Strategic Marketing and Development Manager

Full-time, fixed term (6 months)

A fantastic opportunity for a person looking to develop their strategic marketing / project development skillset. We have a 6-month fixed term strategic marketing and business development role at Colchester Machine Tools, an established, ambitious, forward-thinking business. This is to implement the final 6 months of a Knowledge Transfer Project (KTP).

You will optimise strategic marketing and decision-making within the business and embed long term sustainable strategic growth for this established, ambitious business.

The company

Colchester Machine Tools is a modern, vibrant business based in Elland, West Yorkshire, supplying a very traditional component of the manufacturing industry – machine tools.

Led by an engaged, forward-thinking, and highly motivated leadership team, Colchester Machine Tools offers the successful candidate the opportunity to directly contribute to their long-term ambition to grow market share by pivoting their business to meet the challenges of an evolving industry.

The role

This 6-month project will see you work with senior management and teams across the business and have the support of an outstanding multi-disciplinary academic team from Leeds Beckett University to:

• Develop a working knowledge of the existing and future needs of current and prospective clients.
• Explore new & diversified sales channels, developing strategic relationships to facilitate new clients and business.
• Appraise, evaluate and devise entry strategies to new European and global markets
• Plan and deploy effective people management processes, including communication and training, using the existing comprehensive HR succession planning strategy.

The role will provide the post-holder with wide-ranging and senior level experience, reporting at director level and working with people across the business.

The person

The role will suit a candidate with a strong marketing / business management / leadership background and degree and the post-holder will be well supported by academic experts at Leeds Beckett.

This will be an exciting role for the right candidate and will present an excellent opportunity to make a tangible difference to the business, grow their own skill set and experience and with a very realistic chance of permanent employment at the end of the project.

To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Rosi Newman at r.j.newman@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Closing date: Wednesday 15^th May 2024 (23:59)

Interview date: Interviews are likely to take place week commencing 3^rd June 2024 but are subject to change. Interviews will be confirmed if successfully shortlisted.

For further information and to apply please visit: tinyurl.com/mpajmwsz

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