Job Description

• Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
• Salary: 23.39 - 34.67 per hour
• Category

• Sector:
• Contract type Contract
• Consultant: Tom Critch

Overview:
Morson Edge are recruiting a Marketing, Communications & Media Officer to work on an initial 3-6 month contract with our client Marshall Land Systems ( ) based at their site in Cambridge (postcode is CB5 8RX)
The role is responsible for the communication and distribution of operational, manufacturing, and engineering data into clear, accurate, and decision-ready insights for senior leadership and private equity stakeholders. This role goes beyond reporting, it involves owning the story behind the numbers, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring stakeholders have a true, transparent view of business performance
Key Responsibilities:

• Develop clear, concise PowerPoint presentations for executive leadership and private equity partners
• Translate complex operational data into simple narratives, key takeaways, and recommended actions
• Ensure reporting focuses on what matters most, avoiding data overload and ambiguity.
• Anticipate stakeholder questions and address them before they are asked
• Distinguish between symptoms and root causes in operational performance
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Continuous Improvement teams
• Act as a bridge between shop-floor reality and executive decision-making
• Influence without authority by using data-backed insight and clear communication
• Monthly and quarterly PE-ready operational performance decks
• Executive dashboards and KPI summaries
• Variance and root-cause analysis
• Ad-hoc insight requests tied to strategic decisions
• Clear written summaries of risks, opportunities, and actions

Skills / Experience:

• Exceptional PowerPoint skills with a focus on clarity and executive-level communication
• Ability to explain complex operational topics simply and confidently
• Comfortable presenting to senior leaders and private equity stakeholders
• Prior marketing & communications experience
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, formulas, scenario analysis)
• Any experience with ERP/MRP systems would be beneficial (MES exposure a plus)
• Ability to structure messy data into coherent insight
• Comfortable challenging narratives when data doesn't support them
• Detail-oriented but able to zoom out to the big picture
• High integrity-values transparency over optics
• Experience supporting executive or investor reporting
• Lean / Six Sigma knowledge (helpful but not required).

About Marshall's:
Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world. From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands. Find out more about Marshall Land Systems bey following the link below:

Skills Required