Marketing Assistant

**Marketing Assistant - Food To Go**:

- Job Req ID: 4868- Job Posting Closing Date: 25.02.2024**Marketing Assistant
- Food to Go**
**Attractive Salary**
**36.5 Hour week (Hybrid)**
**Newtownabbey**

**Who are we?**
At Henderson Group, we are proud to be Northern Ireland’s leading foodservice provider. Our group encompasses Henderson Wholesale, Henderson Retail, Henderson Foodservice and Henderson Group Property. We employ over 5,000 staff and have been placed 4th in Ulster Business Top 100 Companies 2023.

We're a family-owned team that cares about our people and the community in which we live. Our leaders care about employees and our employees succeed together and celebrate the success of others. We are interested in your aspirations, interests and skills and we strive to support and inspire you to do well.

**A look into the role**

Henderson Wholesale is a leading Wholesaler in Northern Ireland and supplies goods to over 450 stores across various brands such as SPAR, EUROSPAR and VIVO. We source from local farmers, growers and producers and are proud to contribute to our local economy and environment.

We achieved Gold accreditation against the Investors in People standard framework in 2023 in recognition of people management excellence and our commitment to investment in people.

**The purpose of the role**:
Building effective cross-functional relationships is a key aspect of this role, involving collaboration with marketing, sales, and store operations teams within the organization, as well as external contacts such as designers, marketing agencies, suppliers, and retailers.

**Working as Marketing Assistant you will**:

- Manage in-store digital screen content for FTG including third-party advertising, scheduling updates with design team and ensuring content is accurate & engaging
- Maintain product image library and point of sale templates, liaising with central marketing, sales and operations teams to ensure requirements are met
- Develop and maintain the sales tool kit for FTG brand roll-out to independent retailers
- Manage regular promotional, range and retail communications to independent retailers
- Social media planning, scheduling, asset sourcing & creation
- Develop point of sale for new FTG concepts and evolve through trial and launch
- Liaise with trading and suppliers to develop point of sale to support third-party brands
- Assist in the planning and delivery of key events to showcase FTG innovation and best practice
- Liaise with 3rd party agencies e.g. design, media and print, managing costs and timelines
- Maintain brand standards across all communications
- Track marketing spend and provide invoice breakdowns to finance
- Assist with consumer and market research collation and analysis
- Regular Henderson Group and competitor store visits
- Contribute to cross-functional projects, working closely with colleagues from across Henderson Group

**Skills for Success**

**Joining us as Market Assistant the minimum criteria you’ll need is**:
**Essential Criteria**
- A minimum 1 years’ marketing experience
- IT proficiency skills particular with MS office Packages
- Demonstrable experience working with and managing external agencies.

The **Attributes **you’ll need include:

- Exceptional communication skills
- Demonstrates a proactive and positive attitude, thriving in a dynamic, deadline-driven environment.
- Capable of working collaboratively in a team, establishing productive working relationships across all organizational levels

It is** Desirable** if you have:

- 3rd Level Education with a Marketing/ Design/ Communications related degree.
- Knowledge and evidence of marketing practice and principles
- FMCG experience
- Experience in social media & digital marketing communications
- Experience of design software i.e. Photoshop
- Experience in analysing market & consumer research
- Project planning
- Interest in Food Development

**Are we right for you?**

As part of this role, it will be important that you feel aligned with the values that we live and work by.

**Ambition -** We always strive to be better. We seek new challenges and look for ways to do things better.

**Customer First - **We provide exceptional service. We put customers at the heart of everything and support our communities.

**Teamwork -** We succeed together. We help colleagues to succeed, and we share our knowledge and skills.

**Integrity - **We are fair, honest and ethical. We treat everyone with dignity and respect. We are inclusive and champion diversity.

**The Reward**

The impact you can make with Henderson Group goes far beyond your day to day. You will be part of a business supporting defibrillator installations and school sports days. In the last year Henderson group staff and retail stores raised over £1 million for charity partners.

You will have the balance necessary to enjoy your job and your life. We will help you to feel proud of what you do and achieve. And we will be here to celebrate your