Marketing Manager

Join a fast-growing, listed company with a purpose! Fastned owns and operates a network of 300+ fast charging stations across Europe, allowing electric vehicle drivers to charge their car with 100% green energy. Our goal is a European network of 1000 fast charging stations in prime locations, where all electric vehicles can charge with renewable energy from the sun and wind. We have recently been voted best charging network in the UK, France and the Netherlands. If you want to make a difference and work in an informal, international scale-up environment with future prospects, then read on!

Your role: 

Your role:

As Marketing Manager at Fastned UK, you are responsible for making the Fastned brand stand out in the market.  You will steer and direct the country's marketing/commercial plans and strategy. You’ll identify and implement what needs to be done to make the Fastned stations the preferred place to charge for EV drivers, which includes targeting audiences beyond the end consumers such as B2B, media and landowners . You will be working closely with your UK colleagues, the UK PR manager and the Commercial team in Amsterdam and external agencies. Your projects have a mixture of strategic and operational value, incl. the day-to-day management of all brand-related work in the UK market. You will be  responsible for building relationships with car manufacturers, lease companies, and fleet owners. In concrete terms, this means you:

• Act as the key commercial manager in the UK team and be the important link between the Global commercial team and the local team;

• Increase the visibility of our stations and Fastned in general (partnerships,  website, social media, mailings, possibly also conferences, etc.), working together with the Commercial team in Amsterdam and the PR manager and agencies in the UK

• Improve the visibility and accessibility of our locations and identifying the right commercial proposition

• Analyze market developments to ensure Fastned is strongly positioned in the market, plan accordingly, and evaluate the impact of our efforts in the UK market:

• Improve the quality of our locations based on local insights and international guidance:

• Ensure that Fastned’s visual identity is applied and recognized in the UK market both externally and internally:

• Manage or support in managing relationships with OEMs (car manufacturers), fleet owners and MSP (charge card) relationships relevant to the UK;

• Support our Network Development team when attracting/managing location partners;

• Monitor and report on results and budgets.

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for a hands-on marketing manager with an entrepreneurial mindset. You think big and want to do bold things while at the same time looking at the impact and effectiveness. You learn, improve, and implement. Additionally, you tick the following boxes:

• An affinity for Fastned's mission: accelerating the transition to electric mobility;

• 5+ years of relevant experience in marketing and/or branding;

• Strategic & Analytical thinking: Experience in working with creative teams with the ability to make sound commercial and financial decisions, quickly understand problems, propose solutions, and manage stakeholder expectations;

• Ability to inspire, support, and understand the interplay between people and processes;

• Hands-on and sharp attention to detail with a curious mind;

• An excellent team player;

• Great spoken and written English.

Join us in building a better future!

We work hard to change the world, but we don't forget to recognise & celebrate our successes, big and small. We value work-life balance, offer you real work flexibility and have family-friendly policies in place. We have an inclusive work environment, and love authentic people, so don't try to fit in because we like you for who you are! 

Our benefits include:

• Stock option plan: we believe in shared value creation.

• A training and development budget of £2,600 per year per employee, because development and training are important to us and our sector offers endless opportunities.

• 29 holidays. Additionally, we give you two mission days you can use to contribute to Fastned’s mission or to support a cause that is important to you.

• A paid pension plan, fully covered by Fastned!

• Full health and dental coverage for you through  Bupa 

• Daily commuting costs to the office are reimbursed.

• Daily vegetarian lunches, snacks, and drinks provided at our office location.

• Full access to our electric vehicle with all charging expenses covered by Fastned!

• The opportunity to work from our other offices in Amsterdam, Cologne, Ghent, Paris, London, and Zurich, with reimbursement for work-related travel expenses.

• In addition to fun events year-round, we throw notorious Christmas parties, annual ski trips and organise an amazing yearly trip abroad with all employees.

• Other perks include flexible working hours, full travel compensation, and the working gear of your choice.
  

Apply today!

Let’s have a chat! Send us your application and motivation letter right away.

The application process will consist of these steps:

• A video call with one of our recruiters to find out more about Fastned and our company culture.

• An interview with the Head of Marketing (NL) and Marketing Manager (BE) to find out more about the role.

• A case study interview with the Head of Marketing (NL) and Country Director (UK) 

• Then, it’s time to welcome you on board to Fastned!
  

If you have questions or need further information regarding your application, please contact our recruitment team via recruitment(at)fastned.nl

Fastned stands for equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, gender identities, sexual orientations, religions, neurodiversity, disabilities, parental status or any other protected characteristic that makes you unique.