HR Busines Partner
Posted 11 hours 19 minutes ago by KFC UK & I - Marketing
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Belfast, United Kingdom
Job Description
Day to Day 
- Be the strategic and commercial business owner to deliver a marketing strategy that super charges our retail footfall to our restaurants and re enforces consumer perception.
- Lead key national campaigns from defining phase to execution to create big ideas that will scale the fame of the brand over time.
- Work on below and above the line campaigns, managing creative agency partners and influencing stakeholders; from TV to POS.
- Oversee brand activation on key digital channels to drive awareness and engagement.
- Lead a cross functional squad across commercial finance, restaurant operations and food innovation to deliver the brand strategy.
- Build strong relationships with franchise partners to implement the brand strategy.
- Identify opportunities to grow revenue by driving relevance and distinctiveness to increase brand awareness through a pipeline of core activations, limited time offers and value plays.
- Leverage learnings and best practices from Taco Bell Global markets on key marketing initiatives.
- Develop new store opening and local store marketing plans to drive sales growth.
- Build the social strategy to elevate the brand and drive relevance with the target audience.
- 5+ years of professional marketing experience.
- Experience within the QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) industry is essential.
- Strong understanding of the Irish market, either through direct experience working in Ireland or managing/marketing within the Irish consumer landscape.
- Experience working on big brand building and commercial initiatives, and you are now ideally looking to take that next step.
- Strong, relationship focused leader with proven track record of inspiring and influencing cross functional partners, internal and external stakeholders to deliver results and foster collaboration and alignment.
- Experience developing marketing strategies, building and executing marketing calendars across multiple and individual markets. Experience launching new products a plus.
- Experience effectively managing all aspects of the creative process: brief writing, overseeing production and post production (television and photoshoots), managing creative agencies and responsibility for timelines and budgets.
- Data driven.
- Big picture thinker with ability to turn strategy into action.
- Flexible and eager to drive change.
- Collaborative. A team player who is accountable and flexible.
- Thrives in a fast paced environment.
- Experience managing brands or projects, creating marketing/agency briefs, and developing sell in decks.
- Consulting or strategy experience building business cases and creating proposals to take franchisee partners with you on the journey.
- Restaurant or retail experience with an understanding of operational complexity.
- Reputation for building strong partnerships across cross functional and outside teams, and having solid negotiation skills.
- Company and performance related bonus.
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution.
- Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover and extra dental cover.
- Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days, with the option to buy or sell up to 3 extra days per year; after 5 years' service, allowance increases to 30 days.
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options.
- Pick n Mix Benefits to convert them into your very own benefits plans; options include gym membership, health screening and travel insurance.
- Competitive salary.
We truly believe that where you work matters, and we know a thing or two about what makes employees happy. Join us on our mission of feeding people's lives with más!