About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for a pro-active, dynamic, and driven individual to join as a Marketing Executive for the Speciality Cluster, supporting Retail Marketing and Hi- Performance. This is a fabulous opportunity within the business, and we are looking for ambitious, customer focused individuals to come and be part of this amazing team!
This role is liaises with several internal stakeholders; from the marketing and sales team to our Senior Leadership teams – so we are looking for someone who can interact with colleagues of all levels and can manage several deadlines at once. All the digital content marketing is created in house, you will have the chance to be involved with weekly and monthly retail updates to notify our customers of industry and retail landscapes, conducting research for customer meetings and supporting on tender pitches and working on cross-functional special projects. This role creates engaging communications for sites, hosting events for new business opportunities and drafting content for our Cluster Sales Director for our Town Hall meetings.
The role also has scope to create and design marketing material that can be used across the companies’ online platforms, social media and print media, including content for customer presentations.
To be successful in role, you need to be able to understand our product offering in Speciality, our brand guidelines and be comfortable to use to create content, able to manage conflicting priorities and enjoy working in a facet paced environment with different stakeholders.
This is a full time, hybrid role between home and our site in Ely, Cambridge with some travel to sites in Hinckley, Mercia and Paddington as required.
So, if you are someone who is eager for a new challenge within Packaging – then we encourage you to apply!
About you
- Understanding of Point of Sale, Industrial products and or the Packaging industry highly desirable but will be interested in those with a background and experience from FMCG industries
- Knowledge around consumer insights desired but not essential
- Ability to create content - both presentations and for online communications
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present confidently to senior management
- Able to work independently but also comfortable building strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders around the business
- A positive and can-do attitude
- Strong organisational skills with proven ability to manage multiple tasks at any given time
- Computer literate, especially on Microsoft packages
Location: This is a full time, hybrid role between home and our site in Ely, Cambridge with some travel to sites in Hinckley, Mercia and Paddington as required.
About us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria
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