Are you a forward-thinking Brand Marketer looking to make your mark with one of the best-known brands in the UK? Welcome to the Boots Opticians Marketing team - an exciting, fun and award-winning team that helps our customers to See What's PossibleTM. We work with exciting designer fashion brands, leading eye health technology providers and partner with some of the best marketing agencies in the industry.
The Brand Strategy Manager will lead the strategy and overall approach for Boots Opticians' brand positioning. You will help to transform the way customers and non-customers think about the brand. This is an exciting opportunity to genuinely make your mark! Over the next 3 years the primary focus of this role will be to grow market share through improving brand saliency, meaning & difference, internally known as 'brand reappraisal'.
Key responsibilities:
Responsible for leading the strategy for the brand reappraisal workstream in the 3YP including customer insight, growth leavers and overall approach
Collaborate closely with Brand Activation Manager on execution of brand plans; and Advertising and Planning manager on eye test/commercial plans
Oversee overall Marketing Budget requests, business cases and splits across the team
Develop Marketing Strategy Documentation alongside Head of Marketing & Customer Director, evolving overtime
Develop & deliver marketing communications review process to ensure consistency, brand standards and exceptional 'award winning' creative
Keep up to date with marketing industry and consumer trends/insights and develop what this means for Boots Opticians e.g. changing media landscape, Generative AI etc.
Identify opportunities to improve our brand communications and perception gaps with customers and lead on strategy to deliver
Lead all brand measurement and customer insight, finding new ways as appropriate to measure brand growth
Collaborate with Boots UK (retail) Marketing, PR and No7 Beauty Company teams on joint plans to drive consistency & leverage strengths across the Masterbrand
Support in-direct line management of team members in others parts of Boots
What you'll need to have:
Experience in leading brand growth and transformation
Extensive understanding of media landscape, channels and innovation
Portfolio of excellent creative in a strategic and consistent way
Excellent communicator and relationship builder
Deep brand measurement understanding
Ability to deliver outcomes through influencing others
It would be great if you also have:
Worked in Retail/ Healthcare previously, ideally Optical or Fashion
Social media, PR and customer research strategy experience
Why Boots Opticians:
At Boots Opticians, we foster a working environment where consideration and inclusivity help everyone to be themselves and reach their full potential. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, passionate about embracing the diversity of our colleagues and providing a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
Our benefits:
Boots Retirement Savings Plan
Discretionary annual bonus
Generous employee discounts
Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at boots.jobs/rewards. (Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate)
What's next:
If your application is successful, our in-house recruitment team will be in touch to arrange an interview and to answer any initial questions you have. If you have not been successful on this occasion, you'll be notified by email.
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
Business Area
Opticians
Function
Marketing & Communications
Keywords
Head of, Senior management, leadership, management
Hours per week
37.5
Latitude,longitude 1
52.927182,-1.183948
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Weekends
Airport
No
Hours per week
Over 35 hours per week
Company
Non Stores
Division
Non Stores
Should this vacancy be excluded from being posted onto the Boots.jobs career site?
No
Region
East Midlands
Area
East Midlands (non stores)
Store
Nottingham Support Office
Req Posted Date
21-May-2025
County
Nottinghamshire
Country
UK
Address 1
Recruitment Service Centre (D94)
Address 2
Thane Road
Address 3
Nottingham
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