Global Head of Digital /Ecommerce - FMCG

Job Description

Global Head of Digital /EcommerceLocation2 days Central London, 3 days home Salary: Base up to £110,000 plus benefits Engagement basisMaternity cover engagement. May be options to go perm availableYoure the business lead for a centre of excellence which sits at the heart of the worlds biggest FMCG giant. Telling their business what good looks like, and how to build effective ecommerce strategies for a business which doesnt sell direct to the consumer.Advising them on best ways to leverage digital channels which arent their own, and how to put their best foot forward to be effective and meaningful on marketplaces like Amazon.Working across all categories from detergents to chocolate, dairy to hair care. If theres an isle in a supermarket for it, chances are, theyve got a brand sitting at the eye-line is buy-line level for it.But theres a twist with this one, as whilst you are working for and onsite with this FMCG behemoth, youll actually be working for their agency as an embedded resource.What youll be doing is providing the strategic leadership and direction to a team of 10+ reports. Driving the global ecommerce and broader digital capabilities for the FMCG giant forward.This will include all aspect of etail, from the clicks and mortar strategies needed to succeed online with major supermarkets. To the strategies needed to succeed and innovate with pure-play digital etailers and online marketplaces too.But this isnt just about driving ecommerce, its broader than that and will include social media strategy and how content and social media can be effective online sales drivers.This is the home of good marketing, a place with a real heritage in driving innovation. A bastion of brilliant, and centre for many an MBA and post-graduate thesis on why their brands are so successful, and why theyre such a brilliant home for marketingexcellence and innovation.Why there may be a long-term future availableThe maternity engagement is what it is. But because youll be engaged by the agency, and that agency has lots of big clients, each at different stages of digital enablement, transformation and ecommerce journeys. They recognise someone who suits this opportunitywill likely be a real asset to other clients within their roster. So are projecting another suitable opportunity arising further down track.Why you might consider this opportunity exciting

• The business youll be joining and the work delivering will invariably be recognised as award winning. Lots of their stuff tends to result that way
• The end client is a real destination employer, and you wont just be doing what they say. But providing strategic leadership and input to their business. Shaping their global digital and ecommerce future through this centre of excellence set up
• An amazing working environment. The days you go to office will seem like youre going to a real destination. Somewhere you will actually like spending time and isnt just a desk and a screen at the end of an uncomfortable commute.

Key experience

• FMCG sector relevant experience in senior leadership capacitycan be from food and drink, beauty or any other similar consumer goods environments
• Have held international/global roles in ecommerce and social commerce
• You know where the market is going and what the latest innovations are in ecommerce/online market places
• Really credible people leadership skills
• Good knowledge of the various tools and platforms out there used by various retailers and online marketplaces
• Thrive in pacey, collaborative working environment and really enjoy remits like this where youre pulling together large teams of people to deliver to common goals and objectives

Want to Apply Heres how:You can share your Linkedin profile or email me a CVit doesnt have to be up to date, we can work on that once you decide you want to take this forward.Or, for a chat and more information please contact me on:Max Tullis-TurnerPractice Lead, DigitalBlue Pelican