Campaign Manager

Purpose of the Job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced team player to help us on this remarkable marketing retail fashion journey! In this key position you will drive and grow aspects of the implementation and overall support to the EMEA campaigns of a world leading denim brand. You will be responsible for the daily development and maintenance of key (creative) marketing relationships with existing client stakeholders as well as driving new business through ongoing sustainable growth.  You are a go getter, working together with an enthusiastic Creative, Campaign and Client brand environment team, who spearheads the constant improvement of processes, internally and with the client.

It is your responsibility to steer and execute client campaigns; this includes managing the project planning, masterlist creation and store allocation, as well as coordinating production and logistics / installation. You are involved in the entire campaign process from beginning to end. You host client (kick off/review) meetings. In addition, you support and oversee the financial and budget administration, both internal and external.

Within this role you are a central part of the team, working closely with the creative team (creative designers), creative development/innovation specialists and are a part of the wider campaign team.

You are a confident ‘self-starter’ with excellent communication skills (in English), relationship building, creative flair and organisational skills.  This role is diversified and dynamic and combines strategic planning as well as driving excellent project delivery for our client. The perfect candidate should be a strong team player, solution driven with campaign management experience and an eye for accuracy and detail.

Key responsibilities

• Take briefings from the client and ensure all key requirements such as spec and critical dates are captured
• Working closely with the Creative Design/Development/Innovation and Campaigns team to ensure new concept projects are delivered within budget. proactively manages timings, pushing back on clusters and internally when necessary to ensure the best possible outcome.
• Monitor and manage campaign/projects process from beginning to end. To ensure they are delivered to specification and on time
• To manage, oversee and freeze the European store masterlist file together around any new store information / window / address updates and closures
• Creation of the offline/online campaign deck including store allocations/forecast
• Determine the best supply chain solution for the local campaigns and make contact with the suppliers
• Take on the Ambassador's role. Managing communication and work relationship including hosting clients' meetings as well as any F2F meetings required
• Coordinate bulk production and timings
• Liaising closely with suppliers and logistics partner
• Management of final cost sheet by country + blanket PO’s
• Manage financial process from quotation, client cost approval to invoicing
• Manage the issue log form and manage/ organise campaign debrief call

Knowledge, Skills + Experience

• Experienced working within a fashion marketing/retail brand environment and thinking from a store and market perspective
• Experience of managing retail projects with multiple country roll out initiatives either within a multinational organisation or in a retail agency environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to strict timelines in a fast-paced environment
• You have a good understanding around the Consumer Journey
• You can read and interpret data related to Store Design and Technical Drawings and translate and coordinate this into effective marketing campaigns
• Highly articulate – you write clearly and concisely when documenting meetings, delivery plans and when drafting proposals.
• Strong cross-cultural and effective communication skills. You will be dealing with a wide variety of European marketing stakeholders to successfully deliver and exceed their expectations.
• Strong analysing + investigating skills; you are a natural problem solver
• Process driven with a strong commercial understanding.
• Able to manage and communicate with key client stakeholders to successfully deliver and exceed their expectations
• Strong time management and prioritisation skills
• Is professional, courteous and calm under pressure
• Keen eye for detail across process and product, never accepting good enough
• Relevant working experience in Marketing Comms/Services + Retail Fashion
• Has built credible customer relationships
• Can identify business issues and develop risk mitigation strategies
• A tracked record in Project Management (managing multiple projects simultaneously), combined with a flexible approach to (last-minute) changes
• Excellent analysis and critical thinking skills
• Results-oriented, proactive, hands-on, and forward thinking
• A strong aesthetic and eye for detail, paired with a holistic Marketing view
• Good interpersonal communication skills: team player, stakeholder management, interdepartmental collaboration.
• Entrepreneurial minded with natural drive for development and self-improvement
• Empathic and social person for daily interaction with many people
• Self-motivated, confident, able to motivate all team members to a high performance and excellent quality of work
• Experience in liaising directly with clients and campaign management experience is preferred
• Ability to understand current/changing business strategy and participate in delivering it
• Ability to deal with the ambiguity associated with working in a fast paced and changing environment
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs; Excel (Pivot), PowerPoint
• Ability to read and understand CAD drawings
• Business-level fluent in English, both written and verbal
• Ability to deal with the ambiguity associated with working in a fast paced and changing environment
• Sound financial reporting and forecasting experience
• Strong presentation skills, ability to present convincingly to a senior audience