Marketing Project Manager

Role Responsibility

Are you looking for a new challenge that gives you the chance to use your Project Management skills to take Marketing at Selfridges to the next level?  Looking for a company that wants to help further your career, as well as provide you with an exciting, inspiring and fun place to work?  

If the answer to all of these questions is ‘yes’ then you’re just the kind of person we’re looking for!

As the Marketing Project Manager, you will support the Marketing Team to deliver Marketing strategy, with focus upon project management of Campaigns and support in delivering annual revenue targets.

As Marketing Project Manager you will:

- Plan and oversee Project Management of Marketing Campaigns, maintaining a critical path and RACI of each project/campaign

- Cost control – budget and finance management

- Supplier management and negotiation in collaboration with Production including, budgets, schedules and scope

- Risk management: Review and report progress with a focus upon budget and delivery: identify risk/s, create resolutions and implement recovery where required

- Quality control of campaign delivery

- Briefing and management of all Legal documentation including supplier contracting as well as compliance, e.g. ASA

- Reporting management: create and implement reporting frameworks to ensure improved / optimised performance with forthcoming campaigns.

- Team Management: Briefing and delegating to project management and marketing teams; evaluating and communicating campaign progress and performance

- Key stakeholder alignment across Accounts Payable; Buying and Merchandising; Creative Production; Digital, Finance; Fashion Direction; Legal; MMC; Strategy & Insights

- Rolling forecasting of all marketing revenue

- Review and report period and quarterly category and total targets: identify risk/s and resolutions including stretch targets

- Monthly alignment with Finance Business Partner

- Exploring tool(s) and/or software to improve project management efficiency(ies)

- Improve Project Management process and quality, including: updating Campaign Development Process (inc. Customer insights deep-dives; brand-facing communication(s) and Production R&Rs)

The Ideal Candidate

- Extensive experience in project management experience within a retail environment

- Experience controlling and managing large budgets

- Excellent competencies in Excel and PowerPoint required

- Strong organisational and presentation skills with ability to work on own initiative

- Good time management skills and ability to manage deadlines

- Experienced in managing and developing direct reports.

- A team player, collaborative, open and transparent – able to navigate the organisation and to be comfortable with ambiguity.

About the Company

Our Creative Spirit 

We are more than a shop. We are a social space where culture and commerce collide to release an energy that we call the Selfridges spirit. We are here to make our world brighter, and everyone is welcome. 

Our Awards Cabinet 

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign.  

Our Future 

Since 1909 we have been at the forefront of retail and today our stores in London, Manchester and Birmingham – alongside selfridges.com and the Selfridges App – continue to redefine the way we shop and socialise. As a Selfridges team member, you will learn what it takes to consistently drive innovation, success and amazing customer experiences. 

Everyone is welcome

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive working culture, and we see this as key to our success and our working culture. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome - irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all. We are diverse, we are inclusive, we are Selfridges.

The Fun Stuff  

There are lots of reasons to be excited about joining Team Selfridges – from our fantastic team member communities to volunteer days and behind-the-scenes Selfridges experiences throughout the year. 

Other benefits and rewards include:

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme 
• Discounted gym memberships 
• Pension contributions  
• Annual travel pass and cycle to work schemes 
• A volunteer day for all team members 
• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development

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