Retail Marketing Manager (Computing)

Gekko are looking for a Retail Marketing Manager with experience in working with retailers to develop marketing campaigns to join one of our dedicated client teams.

Working for Gekko, supporting the Marketing team for our computing brand, you will use your experience to help conceive ideas and project manage the execution of key marketing initiatives. Collaborating with a variety of external partners including Vendors, OEMs, Retailers, and other strategic partners

Your Package

• Up to £60,000 per annum (DOE)
• Travel Expenses
• 22 days paid holiday in addition to bank holidays
• Holiday Purchase or Sell Scheme*
• Company Pension scheme - 3% employer contribution
• Ongoing personal development
• Access to employee assistance programme (24/7 personal wellbeing support)
• Perkbox Subscription (complimentary & discounted rates across a range of services and providers)
• 12 month contract (Monday - Friday working week, 37.5 hours)
• Hybrid working solution (split between Client Head Office in London, along with remote working)

Your Role

• Understand the key challenges of our retail partners, design strategies to solve those challenges with our clients' products.
• Collect the user/partner insights with robust analytical thinking and fact-based analyses.
• Be the key point of contact for your program for all internal Retail Marketing teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Drive new retail program launches locally to increase sales, collaborating closely with global, regional, and cross-functional stakeholders to bring the product/cross-product story to life with our retail partners
• Project manage the execution of events and ambassador activities designed to engage target consumer audiences
• Design and execute programmes that excite the teams to promote our clients products.
• Determine the impact of retail initiatives through robust analysis and reporting

Do you have what it takes?

• Extensive experience in retail marketing, partner management, or consumer marketing.
• Understanding of program management along with reporting and troubleshooting.
• Ability to demonstrate thought leadership and relationship-building management, (including external partners) on pivotal marketing programs and campaigns.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to liaise with stakeholders of all levels internally and externally.
• Strong negotiation, advocacy and relationship management skills
• Go-to-market experience in retail, along with the technology sector.
• Experience developing marketing strategy business plans and executing channel marketing plans
• Strong creative judgement
• Understanding of the UKI retail landscape, and experience working with various retail partners is advantageous
• Our ideal candidate will need to be based in the Southern region of the UK with transport links to Central London

Gekko is a creative customer experience marketing agency seeking talent to create and evolve campaigns. We enhance our brands customer journey by streamlining and tailoring the customer experience to drive sales across retail, B2B and online channels.

Choose Gekko to build your career and we will support you to gain practical experience from across the best global tech brands. Aligning with our core values, that underpin the way we work - we trust you to make the right choices. We encourage everyone at Gekko to be insightful in their approach and honest to themselves and others.

At Gekko Group everyone is welcome and as an inclusive employer, our teams are encouraged to be relaxed but professional. Be your best self, in a trusted team so we can grow together.

If you identify with the key skills and experience in this role that we are looking for, we’d like to hear from you.

Apply to us by sending an up to date CV using the 'Apply Now' link

*Eligible upon completion of successful 90 day review