Marketing Manager

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Marketing​

Marketing is at the heart of Reckitt. We pride ourselves on our unique way of driving growth for some of the world's most loved and trusted health, hygiene and nutrition brands.

Our purpose and fight are what motivates us to design and deliver distinctive communications throughout our consumer funnel, so that we deliver category growth as well as a positive impact on society.

With extensive media and digital teams embedded throughout the organisation, we measure both our business and our societal impact. Our global teams lead on our overarching brand strategy, brand guardianship and innovation pipeline in close partnership with R&D. Leaving our local marketing teams to deliver on our regional goals in partnership with our Sales teams.

With the scale of our 2500 marketing community - alongside our leading-edge Marketing Academy - your opportunities to grow and upskill will be extensive.

About the role

Based within a Reckitt country business, the marketing manager reports directly to the Head of Marketing and is responsible for leading major international category projects.  In countries which take a category lead position, the Marketing Manager will be required to lead strategy development, NPD and Consumer Communication.

Your responsibilities

•To develop a clear vision for the category at local level in line with regional and global strategic imperatives, and to generate annual and three-year brand plans to deliver the vision.  There is full P&L responsibility.
•To lead the development and implementation of the annual business plan, monitor performance and competitor activity and recommend adjustments to the marketing mix.
•To deliver a product development programme to generate consistent sales and profit growth.
•To recruit, coach and develop direct reports into truly exceptional Marketers.
•To co-ordinate the development and maintenance of effective local Sales/Marketing interface to ensure effective execution of business plans.
•To lead, where appropriate, the selection of local external Service Agencies and to develop and manage professional working relationships. 
•To lead and/or contribute to international projects with partners in the Reckitt Benckiser Group.

The experience we're looking for

•Educated to minimum bachelors degree level in a business related subject - from a recognised University 
•At least 8 years marketing experience, including 2 years as people manager.
•Must be able to demonstrate outstanding marketing skills developed within the FMCG environment.
•Strong commercial awareness
•Strong sense of urgency and achievement
•Resilient and able to respond under pressure
•Leadership qualities in impacting, contributing and challenging business strategy
•Ability to influence
•Strong analytical skills and P&L understanding
•Fluency in English

The skills for success

- Demonstrated agility in managing a brand amidst competitive and complex environments.
- A robust track record in Marketing, with a shining portfolio of successes in both Marketing and Sales functions.
- An ability to combine strategic thinking with decisive action, backed by a sharp commercial mindset.
- Insightful grasp of consumer behaviour and market trends, with an emphasis on a global perspective.
- Excellent communication skills, adept at nurturing relationships and managing stakeholders with ease.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.