Marketing Assistant - Yankee Candle

Job ID: 19243 

Alternate Locations: United Kingdom-England-Manchester; United Kingdom-England-Birmingham; United Kingdom-England-Cheadle; United Kingdom-England-Lichfield 

Marketing Assistant – Yankee Candle

Location: Manchester area (Cheadle) or Birmingham area (Lichfield)

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Contract type: Permanent

Your Role & Team in a Nutshell

As Marketing Assistant, you will help shape how brands including Yankee Candle, Woodwick and Chesapeake Bay connect with customers and consumers. You will support trade marketing, brand communications, customer programmes and new product launches, turning insight into well-executed activity that contributes to sales, profit and market-share growth in the UK & Ireland. 

You will work closely with the Marketing Manager, regional marketing colleagues and the sales team, as well as supply chain, demand planning and finance. You will also collaborate with customers and specialist agencies. This is a varied opportunity to build broad marketing experience across an established portfolio.

We will help you achieve your goals and develop by providing regular feedback and access to online training courses.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Bring plans to life: support annual trade marketing, channel and customer planning, aligned with brand and commercial priorities. 

• Create engaging brand activity: coordinate consumer promotions, in-store materials, public relations content and customer activations in line with brand guidelines. 

• Support launches: contribute to new product introductions and integrated brand activation plans, ensuring materials are ready on time. 

• Build customer relationships: take part in customer meetings and visits, helping identify opportunities to strengthen partnerships and grow the business. 

• Coordinate events: organise trade fairs and conferences, including registrations, brand presentation, marketing materials, internal contributors and budget tracking. 

• Manage marketing administration: support budget tracking, supplier set-up, purchase orders and required trackers and systems. 

• Develop customer solutions: work with colleagues and agencies to create displays, clip strips, gift sets and other materials that meet customer needs. 

• Use insight to improve performance: monitor competitors, customers, market trends and regulatory developments, and help assess the return from key marketing initiatives.

What You’ll Need

Minimum:

• University degree
• Initial marketing experience, preferably in a multinational company with a B2C background
• Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
• Demonstrated analytical and organisational skills
• Good command of MS Office applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Willing and able to travel domestically on occasion

Your advantage:

• Previous experience collaborating with external agencies
• Proactive approach: you are comfortable taking initiative, working independently and following through on commitments.
• Collaborative mindset: you build positive relationships and approach your work with integrity, curiosity and enthusiasm.
• Result-oriented with good communication skills

What You Gain

Newell Brands has a strong footprint in the EMEA region, with several thousand employees spread over many corporate offices and manufacturing facilities. You might recognise some of our iconic brands, like Parker, Sistema, Spontex, Crockpot, NUK, Coleman, and Yankee Candle, to name a few.

Join us and benefit from:

• Flexible hybrid working system (on average 3 days in the office and 2 days at home p.w.)
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning – 17,000+ courses for your professional and personal development
• Bravo – our global recognition programme where teammates can recognise each other and exceptional work is rewarded
• Employee Referral Program – an opportunity to get a bonus
• Global Employee Assistance Program – confidential support for you and your family, complementing our commitment to your well-being at work and beyond
• Corporate Citizenship Philosophies – environmentally sustainable and socially sensitive business practices
• Give@Newell – paid time-off for charity activities dedicated for local communities right where you live/work
• Access to Employee Resource Groups that foster an inclusive culture
• Core Values: Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, Leadership

Are you interested?

If so, please click on “Apply Now” on this site and upload your CV.

If your application is shortlisted, our recruiter will invite you for an initial MS Teams interview.

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