Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with our colleagues working in stores across several retail fascias in many markets around the world.
JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.
We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.
Retail Marketing Executive- 12 MONTH FTC
Responsible To
Retail Marketing Manager
Department
Marketing
Location:
Bury HQ/Manchester TanzaroHouse
Hours
8:30am – 5:30pm
Role Overview
This role is responsible forsupporting campaigns to drivethe profitability of the UK & ROI Retail store estate by positively impactingfootfall, Conversion, ATV, UPT across all store formats through flawlessly executed consumer-relevant marketing campaigns, promotionsand in-store communication (POS & Screens).
Key Duties/Responsibilities
* Support the Retail Marketing Manager to deliver on local, tactical, and reactive marketing strategies across the UK and ROI retail estate.
* Lead the execution of local, omni-channel retail marketing campaigns in key locations to ensure we are present at every touch point in our customers journey.
* Develop new store openings by ensuring appropriate 360 degree activation plans are developed and implemented and relevant actions are taken when stores are not performing.
* Support with the briefing and roll out of in-store activations, to maximize impact and event success.
* Be the dedicated person for your assigned projects - driving and executing the day-to-day operations, ensuring smooth delivery (planning & coordination) of all assigned projects across the business and into markets (relevant, on time, on budget).
* Briefing of multi-channel, creative and studio teams for Hoardings, POS, and digital media requirements.
* Develop excellent working relationships with all stakeholders, partners & market/regional teams, working cross functionally.
* Coordinate and produce wrap reports & support on relevant admin. Providing learnings, insights and knowledge gained on each project to inform and enhance each subsequent project. Bringing& sharing ideas, including research, with the team to enrich projects.
* During your time in the team you will have the opportunity to build your skills & learn more about our industry & the marketing function as well as the brands and partners we work with.
Skills/Experience/Knowledge Needed
* Ability to work under pressure and in a fast paced environment.
* Demonstrates initiative and can-do attitude to solving problems.
* Excellent attention to detail
* Must be proficient in time management skills.
* Previous Marketing experience beneficial.
* PowerPoint & Excel skills essential.
We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work.
Thank you for your time
JD