Strategy & Planning Assistant Manager -… at Sony · Weybridge

Strategy & Planning Assistant Manager - Marketing Platforms Location: Weybridge We are looking for a Strategy & Planning Assistant Manager for Marketing Platforms to support the Strategy & Planning team in driving digital transformation, marketing-technology adoption, and strategic planning efficiency across Pan-European Marketing Communications. The role provides a hands-on opportunity to learn how business performance KPIs, data, and technology come together to improve marketing impact. It is a developmental position designed to build future capability in strategic project management, KPI analytics, and MarTech innovation. Though you won’t manage people in the role, you will partner with your manager and continue to deliver a high-impact function, with exciting projects that enable better outcomes for the company. The role also supports B2B CRM areas in email customer retention activities for B2B businesses by coordinating with European business stakeholders, reviewing performance results and continuously improving its operation. You should be someone who is innovative, who keeps up to date with marketing technologies. You should have passion, curiosity, and an experimentation mindset, and should have some experience digital transformation  and change management to help them understand how to implement new tools and processes. You will: Project Support & Coordination – Assist in planning, tracking, and reporting of strategic and MarTech initiatives (e.g., PXM on-boarding, DAM Asset Hub, AI translation, automation tools). KPI & Performance Tracking – Learn and apply Sony’s business performance frameworks; help prepare dashboards linking marketing activities to ROI, efficiency and sales impact. Technology Enablement – Support implementation of new marketing platforms – testing, user feedback collection and training material preparation. Process Improvement – Help identify workflow bottlenecks, document processes and suggest simplification or automation opportunities. B2B CRM Support – Email set-up in MSD system according to the brief from business stakeholders, Create/Coordinate language variations for key European markets, provide email performance results, participate to the eCRM strategy discussions and programs (if applicable) You will bring: Strong interest in MarTech, data analytics and project management. Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with Power BI advantageous. Analytical and structured thinking with attention to detail. Curiosity to learn systems such as Aprimo, Salsify, and AI tools (e.g., DeepL, Storyteq). Excellent communication skills in English; additional languages welcome. Your new office Based at the Weybridge office, you will enjoy a vibrant and friendly working environment. We have an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop. There is a well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours. We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme), or if you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times. Take a look at our video tour of the Weybridge site here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lwbMOzjoVA Life at Sony We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking. We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies. We are a positive community who dream big together, respect each other, and enjoy a collaborative culture. We like to celebrate our colleagues who make a real difference using our recognition platform. We also provide access to numerous services and platforms for all aspects of wellbeing. We listen to our people through conversations and surveys, respect their suggestions, then act on them. We also provide allowances for volunteering days so that our staff can support the causes they are most passionate about. You can build your career around you with our fantastic range of learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills. We also encourage our staff to try exciting new roles, in a wide range of countries, with a supportive mobility team to support you if you take that leap! Bring your uniqueness to Sony We are passionate about creating a culture that promotes equity and cultivates inclusion, diversity, and belonging. We want employees with diverse backgrounds and perspectives that will stimulate innovation and have a direct impact on our creation of social value to fulfil Sony’s purpose – ‘to fill the world with emotion, through the power of creativity and technology’. We want you to bring your unique self to work and help shape our culture. We are Sony Europe Our people collaborate in an environment of respect, integrity, and open-mindedness. Diverse teams from all over Europe are the driving force for our business, and we embrace the differences that make each of us original and unique. With offices in 28 European countries, Sony Europe caters to consumer, professional, semiconductor and healthcare markets with innovative electronics products and solutions. Our European laboratories research and develop new technologies and capabilities that contributes to the Sony Group and important issues on a planetary scale. Bring your passion, creativity and ambitions to Sony Europe. Apply now, and let’s create the future together. Equal Opportunity Sony Europe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, medical condition, or any other protected characteristics. Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Europe Sony Europe will provide reasonable accommodation for any qualified individuals with disabilities in the application process. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at AccommodationRequest@eu.sony.com or by mail to: Sony Europe Limited, Human Resources Department, the Heights, Brooklands, Surrey, KT13 0XW, UK. When contacting us please indicate the position you are applying for, and the accommodation required. 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