suppliers. You will work on developing dedicated campaigns for all suppliers, defining the brief for these suppliers and brief into channels for activation. You will be supporting the coordination of supplier participation in brand and seasonal campaigns with the Brand / Seasonal campaign teams.

You will monitor the performance of your supplier funded campaigns, supporting the preparation of PCA reports to inform Retail Media Sales team conversations for the plans for the following year. You'll be highly organised, adept in working with insight and customer segmentation, always with an eye on marketing channel effectiveness and driving outcomes for our suppliers.

You will have a thorough understanding of and a passion for marketing, making use of a variety of marketing best practice to meet objectives set. You'll have strong commercial acumen, natural ability with insight and data and work well under-pressure. Your ability to deliver compelling presentations will be regularly used and you will be a collaborative and proactive team member, forming part of matrix business and marketing teams to create campaigns which are bigger than the sum of the parts.

Key responsibilities / what will you be doing?

• Support the delivery of the annual calendar of initiatives for all other suppliers

• Support the delivery of defined elements within an overall marketing campaign, including the definition of the marketing brief, the channel and media plan, message hierarchy, creative execution, all the way through to delivery of the campaign itself being on time and on budget.

• Work with brand/ seasonal campaign teams to coordinate supplier participation in brand and seasonal campaigns

• Monitor performance of the supplier funded campaigns and support the preparation of PCA reports.

• Build meaningful partnerships with key stakeholders; inspire, excite and motivate teams across the business.

• Work to ensure the consistent implementation of activity across marketing, and work with implementation teams to enable effective delivery across other functions. Escalate risks and take decisive action to quickly resolve decision blockages

Essential skills you’ll need:

• Significant experience in marketing campaign management

• Proven experience working effectively in matrix teams

• Experience working with complex projects and managing multiple Stakeholders.

• Relevant experience working with external suppliers or agencies.

• Comfortable working in a face paced environment

• Experience in insight and analytics.

• Evidence in strong written and verbal communication

• Experience interpreting data for insights using data visualisation tools, such as Tableau

Desirable skills you’ll have:

• Further qualifications in marketing or business

• Experience working in a Retail Media environment

• Relevant experience working within the retail sector

Benefits of the Partnership and the role:

• ? - Hybrid Working.

• ?️ - Full - time working holiday entitlement 22 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays (this is pro-rated for part time hours).

• ⚖ - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy

• ? - Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not

• ? - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete your Earning Membership period. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products, some exclusions apply) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners (some exclusions apply) You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount.

• ? - Simple cycle to work support scheme

• ? - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them

• ? - Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit - https://www.jlpjobs.com/about/benefits/

Next Steps:

• The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").

• Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1 stage virtual interview.

• You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.

• Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.

• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early

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