Marketing Director

Marketing Director London / Essex Border Competitive Package Our client is a long-established, family owned, business specialising in the wholesale supply of a wide range of construction and building products, mainly to trade buyers. Operating across the UK through a branch network, the company has a turnover approaching £100m and has doubled in size in recent years. It is very profitable, and growth orientated. It offers an extensive product range which is sourced from the UK and Global suppliers. The business has major Distribution Centre based in the Central Midlands from which it supplies its branch network and some customers direct. It is in a strong position and looking forward to expansion not just in terms of overall size but in the range of the markets it serves. The firm now needs to recruit a Marketing Director. This is a first-class opportunity for a proactive, dynamic and commercially astute marketing professional to join an established, profitable organisation and play a major role in defining the future shape of the business and ensuring that development opportunities are realised. The Role * Reporting to the business owner and part of the senior management team, responsible for full operational control, management and leadership of the marketing function. * Create strategic and operational marketing plans, focussing on driving more new business through existing routes to market as well as a strong impetus driving e-commerce. * Be “hands-on” and proactive to take advantage of synergistic marketing opportunities to drive new business. * Focus upon developing professional awareness of market trends and competitor activity, within the industry, to enable the formulation of an ongoing strategy for customer growth and retention. * Promote and manage the effective use of public relations activity, nationally and locally, to protect and improve the Firm's external reputation. * Ensure the activities of the marketing function are working with colleagues across the firm to create workable plans covering the overall business and marketing strategy. The Candidate * Of graduate calibre, preferably with a professional marketing qualification, you will be unafraid to challenge pre-existing practices to deliver success. * Have a proven background in a, multi-site B2B distribution business ideally in the construction / building products, electrical or manufacturing sectors. * Ideally have experience of direct mailing and marketing via e-channels. * Be thorough and have a practical understanding of the skills required to develop and implement a detailed strategic marketing plan. * Capable of understanding the subtleties of making an effective contribution within a well-established family business. * Engaging and personable, a strong communicator, having achieved success through challenging and empowering people