Company Background:

Keystone Group is a market leader in the building materials and products markets in the UK, Ireland and Continental Europe providing materials to leading bluechip companies. The Keystone Group consists of Keystone Lintels, IG Lintels, Keylite Roof Windows, Smartroof and IG-GRP.

The role is based in Group headquarters in Cookstown, Co.Tyrone and the successful candidate will be responsible to the Marketing Controller.  The Job Role is a 12 month contract.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• First or second class honours degree in Marketing, Business Studies or related discipline OR other first or second class honours degree with a post-graduate or professional qualification in Marketing or Sales.
• Minimum of 1 year’s relevant marketing experience.
• Good organisational skills Strong presentation skills (oral and written).
• Flexibility to travel occasionally to interface with sales team and customers.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office – word, email & internet.

Desirable:

•  Experience of working in a manufacturing/products sector.

Job Description:

• Assist the Marketing team to ensure consistent brand identity, presence and profile of Keystone Group companies through clearly defined and agreed Marketing and Public Relations activities.
• Assist with the delivery of the Keystone Group Marketing Plan.
• Day to Day response to the marketing opportunities within the product sector.
• Provide sales team with relevant sales support materials.
• Facilitate the origination and coordination of all marketing materials and services including launch strategies to support the introduction of new products or service
• Responsibility for marketing information systems – specifically, collating, cleansing and management of our corporate databases.
• Source and coordinate a steady stream of news and feature information for use in PR, web news, social media etc.  This will be driven by contact with internal sales and technical teams and cooperation with key trade partners.
• Ensure all the company’s printed and online marketing materials reflect the company’s products in a manner to maximize sales generation

 

This exciting position is a 12 month contract and offers an excellent opportunity for a self-motivated individual to join a progressive company and to achieve valuable work experience.  Selected candidates must be enthusiastic and be prepared to work hard!