Marketing Director

Job Introduction

We have a fantastic opportunity for a talented Marketing Director to join our Sodexo Live! leadership team! 

At Sodeo Live! we bring people together, we create exceptional moments and lasting memories. We are a unique community of people mobilized to create live experiences that are unforgettable. 

Reporting in to the CEO and with a dotted line to our Global Marketing Director for the Sodexo Live! segment you will create and deliver the marketing strategy for B2B clients, consumers and our portfolio of venues we sell and market on behalf of our clients.

You will support the collection, production and analysis of regional insights to drive decision making, alongside the Global Head of Insights for Sodexo Live! and develop a ‘demand driven’ marketing strategy for the segment which enables smoother and more efficient customer buying journeys. 

You will be an inspiring leader able to drive your teams performance and also work positively with stakeholders across the UK and also globally. 

When you join Sodexo Live! you truly belong, you will have the opportunity to thrive with career and learning opportunities available across the organisation - we cant wait for you to join us!

Role Responsibility

• Lead and & deliver the annual marketing plan for the UK&I Sodexo Live! business 
• Own the insights plan for the segment, in region – fully supported by the Global Head of Insights
• Evaluate the performance of all marketing campaigns to ensure improvement across all key metrics
• Drive the b2b marketing activity, supported by communications where appropriate to ensure clear positioning of Sodexo Live! in the market
• Contribute to the segment strategic planning process and understand the prioritisation for each of our business activities within the region
• Participate in working with regional strategy alongside fellow Exec colleagues.
• Aligned with the UK&I Venue Sales Director, define and agree the venue sales marketing strategy and implementation plan for the UK&I business
• Work closely with the Global Marketing and Strategy Directors on the future development and integration of all brands within the Sodexo portfolio at a regional and potentially global level
• Drive overall digital marketing strategy across our entire digital estate in UK&I with Central Digital Marketing Team and Sales director
• Partner with venue client (where appropriate) on their marketing channels/shared digital assets to drive up-take of our offers.

For a full list of responsibilities please review the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• A true marketeer with a strong generalist marketing background
• A real people person, someone who is keen to be visible within the business and immerse themselves in what we do an why we do it!
• Extensive experience in b2b and b2c marketing essential (omni-channel)
• A high level of influencing skills
• Highly collaborative and an excellent communicator
• Ability to work at both a strategic and tactical level with high bandwidth / capacity for multiple projects
• This role will be remote with some travel across sites in the UK so access to transport links is essential

Package Description

Circa £90,000 plus bonus, car allowance and flexible benefits fund

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

This role will be remote with some travel across sites in the UK so access to transport links is essential

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process