Senior Director, Marketing (Digital & eCommerce)

Job Description

When you're part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do challenging work, and join a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of more than $40 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and chances to create significant contributions to the world.

The job:

Fisher Scientific Europe is looking for a new Sr Director, Marketing to lead their Marketing function in Europe. As Sr Director, you will have accountability for ensuring profitable growth, achieved through developing and implementing marketing strategies and tactics that drive growth, efficiency, operational excellence, and a continuously improving presence in the market. We need someone who will closely collaborate with Sales as well as Portfolio Management to align around our commercial goals. Scaling and automating of activities is a key part of the remit.

• Together with the leadership team, you will set the strategic direction for the division, deploying marketing teams to deliver on these commitments
• Take accountability for the marketing strategy, with an emphasis on digital marketing and demand generation, running clear metrics to support this deployment. Your team will be responsible for Fisher Scientific, Europe's product master data
• Work closely with other divisions in the company, as well as external vendors, to build and deploy effective marketing tactics. They will use the strengths of a large-scale distributor, taking ownership to drive e-commerce initiatives that generate revenue growth.
• Use strong leadership skills to develop and identify talent to support business growth and lead your team of 5 direct reports (total org size c.80 ppl)

• A Life Sciences or Computer Sciences qualification preferred, combined with a strong background in marketing in a retail / distribution environment
• A detailed understanding of marketing tech stacks, experienced in creatively using big data to drive an innovative approach and tactics. Be ready to share examples of how you have used Data Science and Big Data when implementing marketing activity
• Expertise in e-commerce in a B2B environment, preferably gained through a wealth of career experiences, will position you for success in this role
• Strong capability in building and driving innovation into organizations, along with the possession of high levels of business and financial savvy
• Previous management experience gained in an international and matrixed environment, along with well-developed coaching, mentoring and people development skills are required. Validated leadership capabilities, ability to influence, encourage and lead change are also critical skills for the role
• Advanced level of English

• Competitive salary, plus annual incentive bonus and car allowance
• Full benefits package - may include pension, insurance, healthcare and LTI (specifics depend on country of hire)