Interim Shopper Marketing Manager

Marketing | Leeds | Full Time | Temporary

Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.

What awaits you? It's up to you! At Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?

JOIN THE TASTE.

Great news! We have a fantastic opportunity for an Interim Shopper Marketing Manager to join our Marketing team to bring our brands to life where it matters the most – at the point of purchase. 

You’ll lead the planning and execution of insight-driven shopper marketing campaigns across our major retail partners. With a strong commercial mindset and a passion for brand storytelling, you’ll be the connector between brand strategy, customer plans and omnichannel execution.   

We’re talking:

·       Crafting and activating shopper specific plans for our pizza and cake categories

·       Using data and insights to influence shopper behaviour and deliver real results

·       Partnering closely with Sales, Brand and Category teams

·       Bringing online and offline shopper marketing together for maximum impact

·       Managing retailer media, budgets and ROI with precision and creativity

·       Working with agencies and retail partners to deliver standout activations

If you’re commercially savvy, creatively minded and love influencing shoppers – this is your moment.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

A career at Dr Oetker will provide you with:   

·       The chance to own customer-facing marketing plans in a leading FMCG brand

·       Autonomy, variety and impact in a fast-paced, collaborative team

·       Opportunities to grow across a global business with strong brand equity

WHAT YOU BRING

• ·       Experience working with major UK retailers and external agencies
• ·       Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills

·       Confident communicator with a knack for bringing ideas to life

·       Logical, adaptable and creative under pressure

·       And of course, IT literate with strong PowerPoint and Excel skills

The role will be based from our Leeds Head Office (Thorpe Park, Leeds) and we are currently working to a hybrid working model where 2/3 days per week are home working. You do need to be able to commute to our Leeds Head Office, Leyland Production site and other external locations for face to face collaboration and to meet business requirements.                     

WHAT WE OFFER

The Interim Shopper Marketing Manager offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;

·       Hybrid working pattern (minimum of 2 days a week office based)

·       27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

·       Flexible working hours

·       Free life assurance 4x annual salary

·       Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)

·       Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)

·       Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)

·       Annual healthy heart MOT’s

·       Enhanced family friendly leave

·       Enhanced Company Sick Pay

·       State of the art office environment with free wifi, tea, coffee, fruit and snacks

·       Onsite free car park

·       Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)

·       Incentivised employee suggestion schemes

·       Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond

·       Cycle to work scheme

·       Free eye test vouchers

·       A great place to work and access to our cake & pizza products!