89 Marketing Directors jobs in the United Kingdom
Marketing Director
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We are working exclusively with a leading food manufacturer in London to recruit a talented Marketing Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional who combines strong marketing expertise with proven sales experience, ready to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced consumer market.
As Marketing Manager, you will shape and deliver creative campaigns that drive brand growth while also engaging directly with customers and commercial teams to maximise sales opportunities. The successful candidate will be confident managing budgets, leading brand strategy, and collaborating across functions to deliver measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead the development and execution of marketing strategy across multiple channels.
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Work closely with sales teams to create customer-centric campaigns and drive revenue.
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Manage brand positioning, communications, and product launches.
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Analyse performance data and ROI to refine and improve marketing activity.
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Contribute to broader commercial strategy, reporting to the Marketing Director.
Candidate Profile
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Proven track record as a Marketing Manager or senior marketing professional within food/FMCG.
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Essential: demonstrable sales experience alongside marketing expertise.
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Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
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Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and commercial acumen.
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Career-driven and ambitious, with aspirations to grow into a Marketing Director role.
Marketing Director
Posted 14 days ago
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Founded in 2003 Wasabi's vision is to lovingly create and serve delicious Asian food for a busy nation.
Wasabi now has 40 thriving restaurants across London and major UK cities and 4 in New York and in 2019, we introduced Wasabi Home Bento to the grocery channel , launching exclusively in Sainsbury’s . Building on that success, the grocery business broadened its reach to Tesco in September 2022, followed by exciting launches in Co-op and Morrisons in 2024. Wasabi grocery has seen phenomenal growth and is now a £62m RSV brand. Wasabi proudly stands as the No. 2 chilled ready-meal brand in the market , consistently attracting new customers to the category through an innovative East Asian range.
Wasabi’s menu is celebrated for its unique character, exceptional freshness, and bold flavours. Our diverse range is designed to delight a wide audience, delivering both comfort and excitement with every bite.
We have an ambitious 5-year growth strategy, focusing on new restaurants, franchise partnerships, and international expansion.
As we prepare for our next phase of growth and innovation, we have an incredibly exciting opportunity for a Marketing Director to join our Marketing Team based in Park Royal.
The Role:
This is a key role in Wasabi’s growth strategy to double the size of the business in the next five years. The Marketing Director will oversee our brand building activity with focus on driving penetration and conversion in our 40-strong UK restaurant business and through our grocery partners. The successful candidate will shape the overall strategy to build on Wasabi’s credentials to become a trusted and loved brand.
The role will lead a team responsible for the development and delivery of all current and future propositions and marketing activity to achieve our growth ambitions and drive commercial success. They will partner with the Food Team to bring customer insight to our menu development and ensure we capitalise on trends in the QSR and grocery markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and evolve the Wasabi brand vision, personality and values to inform our creative strategy, visual identity and tone of voice. Act as the guardian to ensure consistent representation of our brand throughout the customer journey
- Develop and implement the three-year brand strategy aligning across our restaurant and grocery businesses and driving synergies where possible
- Oversee a robust and data-led process for reviewing marketing activity to drive continuous improvement in ROI
- Lead a cross-functional team to drive restaurant like-for-like sales growth, maximising transaction value through alignment of marketing activity, product availability and ‘in-restaurant’ customer experience
- Bring customer and trend insight to the food development process, partnering with the food and commercial teams to capitalize on opportunities whilst maintaining alignment to our brand promise
- Champion sustainability and that ESG considerations are applied to marketing activity, product development and packaging decisions
- Lead a cross-functional team on packaging design and development alongside the Procurement and Food teams
- Source and develop new product or sales channel opportunities and drive them through to compelling customer propositions, working closely with the Restaurant Operations teams
- Support the successful opening of equity owned restaurants and any co-marketing activity for franchise partnerships
- Define and implement Wasabi’s PR and social strategy to develop a balanced and broad dialogue with our customers and the wider public. Optimise both business (LinkedIn) and social (TikTok, Instagram etc) channels
- Oversee our agency and supplier partnerships to ensure return on investment and adherence to our service levels and impact
- Lead the pricing strategy for restaurants menus - executing pricing and promotional changes and evaluating performance and impact
- Develop and implement a Restaurant commercial playbook and lead a cross-functional working group to establish local restaurant marketing strategy and establish a ‘local’ vs ‘centrally’ managed approach
- Partner with Area Managers to develop an understanding in operations about sales drivers and how operational teams can maximise sales and brand perception
- Lead merchandising optimization and range reviews to maximise transaction value, alongside the Operations & Food teams
- Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and motivates a high performing team
Our Requirements:
The ideal candidate for this role will be a commercial marketing leader with extensive experience of driving results in QSR, retail or hospitality environment, alongside solid
exposure to FMCG. They should demonstrate the ability to balance short-term sales driving activity whilst balancing long-term brand development. Candidates should be educated to degree level, ideally with a post graduate Marketing qualification.
They will also need to demonstrate:
- Strategic thinking with a passion for working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Data literacy with the ability to ‘speak to the numbers’
- Strong commercial acumen and financial literacy, with a solid understanding of business drivers and the ability to evaluate campaign performance and ROI
- Experience in developing, managing and working within budgets
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and thrives on building strong working relationships. Able to build trust and credibility across the business
- A track record of building creative and ground-breaking marketing campaigns and well-versed in understanding current trends on social and digital
- Excellent leadership capabilities with the ability to build a high-performing and engaged team
In Return we provide:
- A great working environment
- Pension scheme
- Target Bonus
- Refer A Friend Scheme
- Free Sushi or hot food (vegan options available)
- 50% discount in our Branches
- Employee Assistant Programme
- (a service providing health and wellbeing support)
- Long Service Awards
- Wagestream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings
- Life Assurance
- Cycle To Work
- Free on-site parking
- A variety of discounts (shopping, food & drink, entertainment and health & fitness) through Perkbox and
- The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.
Our people make us who we are. If you're looking for an exciting challenge and this sounds like the job for you please apply today as we can't wait to hear from you.
COME ROLL WITH US!
Marketing Director
Posted 3 days ago
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We are working exclusively with a leading food manufacturer in London to recruit a talented Marketing Manager. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious professional who combines strong marketing expertise with proven sales experience, ready to make a tangible impact in a fast-paced consumer market.
As Marketing Manager, you will shape and deliver creative campaigns that drive brand growth while also engaging directly with customers and commercial teams to maximise sales opportunities. The successful candidate will be confident managing budgets, leading brand strategy, and collaborating across functions to deliver measurable results.
Key Responsibilities
-
Lead the development and execution of marketing strategy across multiple channels.
-
Work closely with sales teams to create customer-centric campaigns and drive revenue.
-
Manage brand positioning, communications, and product launches.
-
Analyse performance data and ROI to refine and improve marketing activity.
-
Contribute to broader commercial strategy, reporting to the Marketing Director.
Candidate Profile
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Proven track record as a Marketing Manager or senior marketing professional within food/FMCG.
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Essential: demonstrable sales experience alongside marketing expertise.
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Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
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Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and commercial acumen.
-
Career-driven and ambitious, with aspirations to grow into a Marketing Director role.
Marketing Director
Posted 3 days ago
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Job Description
Founded in 2003 Wasabi's vision is to lovingly create and serve delicious Asian food for a busy nation.
Wasabi now has 40 thriving restaurants across London and major UK cities and 4 in New York and in 2019, we introduced Wasabi Home Bento to the grocery channel , launching exclusively in Sainsbury’s . Building on that success, the grocery business broadened its reach to Tesco in September 2022, followed by exciting launches in Co-op and Morrisons in 2024. Wasabi grocery has seen phenomenal growth and is now a £62m RSV brand. Wasabi proudly stands as the No. 2 chilled ready-meal brand in the market , consistently attracting new customers to the category through an innovative East Asian range.
Wasabi’s menu is celebrated for its unique character, exceptional freshness, and bold flavours. Our diverse range is designed to delight a wide audience, delivering both comfort and excitement with every bite.
We have an ambitious 5-year growth strategy, focusing on new restaurants, franchise partnerships, and international expansion.
As we prepare for our next phase of growth and innovation, we have an incredibly exciting opportunity for a Marketing Director to join our Marketing Team based in Park Royal.
The Role:
This is a key role in Wasabi’s growth strategy to double the size of the business in the next five years. The Marketing Director will oversee our brand building activity with focus on driving penetration and conversion in our 40-strong UK restaurant business and through our grocery partners. The successful candidate will shape the overall strategy to build on Wasabi’s credentials to become a trusted and loved brand.
The role will lead a team responsible for the development and delivery of all current and future propositions and marketing activity to achieve our growth ambitions and drive commercial success. They will partner with the Food Team to bring customer insight to our menu development and ensure we capitalise on trends in the QSR and grocery markets.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and evolve the Wasabi brand vision, personality and values to inform our creative strategy, visual identity and tone of voice. Act as the guardian to ensure consistent representation of our brand throughout the customer journey
- Develop and implement the three-year brand strategy aligning across our restaurant and grocery businesses and driving synergies where possible
- Oversee a robust and data-led process for reviewing marketing activity to drive continuous improvement in ROI
- Lead a cross-functional team to drive restaurant like-for-like sales growth, maximising transaction value through alignment of marketing activity, product availability and ‘in-restaurant’ customer experience
- Bring customer and trend insight to the food development process, partnering with the food and commercial teams to capitalize on opportunities whilst maintaining alignment to our brand promise
- Champion sustainability and that ESG considerations are applied to marketing activity, product development and packaging decisions
- Lead a cross-functional team on packaging design and development alongside the Procurement and Food teams
- Source and develop new product or sales channel opportunities and drive them through to compelling customer propositions, working closely with the Restaurant Operations teams
- Support the successful opening of equity owned restaurants and any co-marketing activity for franchise partnerships
- Define and implement Wasabi’s PR and social strategy to develop a balanced and broad dialogue with our customers and the wider public. Optimise both business (LinkedIn) and social (TikTok, Instagram etc) channels
- Oversee our agency and supplier partnerships to ensure return on investment and adherence to our service levels and impact
- Lead the pricing strategy for restaurants menus - executing pricing and promotional changes and evaluating performance and impact
- Develop and implement a Restaurant commercial playbook and lead a cross-functional working group to establish local restaurant marketing strategy and establish a ‘local’ vs ‘centrally’ managed approach
- Partner with Area Managers to develop an understanding in operations about sales drivers and how operational teams can maximise sales and brand perception
- Lead merchandising optimization and range reviews to maximise transaction value, alongside the Operations & Food teams
- Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and motivates a high performing team
Our Requirements:
The ideal candidate for this role will be a commercial marketing leader with extensive experience of driving results in QSR, retail or hospitality environment, alongside solid
exposure to FMCG. They should demonstrate the ability to balance short-term sales driving activity whilst balancing long-term brand development. Candidates should be educated to degree level, ideally with a post graduate Marketing qualification.
They will also need to demonstrate:
- Strategic thinking with a passion for working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Data literacy with the ability to ‘speak to the numbers’
- Strong commercial acumen and financial literacy, with a solid understanding of business drivers and the ability to evaluate campaign performance and ROI
- Experience in developing, managing and working within budgets
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and thrives on building strong working relationships. Able to build trust and credibility across the business
- A track record of building creative and ground-breaking marketing campaigns and well-versed in understanding current trends on social and digital
- Excellent leadership capabilities with the ability to build a high-performing and engaged team
In Return we provide:
- A great working environment
- Pension scheme
- Target Bonus
- Refer A Friend Scheme
- Free Sushi or hot food (vegan options available)
- 50% discount in our Branches
- Employee Assistant Programme
- (a service providing health and wellbeing support)
- Long Service Awards
- Wagestream - a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you access your pay as you earn it in real time and manage savings
- Life Assurance
- Cycle To Work
- Free on-site parking
- A variety of discounts (shopping, food & drink, entertainment and health & fitness) through Perkbox and
- The opportunity to develop your skills within a growing company.
Our people make us who we are. If you're looking for an exciting challenge and this sounds like the job for you please apply today as we can't wait to hear from you.
COME ROLL WITH US!
Marketing Director
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Head of Marketing Permanent Shrewsbury (Hybrid)
L & C Consulting are working with a Shrewsbury based Manufacturer to recruit for a new Marketing Director / Head of Marketing. Based at their modern site, this role will be responsible for the day to day running of the Marketing Function as well as the direct supervision of a small team. This thriving business is looking for applications from succes.
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Marketing Director
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Hybrid working with 50% on site based at our Willenhall Office (WV13 2JP)
We are seeking a full-time role. Part-time applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Company Overview:
We are a dynamic and innovative retail, wholesale and foodservice business, committed to d.
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Marketing Director
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Marketing Director
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Role: Marketing Director (Broadwick Spaces & Services)
Reports into: Group Commercial Director
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (42.5 hours per week)
Broadwick is a multifaceted international company with headquarters in London who create, develop, own and operate a diverse portfolio of venues, spaces, events and experiences.
Broadwick believe in redefining spaces and how people experience music, art, culture and recreation by breaking down the traditional barriers. Their history and heritage is deeply rooted in music, building a portfolio of 20 global festivals before selling the portfolio in 2019 to focus on their growing portfolio of venues that includes Printworks London, Depot Mayfield Manchester, Landing Forty Two, Exhibition London, Control Room A and Magazine London.
Collectively we strive to push boundaries and disrupt the cultural landscape by combining big thinking, bold ideas and commercial intelligence to produce spaces and experiences for discerning audiences in inspiring locations.
Who Broadwick Spaces are:Broadwick Spaces is the division responsible for the ownership, management and operation of a growing portfolio of hybrid venues designed for both cultural and commercial use. These spaces host a broad spectrum of activity, from music shows and fashion events to brand activations, filming, exhibitions and large-scale corporate gatherings.
Spaces & Stories sits within the division as a specialist agency, focused on venue sales, client relationships and curating standout events across the portfolio.
Who Broadwick Services are:Broadwick Services is a diverse collective of businesses, each comprising specialist teams that excel in their respective fields. With a rich history rooted in supporting some of the events industry’s most iconic brands and prestigious events, Broadwick Services has established itself as a leader in delivering top-tier production services, world-class entertainment, talent management, and staffing solutions, along with expertly crafted set fabrication and temporary structures.
Our team:We are made up of people who are passionate and dedicated to creating incredible spaces for people to enjoy with a lasting impact. We are a tight knit team full of supportive, talented people who are constantly pushing forward to our next new venue or project.
What we’re looking for:The Marketing Director will lead the marketing function across Broadwick’s Spaces and Services portfolio. This is a high-impact role requiring strategic leadership, creative vision, and commercial acumen to build powerful brands, drive growth, and connect with audiences across both B2B and B2C markets.
You will be responsible for setting the marketing strategy, structuring and inspiring a talented team, and ensuring our spaces and services are positioned as market leaders.
What you’ll be accountable and responsible for:Strategic Leadership
- Develop and deliver the overall marketing vision for Broadwick.
- Structure, lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing marketing team.
- Partner with the executive and commercial teams to align marketing with business objectives.
- Champion a data-driven, innovative culture across the department.
Brand & Campaigns
- Define and evolve brand identity across multiple verticals and brands.
- Oversee insight-led marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement, and sales.
- Ensure consistency of messaging and creative execution across all platforms.
Commercial Growth
- Support sales and business development teams through demand generation and brand positioning.
- Drive B2B and B2C strategies that contribute to revenue, client acquisition, and customer retention.
- Leverage marketing to unlock new partnerships and commercial opportunities.
Digital & Offline
- Own the digital strategy (SEO, CRM, paid media, social, web, email).
- Lead offline marketing and PR, including print advertising, press relations, out-of-home campaigns, and event activations.
- Introduce new platforms, technologies, and tools to future-proof marketing.
- Use analytics to continuously improve ROI, engagement, and customer experience.
Operational Excellence
- Set, track and report clear KPIs and performance metrics for the marketing function.
- Manage departmental budgets effectively.
- Ensure efficient workflows and processes to maximise impact.
- Extensive experience leading multi-channel marketing strategies in a fast-paced, creative environment.
- Proven track record of driving growth and brand awareness in real estate, venue, event, or experiential sectors.
- Demonstrable leadership experience managing all seniority levels, skillsets and cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience using data to drive decision-making.
- Expertise in digital ecosystems, content strategy, and brand development.
- Experience working in agency-side leadership roles or within multi-venue marketing.
- Familiarity with Hubspot and project management platforms (e.g. Monday.com).
- Understanding of marketing within both B2B and B2C contexts.
Group Marketing Director
Posted 14 days ago
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Chandlers Ford | Hybrid working | £100,000 – £10,000 + Car + Bonus + Benefits | FTC
We are representing a market-leading engineering and environmental group seeking to appoint an experienced Group Marketing Director on a fixed-term basis to provide maternity cover.
This senior role will take full ownership of a major brand transformation while ensuring strong leadership and continuity across the group’s marketing function.
A highly visible position that combines strategic brand rollout, team leadership, and senior stakeholder engagement.
About the position
The Group Marketing Director will lead a team of six, ensuring alignment of marketing activity with the new brand strategy and wider business objectives. From managing rebrand communications and updating assets, to driving employee engagement and delivering campaigns, this is a hands-on leadership role requiring a strong balance of strategic oversight and operational delivery.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
- Lead the rollout of a new brand identity across all group companies, ensuring consistency and integration
- Manage stakeholder communications, brand training, and internal engagement initiatives at senior and board level
- Provide day-to-day leadership to the UK marketing team, supporting their development and ensuring continuity of campaigns, events, and digital activity
- Oversee all brand assets, marketing collateral, websites, and digital platforms to ensure they reflect the new group identity
- Maintain ownership of marketing budgets, tracking spend, ROI, and project delivery costs
- Drive external communications, including media relations, PR, and crisis communications where required
- Lead the planning and execution of sector-specific campaigns, trade shows, and key events in line with brand and commercial goals
- Ensure internal communications promote engagement, consistency of tone, and brand advocacy across the workforce
The successful candidate will oversee the execution of a new group identity across multiple business units, ensuring the brand is embedded consistently for internal and external audiences.
Skills & Experience Required:
- Proven experience in a senior marketing leadership role, ideally at director level
- Strong track record in brand management and rollout across multi-site or group organisations
- Demonstrable line management experience with responsibility for developing and leading high-performing teams
- Excellent stakeholder engagement skills – comfortable influencing at board and executive level
- Commercially astute with strong budget management capability
- Expertise in digital marketing, campaigns, and corporate communications
- Degree in Marketing, Communications or related field desirable; CIM or equivalent preferred but not essential
- Must be based within a commutable distance (max one hour) of Chandlers Ford
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to UK branches and occasional international locations
Summary:
Position: Group Marketing Director (Interim – Maternity Cover)
Location: Chandlers Ford | Hybrid working
Duration: 9 -12 Months Fixed term (Maternity cover)
Salary: £100,000 – £110,000 + Car Bonus + Benefits (LTD/ Umbrella also available)
Start: Notice dependent
This is a unique opportunity to take on a senior leadership role at a critical time of transformation.
If you have the branding expertise, leadership experience, and ability to deliver impact at pace – we’d like to hear from you.
Apply now or contact the Kiota team for more details.
Sales & Marketing Director
Posted 14 days ago
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JOB TITLE: Sales & Marketing Director
SALARY: Competitibe DOE
BENEFITS: Annual Leave, pension scheme, healthcare, company car etc.
LOCATION: East Yorkshire
TYPE: Perm
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a driven Sales & Marketing Director to join a pharmaceutical packaging business who is going through a high growth period. The company is well established in the UK Market but are also expanding their market share in Europe and internationally.
As part of their plans to increase revenue and develop different sales channels they are hiring for a Head of Sales & Marketing who will manage a commercial function with a real strategic focus as well as the ability to pivot in to more hands on competencies when necessary.
As the Sales & Marketing Director you will report to Managing Director and be responsible for;
Sales and Marketing Team Management
- Lead and manage the sales team to achieve revenue targets.
- Assess KPI’s and implement change where required
- Identify new business opportunities and key client partnerships.
- Oversee key account management and client relationship strategies.
- Ensure collaboration with other teams including marketing, operations and finance to ensure strategic alignment
- Recruit, train, and mentor sales and marketing personnel.
- Conduct performance reviews and set individual targets.
- Manage a small marketing function to ensure alignment with sales activity
Strategic planning
- Work alongside Senior Stakeholders to develop and implement the overall sales and marketing strategy aligned with company goals.
- Set long-term and short-term sales and marketing objectives.
- Sales plan around creating real partnerships with key accounts for re-curing revenue
- Conduct market research to identify opportunities, trends, and threats.
- Create and manage sales and marketing budgets.
Marketing
- Ensuring consistent messaging goes out to targeted customer channels
- Lead product launches, promotions, and go-to-market strategies.
- Making decisions from marketing data/metrics
- Dictating marketing budgets for the team in each area (Digital, Social, PR etc.)
- Represent the company at industry events, trade shows, and client meetings.
Reporting & Analysis
- Generate regular reports on sales and marketing metrics for executive leadership.
- Use CRM and analytics tools to track lead generation, pipeline development, and conversion rates.
- Adjust strategies based on performance data and market changes.
As the Sales & Marketing Director you will have the following experience:
- Strategic sales and product experience (Open to industry type)
- Developed new products and markets (understanding sales cycles and international experience would be advantageous)
- Experience leading, developing, and coaching a team at a senior level
- Managed or worked closely with marketing and other functions to ensure full alignment with business strategy & goals
- Commercially astute and influenced at board/C suite level
- This would suit a high energy/ charismatic individual who wants to contribute to rapid growth and potential sale down the line.
If this is you, please apply by following the directions on the website, alternatively for more information and a full outline of the role, call Sam Horton on (phone number removed).
Emmerson Kitney recruit for Sales & Marketing, Engineering and IT roles at all levels throughout the region. If this role is not suitable for you we would be happy to have an informal chat regarding any future opportunities.
While we will endeavour to respond to every applicant personally, on occasion this is not always possible, therefore, if you have not heard back from us within 14 days of applying, you have been unsuccessful.