Marketing Lead (Maternity Cover)

Job Description:

Marketing Lead (Maternity Cover)
Northampton based, Fixed Term Contract

Interaction Recruitment is proud to be partnering with a global leader to recruit an experienced and inspiring Marketing Lead for a maternity cover position within their UK division.

This is a rare opportunity to join a world-renowned business. With operations across the globe and a portfolio of internationally recognised brands, our client is known for creativity, innovation, and excellence. If you are passionate about, consumer insight, and commercially driven marketing strategy, this could be your next exciting move.

Reporting to the Marketing Manager and forming part of the UK Management Team, you will lead the UK marketing strategy, aligning it closely with commercial objectives to drive profitable growth.

This is a highly strategic and hands-on role requiring strong leadership, market intelligence expertise, and the ability to translate trends into compelling concepts and customer solutions.

Marketing Strategy & Leadership

• Lead and inspire the UK Marketing Team in delivering strategic objectives
• Define and execute marketing strategy aligned with commercial goals
• Drive the commercialisation of new innovations and product launches
• Ensure brand positioning and marketing activity are consistent and impactful
• Share trend insights and opportunities with global stakeholders

• Develop deep understanding of UK market dynamics and customer brand strategies
• Analyse launches, trends, competitor activity, and market performance data
• Act as regional category expert, identifying gaps and growth opportunities
• Translate consumer trends and brand insights into actionable strategies

• Identify unmet consumer needs and emerging trends
• Provide local market input into innovation pipelines
• Partner with R&D and Innovation teams on customer presentations
• Support the development of winning fragrance concepts

• Collaborate with commercial and technical teams to unlock growth opportunities
• Build strong cross-functional relationships across Perfumery, Evaluation, R&D and Sales
• Deliver inspiring presentations to internal and external stakeholders
• Support key customer initiatives and core listings

We are looking for a commercially minded, creative marketing professional who thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-led environment.

You will have:

• A degree in Marketing or a related discipline
• Strong knowledge of the UK market
• Proven experience in marketing strategy and team leadership
• Excellent presentation writing and delivery skills
• The ability to balance creativity with commercial focus
• A passion for consumer trends

You’ll be inspiring, strategic, analytical, and confident working cross-functionally with both internal teams and external customers.

• Opportunity to work with a globally respected business
• Exposure to innovation at the forefront of the industry
• Collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment
• Competitive salary (discussed with shortlisted candidates based on experience)
• If your experience aligns with the above and you’re ready to bring creativity and commercial insight together in a truly unique industry, apply today with Interaction Recruitment.

INDKTT