# Marketing Manager Foodservice UK & Ireland

**Company**: Lamb Weston
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: temporary
**Category**: Marketing
**Industry**: Foodservice

**Apply**: https://lambweston.eu/uk/careers/vacancies/Remote-United-Kingdom/Marketing-Manager-Foodservice-UK--Ireland/Req-271649?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_374fd031-7c0

## Description

We’re looking for a Foodservice Marketing Manager UK & Ireland to take the lead in turning our marketing strategy into commercial impact. This is a highly visible role at the heart of our UK&I Foodservice business, connecting Marketing, Sales, Innovation and our customers to build brands, accelerate growth and win in the market.

As Foodservice Marketing Manager UK&I, you will own the local Foodservice marketing and trade marketing agenda, translating EMEA strategy into compelling, market-relevant plans and activations.

Responsibilities:

- Own the UK&I Foodservice marketing strategy, connecting EMEA Marketing & Innovation priorities with local customer and market needs.

- Drive brand and business growth through impactful campaigns, activations and communication plans.

- Develop compelling customer propositions and selling stories for new product launches, concepts and key portfolio initiatives.

- Partner closely with Sales to fuel Route-to-Market plans and turn marketing strategy into commercial opportunities.

- Translate global and regional launch strategies into relevant, engaging UK&I campaigns and messaging.

- Bring customer, consumer and market insights back into the EMEA Marketing & Innovation team to shape future strategy, innovation and portfolio decisions.

- Lead key strategic marketing projects across UK&I, working with Sales, Innovation and EMEA stakeholders.

- Manage and develop a Foodservice Trade Marketeer, building strong marketing and commercial capabilities within the team.

- Lead external agencies and partners, ensuring high-quality delivery against clear briefs, timelines and objectives.

- Develop the annual marketing operating plan and manage the marketing budget effectively.

- Measure the ROI and effectiveness of campaigns and activations, using insights to continuously improve performance.

- Share best practices across the wider organization and contribute to a stronger, more professional marketing community.

Requirements:

- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business or a related field.

- 8–10+ years of marketing or marketing communications experience, ideally within Foodservice, FMCG or another fast-moving consumer environment.

- Strong experience developing marketing strategies, concepts, campaigns and communication materials in an A-brand environment.

- A strong understanding of the Foodservice channel; Retail experience is a plus.

- A proven track record in project management and delivering complex initiatives across multiple stakeholders.

- Experience managing, developing and motivating people and building high-performing teams.

- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to connect marketing activities to business growth and customer value.

- The ability to build strong partnerships across Sales, Marketing, Innovation and other functions in an international matrix organization.

- Experience professionalizing marketing through processes, tools, metrics and ways of working.

- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to lead change and challenge the status quo.

- Fluent English. Additional relevant European languages are an advantage.

- Flexibility to travel regularly within the UK and Europe.

## Skills

### Required
- marketing strategy
- brand growth
- customer propositions
- Route-to-Market plans
- project management
- team management
- commercial acumen
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- European languages

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Source: [Apply at lambweston.eu](https://lambweston.eu/uk/careers/vacancies/Remote-United-Kingdom/Marketing-Manager-Foodservice-UK--Ireland/Req-271649?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)