Senior Manager, Marketing Operations
On-sitePeterborough, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Manage key planning and reporting artifacts across the Brand & Growth operating cycle, including WBRs, MBRs, annual planning deliverables, and related governance materials. Coordinate and maintain B&G operating cadences, including leadership reviews, All Hands forums, planning cycles, and other recurring business rhythms. Support annual and quarterly planning processes by coordinating inputs, tracking milestones, managing dependencies, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables. Implement and maintain governance mechanisms that promote alignment, accountability, communication, and execution across the B&G organization. Maintain governance and content standards for the B&G Hub, including ways of working, process documentation, SOPs, templates, and collaboration resources. Identify operational risks, process gaps, and opportunities for simplification within planning, governance, and collaboration processes, recommending and implementing approved improvements. Partner with stakeholders across B&G to resolve process questions, drive adherence to established operating practices, and support effective execution of organizational priorities. Manage and track spend across Marketing and Enablement, supporting multi-million-dollar budget portfolio in partnership with B&G leaders, Finance, Accounting, and Procurement. Maintain accurate budget records, reporting, forecasting inputs, and budget utilization metrics using relevant systems. Monitor expenses, process invoices, and support timely execution of spend in alignment with Convera policies, governance standards, and planning processes. Centrally manage vendor contract tracking across Marketing and Enablement functions, ensuring visibility of renewals, purchase orders, expiration dates, and budget implications. Coordinate purchase orders, renewals, onboarding, and deprecation decisions in partnership with functional budget owners and Procurement. Support compliant onboarding and invoicing of contractors and vendors in line with Convera governance processes. Advise internal stakeholders on contract lifecycle procedures, spending approvals, and required process steps. Identify potential contract, renewal, or spend risks and escalate with clear recommendations for resolution. Track vendor expenditures against forecasts to help prevent overspending and support monthly budget management.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience in marketing operations, business operations, planning, budget operations, procurement operations, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated ability to analyze budget, vendor, or planning issues, identify root causes, and recommend practical solutions
- Strong understanding of marketing operations, budgeting practices, vendor lifecycle processes, and operational governance
- Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders such as Finance, Procurement, Accounting, Marketing, Enablement, or business operations teams
Desired Qualifications
- Experience working with budget management tools, procurement systems, reporting tools, or marketing operations platforms
- Allocadia experience
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to use data, reporting, and business context to support decision-making
- Proven ability to work independently, manage recurring monthly deliverables, and escalate risks or decisions at appropriate points
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to advise business partners on processes, explain requirements clearly, and gain alignment across teams
- Creative problem-solver with a growth mindset who looks for ways to simplify processes and improve operational effectiveness
- Comfortable working through ambiguity while applying established policies, procedures, and judgment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare clear documentation, reporting, and stakeholder updates
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