PstrongThe Group At A Glance: /strong /ppEstablished in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 90,000 colleagues and over 4,500 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world. JD Italy counts around 90 stores with over 2,500 employees. /ppbr/ppstrongRetail Marketing Executive /strong, Italy /ppstrongDepartment: /strongMarketing Department /ppstrongLocation: /strongMilan /ppstrongRole Overview: /strong /ppWe are seeking an exceptional Retail Marketing Executive, to support in delivering the JD brand’s global marketing vision across the Italian market. To advance the JD brand, maximising awareness and connection to the consumers to deliver strategies and initiatives for the region. /ppThis role will support the Sr. Marketing Manager and the Marketing Executive in maximizing the profitability of Retail store estate by positively impacting footfall, Conversion, ATV, UPT and Profit Margin across all store formats through flawlessly executed consumer-relevant, marketing campaigns, promotions and in-store communication (POS). /ppbr/ppThe ideal candidate will have a strong attention to detail and have the capacity to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. It’s crucial that this individual be proactive, curious, data-minded, and actively looking for ways we can impact the consumer journey/experience to help build daily relationships with our brand. /ppbr/ppThe JD Marketing team puts the consumer at the heart of what we do to develop campaigns, content, partnerships, activations events that elevate the JD brand and maximise consumer impact. /ppbr/ppbr/ppstrongKey Responsibilities /strong /pulliSupport on delivering the yearly retail calendar for the Italian market, aligned with commercial objectives working closely with the Marketing Exec. all regional retail plans includes brand campaigns, third party brand campaigns and key cultural/trade opportunities (such as national holiday weekends or back-to-school season); /liliMonitor and review all marketing promotional activity providing analysis and learnings; /liliWork in close partnership with third party vendors to ensure all windows/POS production are on time and on budget; /liliWork closely with your line manager and cross-functionally across Retail Operations, Brand team and Property team, to pro-actively assess any performance issues (such as persistently declining traffic or a particularly slow month) and develop the tactical Retail Marketing solutions that might be needed to address these; /liliHelp in monitoring marketing KPIs, in particular traffic and brand awareness; /liliSupport the team in successfully open new JD stores by ensuring appropriate 360 activation plans are developed, implemented and executed. Store openings should include preparation, launch and sustain phases; /liliSupport in creating weekly/monthly reporting and learning agenda, as well as in depth campaign reporting with clear success measurement and learnings; /liliReview and refresh the retail activation toolkit to improve and advance consumer impact during key trading moments as well as store openings/events; /liliRegularly visit key stores and key locations to gather on-field information and assess level of in-store campaign execution; /liliShare best practices within the market and with the wider EU marketing team and critically assess how activations can be applied/expanded. /li /ulpbr/ppstrongKey Relationships /strong /pulliMarketing Manager /liliSenior Marketing Manager – (Line Manager) /liliMarketing Executive /liliGlobal Marketing team /liliBuying Merchandising /liliVisual Merchandising /liliRetail Operations /liliExternal agencies and vendors /liliBrand Team. /liliThird party vendors /li /ulpbr/ppstrongSkills/Experience/Knowledge Needed: /strong /pulli1-2 years of Retail Marketing experience within apparel, sportswear or relevant lifestyle brands/retailers /liliHigh level verbal and written English and Italian, any other European language is a plus /liliCreative mindset balanced with a strong analytical skills and ability to advise on planning /liliKnowledge of the sports lifestyle and youth culture: particularly interested about /liliTeam player with solid interpersonal, networking and negotiating skills. /liliAble to manage fast paced environment. /liliGeographically mobile. /li /ulpbr/ppbr/ppstrongInterested? /strong /ppIf you interested in this position, then press the strongApply Now button /strong. /ppDue to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion /ppApplications that meet the skills criteria will be contacted for a 1st stage meeting with the talent team. Shortlisted candidates will then be invited to interview with the hiring manager. /ppThank you again for your time. /p