{"id":5399,"date":"2023-11-09T09:05:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sumo1.com\/?post_type=careers&#038;p=5399"},"modified":"2023-11-09T09:31:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T09:31:57","slug":"marketing-and-communications-manager","status":"publish","type":"careers","link":"https:\/\/www.sumo1.com\/careers\/marketing-and-communications-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Marketing and Communications Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Main Purpose of the job: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Develop a commercial marketing function that drives sales and increases brand awareness, promoting a professional customer focused approach that is focused on both the UK and Export.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To develop and implement the Sumo Marketing Strategy to support the bsuiness targets and strategy for growth.<\/li>\n<li>Develop the Sumo brand and ensure all internal, external and dealer promotional material are in line with brand values.<\/li>\n<li>To work alongside the Sales Team with the production of reports\/presentations for UK and Export dealers and customers.<\/li>\n<li>To support the wider Sumo team with the organisation and execution of trade shows, customer activities and other on\/off-site events. This may include travelling to\/from such events to set-up, assist in the running of or break down afterwards. Occasional travel\/overnight stays may be required.<\/li>\n<li>To devise\/maintain\/update Sumo promotional and sales support material for new and existing products and spares including product brochures, dealer packs and price lists<\/li>\n<li>To develop and maintain the Dealer Portal and work with the Sales team to develop as a communication tool for feedback and communication.<\/li>\n<li>To work alongside the Sales Team with the production of reports\/presentations for UK and Export dealers and customers.<\/li>\n<li>Over see dealer marketing support, to promote Sumo with externally organised campaigns, ensuring the Sumo brand is upheld within the dealership.<\/li>\n<li>To manage and maintain any\/all digital\/social media platforms on behalf of Sumo including utilisation of YouTube clips of machinery for sales promotion purposes.<\/li>\n<li>To liaise with external agencies and providers of services such as SEO\/PR\/Market data etc.<\/li>\n<li>To edit and circulate regular internal and external newsletters.<\/li>\n<li>To liaise with internal colleagues, across all functions, following up on the status of current projects and flagging or resolving queries as they arise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Skills and Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduate calibre. (Pref Agricultural background or experienced)<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience of a Marketing and or Communications\/PR role and the ability to fit and work well within a close team environment.<\/li>\n<li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills including the ability to influence decision makers.<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience of managing digital and social media as a tool.<\/li>\n<li>A proven ability to develop and manage relationships over the phone in a strong, confident, clear and polite manner.<\/li>\n<li>Experience using email creation software i.e. mail chimp<\/li>\n<li>Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritise as\/when necessary.<\/li>\n<li>A good level of systems and IT skills (especially Excel and PowerPoint) and experience with a CRM system\/database would be beneficial.<\/li>\n<li>Attention to detail.<\/li>\n<li>Experience in the organising\/hosting of on\/off-site events.<\/li>\n<li>Some experience knowledge of agri-business would be beneficial but not essential.<\/li>\n<li>Strong Presentational skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information please contact Rob.Dunk@sumo1.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sumo UK<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sumo1.com\/careers\/marketing-and-communications-manager\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Marketing and Communications Manager - Sumo UK\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Main Purpose of the job: Develop a commercial marketing function that drives sales and increases brand awareness, promoting a professional customer focused approach that is focused on both the UK and Export. 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