Beauty & Gifts Partnerships Marketing Manager

Internal use only - Grade E

About us

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very. 

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do. 

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨ 

About the role

As our Beauty & Gifts Partnerships Marketing Manager, you'll play a leading role in shaping how some of the biggest beauty and gifting brands connect with millions of Very customers. You'll own the Beauty & Gifts partner portfolio, creating brilliant strategic partnerships that drive commercial growth, strengthen brand relationships and deliver standout customer experiences.

Leading a team of two, you'll work closely with colleagues across Category, Marketing, Brand, Creative, Data & Insights and Campaign Activation to develop and deliver integrated retail media campaigns that bring partner ambitions and customer needs together. From securing investment and building annual plans to launching innovative campaigns and measuring success, you'll be at the heart of a fast-growing and exciting part of the business.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who combines commercial thinking, beauty industry expertise and creative flair, and is passionate about building partnerships that deliver real results.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Own the Beauty & Gifts partner portfolio, building strategic relationships that drive investment, growth and long-term value.
• Create partner marketing plans and retail media propositions that align brand ambitions with customer and business goals.
• Lead, coach and develop a team of two, creating a high-performing culture that delivers against commercial objectives.
• Lead the delivery of integrated retail media campaigns, ensuring activity is creative, effective and commercially successful.
• Manage partner investment, budgets and forecasting to deliver agreed revenue targets.
• Use customer insights, campaign performance and market trends to optimise activity and identify new opportunities.
• Collaborate with teams across Category, Marketing, Brand, Creative, Data & Insights and Finance to deliver seamless campaigns.
• Champion best practice and help strengthen Very Media Group's position as a leading retail media partner within the beauty industry.

About you

You'll be an experienced partnerships, retail media or brand marketing professional with a strong understanding of the beauty industry and a passion for creating campaigns that deliver commercial results.

You’ll also have:

• Proven experience delivering successful multi-channel marketing, partnership or retail media campaigns.
• A track record of building strategic brand partnerships that drive growth and long-term value.
• Strong commercial acumen, with the ability to identify opportunities, build compelling propositions and secure investment.
• Excellent communication, presentation and stakeholder management skills, with confidence influencing senior audiences.
• A strong understanding of campaign planning, execution, measurement and optimisation across multiple marketing channels.
• Experience using data, customer insight and performance analysis to inform decision-making and demonstrate ROI.
• Strong creative judgement with the ability to develop impactful campaigns that resonate with beauty customers.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting revenue and tracking commercial performance.
• The ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, stakeholder-rich environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Essential beauty industry experience, alongside a strong understanding of consumer trends, emerging brands and the wider competitive landscape.

Some of our benefits

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews
• £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• LinkedIn learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found on our career site

How to apply 

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you will be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS, Right to Work checks and if a specific requirement of your role a DBS (criminal records) check. Should your application progress we require you to let the team know if there is anything you need to disclose in relation to any of these checks prior to them being undertaken, including any unspent criminal convictions.  

What happens next? 

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.  

You can expect a two stage interview process for this position:  

1st stage - An informal 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to find out more about the role and to ask any questions you may have.  

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal face-to-face interview where you can expect a task and both competency/ technical skills based questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.  

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here. 

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via [email protected]. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.