Trade Marketing Manager

Trade Marketing Manager ¦ Kildare Village ¦ Permanent Full time

Something Extraordinary Every Day

The key responsibilities of this role will include some or all the following:

• Be responsible for the development and execution of retail marketing strategy for the Village
• Build and maintain close work relationships with Brands to enhance the brands' positioning of the Village
• Reinforce the trust of our brand partners, deliver 5-starts marketing services to our brands and keep raising the bar
• Stay up to date to the knowledge of brands and understanding of products, from global luxury brands to local mass marketing brands
• Develop 360° retail marketing plans to achieve the financial goals, bringing together in village experience and brand activation moments, including new brand openings
• Plan the retail marketing commercial activations adopting the Product Is King approach to reinforce our unique proposition

Every colleague is an entrepreneur at heart and this drives our organisational culture, which values invention, innovation and risk taking. To be successful with us, you'll have:

• Previous experience at a strategic leadership level with luxury or mass market brands
• Ability to think strategically and perform operationally
• Strong understanding on different audiences and customer behaviors
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to get the buy in
• Excellent project management skills with the ability to both plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously

The Bicester Collection are the worlds' leading luxury shopping destinations, and we are committed to creating magical and memorable experiences for our guests. Taking the name of the founding Village, The Bicester Collection distinguishes the 12 Villages in Europe, China and USA as one collection of destinations for our guests, our brand partners, our travel and tourism partners, our corporate and financial media, and our internal teams.

Our Vision is to be the best shopping destination in the world.

Our Mission is to make the lives of others better including our brands, our guests, our people and our communities.

Our Brand Promise is to offer something extraordinary every day.

Our Five Values are the glue that bind us together and allows us to lead ahead:

• Authenticity - Always do the right thing
• Innovation - Think outside of the box
• Passion - Do what you love and love what you do
• Critical Thinking - Challenge the obvious
• Vision - Be mission driven always

The key to our success is the quality and commitment of our people. In return for your hard work and commitment to our values, you'll receive a generous salary and we'll also reward you through our Feel Good Programme which offers the following benefits:

• Lifestyle - Our Lifestyle benefits include life assurance, income protection, pension, leisure travel insurance, an electric car scheme, a discounted shopping portal, discounts across our Villages, a referral bonus and season ticket loans.
• Physical - Our Physical health benefits include private medical cover, virtual doctor support, dental insurance, health screening, a cycle-to-work scheme, eye care and flu vaccinations.
• Mental – Our Mental health benefits include access to professionals as well as support from trained mental health 'first aiders' from across the business, an employee assistance programme and free access to Headspace and Thrive, two of the most well respected mental well-being apps.
• Social- Our social programme is designed to help us connect and, most importantly, have fun Benefits include yoga classes, summer parties, outdoor team activities, time away from the office to enjoy special occasions such as birthdays, getting married, moving house and, of course, taking a well-deserved break.

At The Bicester Collection, we are focused on attracting and retaining the best talent. We believe in fostering an open culture, which supports our people to thrive and creates a sense of belonging. Working at the Bicester Collection means entering an inclusive space where all perspectives are valued, ideas are shared freely, and creativity is encouraged.