SAR Lubricants is a UK-based manufacturer and supplier of high-quality lubricants, providing products and solutions for customers across a wide range of industries.

With a strong focus on quality, technical expertise and customer service, SAR Lubricants has built a reputation for delivering reliable products tailored to the needs of its customers. The company offers an extensive range of automotive, industrial and specialist lubricants, supported by an experienced and knowledgeable team.

SAR Lubricants is committed to maintaining high standards across its operations while continuing to invest in its people, products and long-term growth.

Job Overview 

We want marketing inside the business closer to our products, our technical team and, most importantly, our customers. You’d take full ownership of the marketing function, with direct access to leadership and the freedom to shape how a 150-year-old British manufacturer presents itself to the market.

Key Responsibilities

• Marketing strategy and planning: Supporting the annual marketing and content plan across all divisions, aligned to our growth strategy.
• Integrated campaigns: Plan and deliver campaigns across social, email, SEO, paid media and content, supporting new product launches, exhibitions and divisional commercial priorities.
• Social media: Lead day-to-day management of SAR’s LinkedIn, content planning, scheduling, engagement and performance monitoring.
• Content and technical copywriting: Turn technical input from our chemists and sales engineers into articles, case studies, product material and customer stories.
• Website: Maintain the SAR website, content updates, product and landing pages, technical data sheets, campaign pages, SEO and ongoing performance improvement.
• Paid media: Build and optimise B2B campaigns on LinkedIn and Google, including Display and remarketing.
• Graphic design and brand: Artwork presentations, brochures, data sheets, labels, exhibition graphics, stationery and decals, keeping the brand consistent throughout.
• Budget and ROI: Manage the marketing and media budget, ensuring activity delivers measurable, commercially useful return
• Sales and exhibition support: Act as the bridge between marketing and a field-based sales team, producing the tools reps need, and supporting exhibition activity.
• Continuous improvement: Keep on top of emerging digital marketing trends, technologies and AI tooling, and bring the useful ones into the business.

Desired Skills

• Demonstrable marketing experience- agency, in-house or freelance with work you can show us
• Fluent, practical use of AI tools to work faster and to a higher standard
• Strong working knowledge of social media, email marketing, SEO and digital content
• Hands-on experience with websites and content management systems, comfortable making changes yourself
• A strong, plain-English writer who can make technical subjects readable
• Confident graphic design skills, with Figma and Canva preferred
• Working knowledge of paid social and Google Ads
• Understanding of Google Analytics (GA4) and campaign reporting tools
• Excellent organisational and project management skills able to run several workstreams in 20 hours a week
• Strong communicator, effective with both internal teams and external partners
• A commercial mindset focused on measurable results rather than activity for its own sake
• Self-starting and genuinely interactive comfortable walking onto the shop floor and asking questions

Desired Qualifications

• Marketing automation or CRM experience
• Short-form video editing and photography
• Exhibition or trade show marketing experience
• Export or multi-market marketing experience

Personal Qualities

Good communicator, curious and willing to understand different markets

Prospects: Transition into a full-time Marketing Manager
Vacancy location: Gill Bridge Oil Works, Lowland Road, Mirfield WF14 8LU
Hours: 20-25 Hours per week
Contract: 6 months Part-time, contract or freelance we’re open on structure for the right person (Potential to transition into full time contract)
Working pattern: 3 days per week on site initially, with hybrid working open to discussion once established
Qualifications: GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths, English and IT required grades A-C. Previous experience in the sector would be beneficial

Please forward your CV and a covering letter to abhi@sarlubricants.co.uk