Global Marketing Manager - Ipswich, Suffolk (On-site)

The Opportunity

Our client is a British manufacturer with a 35-year track record and genuine global scale products trusted by premium hospitality venues across more than 130 countries, with offices in the UK, USA, and Singapore.

The business is market-leading in its category, well-established, and commercially strong. What it needs now is a marketer who can match that ambition, someone to take full ownership of global marketing strategy and raise the brand's presence across every market it operates in.

This is a senior, hands-on role reporting directly to the Managing Director, with real visibility, real influence, and the scope to make a measurable commercial impact.

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop and execute global marketing strategy aligned to commercial objectives
• Own brand positioning across international markets, consistency, quality, and relevance
• Drive demand generation and lead pipeline through targeted campaigns
• Manage all digital activity: website, SEO, paid advertising, email, and content
• Build campaigns and assets that work across multiple territories and channels
• Work closely with international distributors and partners
• Support product launches and new market entry
• Manage external agencies and suppliers
• Measure, report, and continuously optimise performance and ROI

About You

• Proven experience as a Marketing Manager, Senior Marketing Manager, or Global Marketing Manager
• Track record delivering successful B2B marketing campaigns
• Strong command of digital marketing, lead generation, and brand development
• Experience working across international markets, distributor networks, or export-focused businesses
• Comfortable owning strategy and executing it yourself
• Strong project management, stakeholder skills, and a bias for action
• Background in hospitality, food and beverage, manufacturing, or export-led businesses is an advantage

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary + performance bonus
• Direct access to senior leadership and genuine decision-making influence
• Annual salary review
• Enhanced pension, contributions increase at 5 and 10 years' service
• Life assurance and income protection
• 25 days holiday (building from 20), plus bank holidays
• Christmas shutdown costing only three days' leave
• Summer Fridays (June–August)
• £400 annual wellness credit (after year one)
• Cycle to Work scheme and employee discounts platform
• Regular company events, summer and Christmas parties, monthly team lunches