CRM Executive
Job Introduction
CRM Executive – Saga Cruise
Salary From £28,000 to £30,000
Permanent
FT – 35 hours per week
Hybrid – London 2 days & Ashford 1 day a week
Closing date 21st March 2024
The Saga Cruise Marketing Team are looking for an ambitious, customer centric and results-driven CRM Executive to join their dynamic CRM team.
As one of our CRM Executives you’ll play a key part in driving our email and direct mail activity across acquisition and retention marketing.
Saga as a group is transitioning to a data-driven approach utilising Lifetime Value, Intent and Next Best Action modelling. This requires the CRM strategy to shift to be truly customer-led opposed to channel execution focused.
You’ll be working closely with the CRM Manager to develop and deliver the Email and DM calendar across the year to drive stronger relationships with customers, uncovering and extracting potential value to deliver against our strategic business objectives.
*You will be required to visit the London or Ashford Saga Hub around 3 times a week with 2 days working from home. You must be within a reasonable commuting distance to attend both offices.
Role Responsibility
As the CRM Executive for Saga Cruise, your keys responsibilities will be to;
- Deliver personalised, relevant and timely communications to our customers
- Work closely with the wider marketing team to plan the CRM calendar across the year, working collaboratively to focus on season launches and wider marketing campaigns
- Work closely with the studio and email developers to plan, build and test new and creative templates
- Monitor and report on deliverability and campaign outcomes
- Manage the weekly performance reporting of email and DM to key stakeholders
- Work closely with the data planning manager to segment our database to ensure more personalised and relevant communications
- Create and manage workflows in Adobe campaign
- Support the CRM Manager to plan, implement and report on the CRM test and learn strategy
- Work closely with our mailing house to ensure all DM activity is booked in, data is delivered and proofs are signed off reading for posting
- Achieve CRM performance targets by utilising customer-data based segmentation and models, harnessing the campaign insight and optimise website and paid digital channels as appropriate
The Ideal Candidate
Suitable candidates will already be expert users of Adobe Campaign and fully understand and appreciate market segmentation and Next Best Action Modelling. Candidates will also need to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience;
- Have previously worked in a CRM role and have 2 years + experience, ideally from a large consumer facing organisation or digital agency
- Can demonstrate omni-channel skills, planning, delivery and outcomes
- Good communication skills, able to work with and influence peers and stakeholders
- Robust individual with resilience to embrace pressures of working in a trading environment
- High energy and drive, great presentation and organisational skills
- Motivated problem solver/innovative thinker with a positive attitude to change
- Analytical, with experience in proposing regular new developments based on data
Package Description
Everyday our colleagues deliver exceptional experiences to our customers. We believe exceptional work deserves even more exceptional rewards, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.
- Our working week is 35 hours per week, these can be worked flexibly to suit your working style
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave up to 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Life assurance policy on joining us
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises and holidays!
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
About the Company
Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.
At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.
Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.
Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.
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