Senior Marketing Manager - Local Area Marketing

What you'll do

What we can do for you

At Specsavers, we know that to reach your full potential you need to work somewhere that will bring out your best. We pride ourselves on offering a workplace with a supportive, driven, flexible and inclusive culture.

In 2024, we were proudly recognised as one of Australia’s Best Places to Work for the second consecutive year and ranked 16th on Fortune’s list of the World’s 25 Best Workplaces.

Here’s a taste of just some of our perks:

• Quarterly bonus scheme
• Two free pairs of glasses each year
• On-site free parking
• Birthday, Volunteer, Professional Development and Paid Parental Leave
• Health & Wellbeing programs
• Fully funded social club – provides a wide range of activities throughout the year

So, if you like the sound of working for a company that’s dedicated to improving the lives of both their people and customers – we think you’d look good at Specsavers. 

The role & team
 
We’re looking for an experienced Marketing leader to join our Marketing team at Specsavers. Reporting into the Head of Activation & Trade, you will collaborate with Marketing, Retail Support Team leadership and wider support office functions to lead the local area marketing support for store partners in end-to-end local area marketing expertise.

The Senior Marketing Manager for Local Area Marketing (LAM) will help the team create consistent decision-making, standardized workflows, and repeatable plans for store launches, changes, and local marketing or sponsorships that boost community presence or drive short-term sales

As an experienced marketing professional, you will have an open and curious approach to learning, a natural ability to build relationships and communicate to all levels.

The skills we are looking for:

• Demonstrated success in leading high-performing teams within fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments (essential)
• Strong time and project management / organisational skills that are applied with initiative and proactivity (essential)
• Prior experience in retail marketing highly regarded
• Experience in marketing for franchise or joint venture businesses from a head office will be highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of fundamental marketing principles and the more recent advancements in marketing theory with an ability to apply these to local area marketing.
• Effective & empathetic communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficient in Microsoft Office with strong day-to-day computer literacy.

About Us

At Specsavers we believe a diverse, inclusive and flexible culture enables our people to bring their whole selves to work and be proud of doing so. When it comes to flexibility, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all. Our flexible working at Specsavers enables us to work in ways that support our lifestyle to help us balance our career with the other important things in life.

Creating a great place to work for our people is pinnacle to us and along with our Behaviours is at the core of everything we do, ensuring our people feel good, cared for and smart. We like to think it’s a fun and positive place to work – why not have a look for yourself https://join.specsavers.com/au/department/support-office/  
Applicants for the role are required to have current working rights as per, relevant government legislation.