Global POS Design Lead
DS Smith
Global POS Design Lead
DS Smith
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Senior
About the role
- Lead and drive the strategic growth agenda across key global markets for a large FMCG customer
- Deliver innovative, sustainable, and shopper-centric design and activation solutions
- Act as the lead interface between external senior stakeholders and internal teams
- Ensure excellence in execution, strategic alignment, and measurable impact across all in-store marketing and Point-of-Sale (POS) initiatives
- Shape the ‘Future of POS’ by connecting local market insights with central strategy
- Directly manage and influence two Regional POS Design & Innovation Leads
Requirements
- Demonstrable experience in POS Management, Brand Marketing, or Sales Management, preferably within an FMCG or agency environment
- Formal business-related qualification or degree in Commerce, Marketing, or Sales Management - desirable
- Demonstrated strategic leadership with the ability to translate commercial opportunities into effective creative shopper marketing campaigns or plans
- Comprehensive understanding of Brand/Shopper strategy and the full range of design, engineering, and display fabrication processes
- Exceptional verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with experience in interpreting and packaging strategic presentations for senior global stakeholders
- A results-driven, pragmatic, and service-focused attitude, committed to delivering value and excellence across Sustainability, Design, and Innovation
- A creative flair with the ability to inject a vibrant character into the role
- Expert use of Word, PowerPoint, Internet applications, and social media platforms
- Fluent English is essential, with additional languages being desirable
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Car allowance
- Family Health Care
- Discretionary bonus
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
POS ManagementBrand MarketingSales ManagementShopper MarketingDesign ProcessesEngineering ProcessesDisplay Fabrication Processes
Soft skills
Strategic LeadershipCommunication SkillsPresentation SkillsCreative FlairResults-driven AttitudePragmatic AttitudeService-focused Attitude
Certifications
Business-related QualificationDegree in CommerceDegree in MarketingDegree in Sales Management