Marketing Manager, Automotive Replacement, EMEA

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Initiates, plans, executes, monitors and controls marketing communication projects, implementing the appropriate array of marketing communication online and offline channels, tools, tactics and plans including events, collateral materials, online activities, content management, brand strategy and PR & media advertising. 
• Collects all relevant information and manages projects from creation to production, including copywriting & editing, supervising creation, planning, deadlines, content quality, budget and effectiveness. 
• Closely follows up on project-related marketing communication expenses and reports on spending to the Marketing Director.
• Strongly liaises with internal key contacts (marketing director, business development director, product managers, technical managers, regional marketing managers, sales managers/directors) to collect all relevant information to manage projects.
• Acts as a resource for other team members; may lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience
• Uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external business issues to improve products or services
• Solves complex problems; takes a new perspective using existing solutions
• Works independently, receives minimal guidance
• Solves complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impacts a range of customer, operational, project or service activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Explains complex, difficult and/or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Keys to Success

• Requires in-depth knowledge and experience
• Requires conceptual and practical expertise in own area and general knowledge of related areas
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate the company in the market

Supervisory Responsibilities

• No supervisory responsibilities

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• University degree in Business, Marketing and/or Communications and at least 5 to 8 of years' of progressive experience in a similar position
• A relevant experience in a B2B / B2C marketing environment, ideally within an automotive company or as Project Manager is highly appreciated
• Good commercial judgement and use common sense
• Ability to get results and answers to questions on a timely basis with sometimes limited resources and data
• Excellent communication skills and positive behavior
• MS Office - especially MS Excel
• Fluency in English - spoken and written