GPC (General Parts Company) is the international powerhouse behind the iconic Repco and NAPA Autoparts businesses. We are a 100-year-old business that’s going places with big investments in transformation, innovation and marketing. Now is your opportunity to join us and grow.  

We are looking for a Marketing Lead eager for their next step. This position will be a key partner for our Repco business, handling day-to-day marketing needs of this exciting national brand in both retail and trade (B2C and B2B) environments.  

As the biggest Automotive supply brand in NZ we’re naturally keen to have talented car-passionate people join our team (although it’s not a requirement!), so if you enjoy life in the fast lane where you’ll be in pole position to grow, then we want to hear from you.  

About the Role 

Reporting to the GM Marketing & Retail Strategy, you will be driving marketing execution of the Repco marketing program. This position provides the opportunity to work with a wide range of marketing activities with the benefit of a talented trans-tasman team of subject experts and the best in the business agencies across all the major marketing disciplines. 

• Drive Repco’s success through organised, top class marketing execution 
• Support the development and implementation of strategic plans – bring your creativity! 
• Improve us through analysis and innovation 
• Brief and manage agency production, including all forms of media  
• Support the branch network to execute promotional activity 
• Event management of significant local marketing events 
• Develop your commercial savvy as a key internal partner for Repco operations 

Skills & Experience 

We are looking for an established Marketer with 5+ years’ experience in executional marketing roles, knowledge of working with media an advantage.

You will be energetic and enjoy working in a fast paced environment, motivated to support those who support our customers. You are strong at building relationships with those based remotely and outside your direct team and often regarded as an influencer who can make things happen in a cross-functional environment. With strong time and project management skills, you are dedicated to high quality execution – knowing that our best is what defines our customer’s experience. You will bring: 

• Previous success in executing promotional and catalogue marketing 
• Proven experience in event management for your business 
• An understanding of retail marketing would be an advantage  
• Intermediate to advance skills using Microsoft Office Suite 
• Highly organised and capable of prioritising your work to meet deadlines 

We can offer you:

• An inclusive team environment; our team are important members of GPC
• The opportunity to join a progressive global company that continually strives to remain the number one in the automotive aftermarket
• Ongoing training and career development; we genuinely care about supporting you to reach your full potential
• Discounts internally and with external partners including health providers   
• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
• Access to GPC’s exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more!

 About Us 

We are best known for our iconic brand Repco, however it's not always known that we have several other automotive businesses that sit under the GPC umbrella. We have a fantastic culture across our network as well as lots of projects on the horizon – This is an exciting role and a rare opportunity to join our Marketing Team. 

This is a very exciting time to be part of our team as we continue to grow. 90 day trial applies to all new employees - Send your CV and cover letter to our Careers Team by clicking APPLY!