Head of Marketing Transformation (Maternity Cover)
* Beauparc Group
* Dublin, County Dublin
* Contract
* Expired
Purpose:
The primary objective is to enable the marketing department to adapt to evolving market trends, leverage emerging technologies, and achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness in achieving business goals. (12-18 month role)
Scope of accountability:
The Head of Marketing Transformation will focus on leading and driving transformative initiatives within the marketing department. Reporting to the Marketing and Communications Director this role is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to modernise and optimise marketing processes, technologies, and organisational structures.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop and execute a comprehensive marketing transformation strategy aligned with company objectives.
2. Assess existing marketing processes, technologies, and organizational structures to identify opportunities for transformation.
3. Define clear objectives, KPIs, and success metrics to measure the effectiveness of transformation initiatives.
4. Oversee the commercial delivery of the marketing transformation roadmap, including policy and procedure development and risk management.
Change Management:
1. Lead change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of new processes, technologies, and working methods within the marketing department.
2. Develop and implement communication and training plans to prepare employees for changes, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
3. Drive the transformation of the B2C sales function with a digital-first approach, optimizing cost per acquisition and retention across all sales channels.
4. Collaborate on building a cultural and communication strategy to embed the transformation into brand and marketing strategies.
Technology Implementation and Integration:
1. Evaluate and select appropriate marketing technologies and tools to support transformation objectives, such as CRM systems, marketing automation platforms, and analytics tools.
2. Oversee the implementation and integration of new technologies, ensuring seamless execution in collaboration with IT and other departments.
3. Provide guidance and support for data migration, system integration, and user adoption.
Process Optimization:
1. Streamline and optimize marketing processes to improve efficiency, productivity, and collaboration across teams.
2. Identify and resolve bottlenecks, redundancies, and inefficiencies in current processes, establishing best practices and standard operating procedures.
3. Optimize customer-facing systems to enhance customer experience and operational effectiveness.
Organizational Structure and Talent Development:
1. Assess the marketing department's organizational structure, recommending changes to support transformation objectives.
2. Identify skill gaps within the team, developing strategies for talent acquisition, development, and retention.
3. Provide coaching, mentorship, and professional development opportunities to enhance team capabilities.
4. Align the organization with the new brand, marketing plan, and departmental design, fostering cross-functional collaboration.
Performance Measurement and Reporting:
1. Define KPIs and metrics to measure progress and impact of the marketing transformation initiatives.
2. Establish regular reporting mechanisms to communicate progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.
3. Use data and analytics to assess the effectiveness of transformation efforts and drive continuous improvement.
Experience and Skills:
Experience:
1. At least 7-10 years of experience in marketing and sales operations, with significant time in a leadership role.
2. Extensive experience in digital marketing, including knowledge of digital tools, platforms, and strategies.
3. Proven track record in leading large-scale operational transformation initiatives, including digital transformation and customer experience improvement.
4. Experience in cross-functional leadership, managing stakeholder relationships, and leading teams across departments.
Skills:
1. Strategic thinking and the ability to align long-term strategies with business goals.
2. Expertise in leading and managing organizational change, particularly across departments.
3. Proficiency in data-driven decision-making using analytics to inform strategies.
4. A customer-centric mindset with a deep understanding of customer experience and journey mapping.
5. Knowledge of emerging marketing technologies (MarTech) and hands-on experience in customer-facing digital stack development.
6. Strong leadership abilities with excellent communication skills, capable of inspiring and influencing others.
7. Expertise in managing complex projects, including budget management, timeline adherence, and resource allocation.
8. Up-to-date knowledge of marketing trends, integrated marketing communications, consumer behavior, and industry best practices.
9. Experience in telecoms or utilities industry, particularly in waste management and resource recovery, is advantageous.
Educational Background:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
2. Advanced Degree (Preferred): MBA or a Master’s in Marketing, Communications, or a Business-related field is advantageous.
In Short
* Industry: waste management
* Founded: 1900
* Company size: 0 - 49
Panda Green Waste
Panda has over 175,000 customers and 30 years’ experience in the waste industry.
Founded in the early 1980’s the business has grown from strength to strength in the intervening years to a point where today Panda is one of the most widely recognised and trusted brands in Ireland.
Panda is a family business with its origins in Slane, Co. Meath. The company is still very much part of the community and is 100% Irish owned. Panda supports community initiatives and is committed to maintaining a green environment by ensuring that no waste goes to landfill. Panda is in essence a recycling company and doing the right thing by recycling responsibly is at the heart of everything Panda does.
Panda’s residential bin collections service collects the bins of over 150,000 households.
Panda’s commercial bin collections offers a service to over 15,000 businesses.
Panda Irish Packaging and Recycling who cater for very large volumes of commercial waste recycling.
Panda’s skip business A1Skips caters for both residential and commercial customers.
Panda’s newest venture is Panda Power. Launched in 2015 and aiming to supply electricity from renewable resources to households all over Ireland.
Greenstar is Ireland’s leading provider of sustainable waste resource management and recycling solutions, recovering over 70% of the waste resource material it handles annually.
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