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About the Role

As our Beauty & Gifts Partnerships Marketing Manager, you'll play a leading role in shaping how some of the biggest beauty and gifting brands connect with millions of Very customers. You'll own the Beauty & Gifts partner portfolio, creating brilliant strategic partnerships that drive commercial growth, strengthen brand relationships and deliver standout customer experiences. Leading a team of two, you'll work closely with colleagues across Category, Marketing, Brand, Creative, Data & Insights and Campaign Activation to develop and deliver integrated retail media campaigns that bring partner ambitions and customer needs together. From securing investment and building annual plans to launching innovative campaigns and measuring success, you'll be at the heart of a fast-growing and exciting part of the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines commercial thinking, beauty industry expertise and creative flair, and is passionate about building partnerships that deliver real results.

Responsibilities

Own the Beauty & Gifts partner portfolio, building strategic relationships that drive investment, growth and long-term value.
Create partner marketing plans and retail media propositions that align brand ambitions with customer and business goals.
Lead, coach and develop a team of two, creating a high-performing culture that delivers against commercial objectives.
Lead the delivery of integrated retail media campaigns, ensuring activity is creative, effective and commercially successful.
Manage partner investment, budgets and forecasting to deliver agreed revenue targets.
Use customer insights, campaign performance and market trends to optimise activity and identify new opportunities.
Collaborate with teams across Category, Marketing, Brand, Creative, Data & Insights and Finance to deliver seamless campaigns.
Champion best practice and help strengthen Very Media Group's position as a leading retail media partner within the beauty industry.

Requirements

You'll be an experienced partnerships, retail media or brand marketing professional with a strong understanding of the beauty industry and a passion for creating campaigns that deliver commercial results.
Proven experience delivering successful multi-channel marketing, partnership or retail media campaigns.
A track record of building strategic brand partnerships that drive growth and long-term value.
Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities, build compelling propositions and secure investment.
Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior audiences.
A strong understanding of campaign planning, execution, measurement and optimisation across multiple marketing channels.
Experience using data, customer insight and performance analysis to inform decision-making and demonstrate ROI.
Strong creative judgement with the ability to develop impactful campaigns that resonate with beauty customers.
Experience managing budgets, forecasting revenue and tracking commercial performance.
The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, stakeholder-rich environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Essential beauty industry experience, alongside a strong understanding of consumer trends, emerging brands and the wider competitive landscape.

Skills

Partnerships marketing
Retail media
Brand marketing
Beauty industry expertise
Campaign creation
Commercial growth
Brand relationship building
Customer experience
Team leadership
Strategic planning
Integrated campaign delivery
Investment management
Budget management
Forecasting
Customer insights analysis
Market trend analysis
Cross-functional collaboration
Best practice implementation
Multi-channel marketing
Stakeholder management
Influencing senior audiences
Campaign execution
Campaign measurement
Campaign optimisation
Data analysis
Performance analysis
ROI demonstration
Creative judgement
Commercial performance tracking
Collaboration
Priority management
Consumer trend analysis
Competitive landscape analysis

Location

Hybrid

Work Type

Hybrid working model

Experience Level

Experienced

Benefits

Flexible, hybrid working model
Inclusive culture and environment
£1,000 flexible benefits allowance
30 days holiday + bank holidays
LinkedIn learning access
Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
Matched pension up to 6%

About the Company

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very.
Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.
We want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you.
In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.
If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers.

Equal Opportunity

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job.
We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via talentacquisition@theverygroup.com. We’ll be happy to support you.
We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.