About the position

Our client, a listed group in the retail industry, is focused on the customer and the community.
The incumbent will be responsible for executing localized marketing strategies that drive sales, support local marketing activities, and deepen community relationships at the store level. This is a dynamic role that partners directly with Brand Strategy, Store Operations, Merchandising and other business partners to impact marketing projects and to achieve business objectives.
The successful candidate will be willing and able to work retail hours (long hours, on weekends and public holidays)
Must be willing and able to visit stores on a regular basis
Must understand the numbers, must be able to assist struggling stores
Should have love for product/marketing/customers!!!

Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Communicate and collaborate in all stages from planning to roll out to reporting
• Execute and support local and regional marketing requests
• This role requires the incumbent to deliver and execute Brand Strategy in stores,
  communicating effectively with all areas of the business including Store Operations,
  Merchandising etc.
• Develop comprehensive project plans and processes, inclusive of timelines and budgets
• Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure stakeholder alignment
• Proactively evaluate data related to sales and provide related information to
  management to address areas of concern
• Derive insights from research and analysis
• This role requires the incumbent to deliver and execute Brand Strategy in stores,
  communicating effectively with all areas of the business including Store Operations,
  Merchandising etc.
• Attract more customers into our stores.
• Assist struggling stores with turnaround marketing strategy.
• Will be required to visit stores on a daily basis to understand store requirements and
  customer requirements
• Manage Stores local marketing budgets
• Management of external signage
• Oversee Community upliftment projects
• Works closely with Visual Merchandiser to ensure store execution is being maintained.
• Setting up the conferences and road shows
• Essential skills and experience:
• Bachelor's Degree
• 4-5 years marketing experience
• Retail experience
• National travel required

Preferred Skills & Experience:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated analytical skills; Will be responsible for running reports, forecasting
  marketing impact, leveraging retail concepts and making recommendations from
  analyses
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, specifically MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word and
  Outlook
• Have an understanding of digital marketing

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Desired Skills:

• degree
• retail experience
• market trends analysis
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing planning
• Strategic marketing
• operational marketing
• Multi-channel Marketing
• Campaigns

Desired Work Experience:

• 2 to 5 years

Employer & Job Benefits:

• medical aid
• provident fund
• 13th cheque
• profit share