Planning Marketing Executive

at  Halfords

ABOUT US

At Halfords, our mission is to inspire and support a lifetime of motoring and cycling. As a specialist retailer, we lead the market through customer-driven innovation and a distinct product range. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an integrated, unique, and convenient service experience—from e-bike and electric vehicle servicing to on-demand solutions. Our commitment is to foster customer loyalty by offering compelling reasons to keep coming back to our stores, ensuring a lifetime of motoring and cycling enjoyment.
The teams at our Redditch Support Centre work with every other area of our business, putting them at the heart of the action and playing a key role in our success and growth. Everyone brings their individual knowledge and experience to work every day, working as one team to keep things moving smoothly.
If you’re willing to get stuck in, you’ll love it here too. So put yourself at the heart of a dynamic, fast-paced working environment where expertise and focus take people far.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Proven previous experience in marketing role.
• Proven experience in managing multiple project timelines
• Experience of effective cross functional working
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and pressurised environment, with experience in managing multiple projects and timelines at any one time.
• Proactive attitude with a motivation to challenge the status quo and propose new creative ideas.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good written communication skills. Previous brief writing experience preferable.
• Good verbal presentation skills, with experience presenting to groups.
• Good influencing skills with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues.
• Ability to analyse customer insight to inform decision making.
• Ability to use Microsoft office tools such as Excel, PowerPoint, word, outlook and a good level of computer literacy.
  Not sure you meet all the criteria? We’d encourage you to take the wheel and apply anyway! At Halfords we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace for our colleagues. We’re an equal opportunities employer and proud to welcome applications from all backgrounds and embrace diversity within our one Halfords Family

ABOUT THE ROLE

As our Planning Executive you’ll support marketing planning for the business, as well as maintaining the annual campaign plan, helping to track and execute this across marketing and digital channels.
You will need to have strong organisational skills and build relationships with stakeholders from across the business, working cross- functionally to ensure all our plans are built around customer needs and aligned at least 18 months out.
You will work closely with both the Customer and trading team as well as the wider marketing team to deliver on the objectives.