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Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let’s build a brighter, healthier future for all.

We are excited to invite applications for the Senior Brand Manager position to support our Africa Eurasia Division Personal Care Marketing department.

The job will be located in Johannesburg.

The person will be part of an international group working on Brand Innovation & Communication strategy for Africa Eurasia Division for the Personal Care category. The role reports into the Personal Care & Home Care Marketing Director.

• Lead the Protex brand: develop the Brand Growth Plan, innovation pipeline and communication plans that will drive growth of our business for the region.
• Interact daily with the Global Marketing team, Cross functional teams and Communication agency teams to develop & strengthen our equity building plans
• Lead and coordinate innovation development with R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain and Design / Packaging teams leveraging insights and data analytics to build fact-based recommendations
• Develop and execute our Protex innovation and activations plans in partnership with the 3 main Hubs (South Africa, East West Africa & Turkey / Cace) to facilitate best-in-class commercial execution & consistency
• Track in-market performance & financial KPIs to identify new volume / margin growth opportunities

• Minimum 6 years of progressive relevant marketing experience; specific experience on innovation would be preferable.
• Functional experience in marketing / implementation of successful marketing plans, new products, digital campaign development
• Experience in managing relationships with senior individuals and within a demanding and fast paced environment
• Experience in managing complex projects and external suppliers
• Seeking for an international career path, open to experiences in different markets and environments.

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Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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Overview

Are you a budding Mr Price Brand Manager? We are always looking for Brand Manager talent, join this talent pool to be considered for future brand vacancies!

When suitable vacancies arise, we will dip into this talent pool to look for suitable talent.

Our brand roles lay across our various trading divisions; Mr Price, Mr Price Home, Mr Price Sport, Mr Price Money, Sheet Street, Miladys and Power Fashion.

Working with different portfolios from homeware, to various clothing, to financial services, make-up and more.

Brand management roles all have responsibilities with traditional and digital marketing as well as retail-specific tasks such as store activations and product launches.

All of our brand roles require a relevant diploma or degree and at least 3+ years of experience in a similar role.

Retail and fashion experience is normally a must

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Job Number # - Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa

Location: Johannesburg

The person will be part of an international group working on Brand Innovation & Communication strategy for Africa Eurasia Division for the Personal Care category. The role reports into the Personal Care & Home Care Marketing Director.

• Lead the Protex brand: develop the Brand Growth Plan, innovation pipeline and communication plans that will drive growth of our business for the region.
• Interact daily with the Global Marketing team, Cross functional teams and Communication agency teams to develop & strengthen our equity building plans
• Lead and coordinate innovation development with R&D, Regulatory, Legal, Supply Chain and Design / Packaging teams leveraging insights and data analytics to build fact-based recommendations
• Develop and execute our Protex innovation and activations plans in partnership with the 3 main Hubs (South Africa, East West Africa & Turkey / Cace) to facilitate best-in-class commercial execution & consistency
• Track in-market performance & financial KPIs to identify new volume / margin growth opportunities

• Minimum 6 years of progressive relevant marketing experience; specific experience on innovation would be preferable.
• Functional experience in marketing/ implementation of successful marketing plans, new products, digital campaign development
• Experience in managing relationships with senior individuals and within a demanding and fast paced environment
• Experience in managing complex projects and external suppliers
• Seeking for an international career path, open to experiences in different markets and environments.

Our journey begins with our people—developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. We are dedicated to ensuring that each individual can be their authentic self, is treated with respect, and is empowered by leadership to contribute meaningfully to our business.

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

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Job title: Senior Manager - Digital Products. Consumer Post Paid and Home

Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline: September 18, 2025

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Mission / Core purpose of the Job

• To drive the effective implementation of the Digital Product segment value propositions, and the Go-To-Market (GTM) and experience design strategies, while ensuring continuous improvement to the overall combination of services.
• To maximise market penetration, growth, and profitability, through an enhanced customer experience, in line with the Digital Product strategy, operating model and business plan.

Context (Global influences, environmental / industry demands, organisational mission etc.)

• The role of Senior Manager : Digital Product operates within the following context :
• A highly competitive environment, requiring product innovation with agile delivery;
• Driven by the strategic objectives of the business unit, aligned to MTN SA;
• Control and governance in accordance with policies, procedures, legal and regulatory;
• Leading with new innovation for the segment;
• Maintaining an accurate, fit-for-purpose propositions and features;
• Alignment to the business sales, segment and operational performance.

Core, essential responsibilities / outputs of the position (KPA's)

Strategy Development and Implementation

• Drive the effective implementation of value propositions and GTM and customer experience design strategy, with emphasis on client experience (internal and external), ensuring maximum market penetration, growth and profitability;
• Provide direction, structure, business plans and support and ensure these are in line with the overall strategy, divisional goals, and market needs and requirements; and
• Identify required resources, personnel and funding to achieve the divisional goals.

• Manage the strategy execution process for the segment, focusing on the customer value proposition, aligned with the GTM model;
• Ensure synergy across the functional area through effective management of inter-functional relations and activities;
• Ensure that local business requirements for key Customer Value Management (CVM) are defined, including campaign management and measurement systems;
• Manage the implementation of marketing frameworks and ensure it is increasing brand presence across the customers in this segment; and
• Ensure that local customer contact rules are in compliance within relevant standards.

• Work inter-functionally to define the value propositions (focused, insights based end-to-end) and collaborate within the function in bringing these value propositions to market;
• Review and provide input into the development of value propositions and business cases for up-to-date innovations product portfolios and offer recommendations to the general manager; and
• Drive and manage the implementation, ensuring alignment to the overall Customer Value Proposition and strategy.

• Provide input into and makes recommendations to the General Manager on the development of a viable GTM frameworks (innovation, design, build and refine) targeted at the segment, ensuring alignment with strategy and driving a fast response to the market;
• Drive continuous improvement across the teams’ ability to leverage data to drive marketing strategy to deliver market and regionally focused experiences;
• Ensure periodic review and updates of segments demographic profile;
• Ensure alignment to GTM process, RACI and Governance;
• Ensure quality control and maintenance of GTM artefacts (e.g. document and toolkits);
• Implement the GTM workflow / management system within the sub-function;
• Propose market research areas aimed at acquiring intelligence on the preferences and behavioural patterns, which needs to be achieved in close collaboration with business intelligence;
• Provide input to the product development community; and
• Ensure replication of products from the product development community.

• Analyse customer information and ensure it fits with the models and metrics implemented;
• Implement models and metrics– including, but not limited to Net Promoter Score, micro-segmentation, chum, closed loop feedback and must win battles;
• Ensure that the blueprint for enablers to customer experience framework are suitable – including, but not limited to, real time customer management technologies, and network performance;
• Benchmark and monitor, in conjunction with Finance and other related departments, the local economics (costs to serve) and business cases to ensure optimal return on investment of activities;
• Manage local reporting, metrics and market insight research modelling to ensure consolidated and consistent views as it relates to the Customer Experience;
• Drive NPS / eNPS, CLF roll-out and manage dynamics;
• Participate in the implementation of strategic initiatives locally, drive the roll out and participate in regular third-party audits; and
• Understand current business rules and operations relating to customer experience and recommend improvements where necessary.

• Manage inter-functional relations to ensure synergy across the various sub-divisions;
• Liaise with the Brands and Communications in defining effective channels for communicating approved initiatives aimed at creating awareness in the segment;
• Ensure collaboration with other sub-functions and departments to enhance key elements of the consumer business model; and
• Ensure the team collaborates with Quality Assurance and Internal Audit teams to perform periodic quality and process audits.

Job Requirements (Education, Experience and Competencies)

Education :

• 4-year Degree / Diploma in Commerce (Marketing / Communication), Engineering and / or Information Technology, or related; and
• Masters qualification advantageous.

Experience :

• Min 7 years of relevant work experience in a global / multinational business environment (understanding of emerging markets advantageous)
• Manager track record of 5 years or more, with at least 3 years in relevant sector / industry
• Experience in leading change / transformation (marketing) at an operational level advantageous
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices
• Worked across diverse cultures and geographies advantageous.

Competencies :

• Head – Big Picture Focus (20)
• Strategy Implementors
• Decisive Problem Solver
• Best Practice Value Creator

Heart – People & Emotional Intelligence (30)

• Culture and Change Champion
• Guiding People Manager
• Relationship Builder

Hands – Results Focused (40)

• Results Achiever
• Operationally Astute
• Collaboration (Formal and Informal Relationships)
• Key customers : Segment and Sales channels

• Internal functions and business units for operations, support and management
• External technology partners
• External Digital Virtual Network Operators

Apply Before 09 / 18 / 2025

Apparel Retail Brand is seeking an experienced AREA MANAGER to join their team in Johannesburg. The Area Manager 36+will be responsible to strategically drive results to ensure that each store within the region achieves maximum sales, productivity and profit goals through effective leadership, effective communication, world class service, effective talent management, merchandising excellence, and operational compliance. To motivate teams and to create a vibrant, energetic store environment.

Salary negotiable
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To apply for the Area Manager, Johannesburg, Apparel Brand positions please send your detailed CV in a Word document and a recent photo of yourself.

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Senior Brand Manager - Tequila

With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.

Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

Our Marketing team are creators, helping to build and nurture some of the world’s most loved brands. We craft amazing connections with people around the world to celebrate our brands’ legacies and reimagine them for the world today, and into the future. Everything we do is underpinned by a deep understanding of our consumers, behaviours, trends, and technologies. Using our genius and creativity, we unlock our brands’ uniqueness, understand their purpose, and put them at the heart of celebrations everywhere. Together, we’re celebrating diversity and challenging stereotypes through our advertising and marketing. Wherever your talents lie, from Design to Consumer Planning, you’ll be celebrated and supported in our inclusive culture.

• Lead professionals are individual contributors
• Requires in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge in own discipline and basic knowledge of related disciplines
• Has knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; is aware of the competition and the factors that differentiate the company in the market
• Acts as a resource for other team members; may lead projects with limited risks and resource requirements
• Solves complex problems by taking a new perspective on existing solutions; exercises judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information
• Impacts achievement of activities within own team and other related teams; works within broad guidelines and policies
• Confidently explains complex, difficult and/or sensitive information; works to build consensus

Roles in this job family are responsible for creating and maintaining the brand imagine across all markets. They promote the brand imagine through the creation and execution of brand strategies which are brought to life through advertising, packaging, communications, pricing and promotional activities across all media.

Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.

We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.

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Worker Type : Regular

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Additional Locations : Lagos HQ

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for a medium-sized flavour company

• Location: Johannesburg area
• You will lead a small team

Our customer is:

• a trailblazing developer and manufacturer of flavours and fragrances for a broad range of products from food and beverages to household and personal care.
• As an industry pioneer in sub-Saharan Africa, we are known far and wide for our excellent service and high-quality products.
• Over the years, we have helped create and define some of the continent's best-loved brands. This is due to our understanding not just of the science of fragrance and flavour but also the psychology behind it, which allows us to craft uniquely appealing tastes and scents.

Purpose of the position:

• Team Leading
• Create and develop flavours.
• Provide technical direction and expertise during product development in flavour development and application.
• Lead new flavour concepts and product exploration to expand and enhance the current product range.
• Coordinate department activities such as application matching, creation, selection, and sampling to support the company's goals, strategic direction, and client expectations.

• Lead all department activities, including new flavour concepts, systems, and processes.
• Develop new flavours according to specifications and briefs.
• Develop, implement, and communicate a strategy for growing the company's flavour business both locally and internationally.
• Assist with regular market evaluation.
• Facilitate formal briefing sessions between development and sales teams.
• Provide regular product updates to sales teams and gather client feedback.
• Ensure samples meet specifications and turnaround time expectations.
• Explore new business opportunities and market trends.
• Foster creativity, continuous professional development, and knowledge sharing among staff.
• Grow revenue and market share by expanding the product base and supporting sales efforts.
• Identify and refresh the company's product offerings.
• Provide technical support to sales for bespoke flavour creation.
• Manage raw materials, formulations, and intellectual property data.
• Ensure the flavour department is efficient and capable of meeting business targets.

• BSc degree in Food Science and Flavouris
• Management training
• Strong commercial acumen
• Customer service orientation
• Time management skills
• Reporting skills
• 10 years experience in the flavour development industry
• 5 years experience in management

Please apply in English.

Please contact me for a confidential discussion.

Laboratory Experience, Vendor Management, Design Controls, C / C++, FDA Regulations, Intellectual Property Law, ISO 13485, Research Experience, SolidWorks, Research & Development, Internet Of Things, Product Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Superbalist City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Superbalist City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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About Us:

Superbalist is South Africa’s highest rated fashion e-tailer with a steadfast commitment to being customer led, data backed and fashion forward. Our award-winning platform connects with millions of customers every month driving delight from the superior browsing experience to the unboxing and beyond. We’re now looking for talented and dynamic thinkers that will help take us to the next level of customer experience.

Purpose of the role:

We are seeking a dynamic, creative Senior Brand Manager to shape and execute our brand storytelling across both our online and physical store environments. You will lead multi-channel brand and content strategies that elevate our brand, drive traffic, and deliver halo impact to revenue — with distinct consideration for the unique dynamics of e-commerce and brick-and-mortar retail.

This is a highly cross-functional role, requiring strong collaboration with Marketing, CRM, Design, Retail Ops, and Buying to ensure a cohesive customer experience across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Own and execute brand and content strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and customer affinity across both our digital and physical store network.
• Develop compelling marketing content across touchpoints — including in-store screens, POS, windows, and activations, as well as shopfront, email, WhatsApp, push, organic social, and direct channels.
• Partner with retail and merchandising teams to translate campaign messaging into store-level communications, ensuring consistency from online to offline.
• Curate and execute editorial and retail campaigns that reflect brand values, current trends, and customer insights — flexing between national moments, seasonal drops, and brand collaborations.
• Own and build a master communications schedule — a real-time registry of every customer-facing message, across all channels and stores.
• Manage content calendars, publishing workflows, and resource planning to ensure smooth execution and maximum campaign reach.
• Lead development of brand tracking mechanisms (e.g., “brand watch” via 3rd party tools) to monitor sentiment, customer feedback, and content impact.
• Provide regular performance reporting and strategic insights that guide future brand planning across the full portfolio.

Min Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, or Business (BA, B.Com or B.Bus.Sci)
• 5+ years in a marketing, content, or brand role — ideally across both e-commerce and physical retail
• Expert knowledge of omnichannel marketing principles and execution
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to translate performance data into actionable insights
• Demonstrated track record of building and growing a brand across diverse channels
• High level of confidence and clarity in presenting to senior stakeholders, including C-suite
• Strong leadership skills and experience managing or mentoring a team

Let’s talk about life @ Superbalist:

• The power is in your hands : We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• Good times : Get to know the other extraordinary minds at Superbalist.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think lunch, think good times).
• Staff discount . The latest fashion at even better prices. What more could you ask for?
• Birthday leave : Enjoy your mandatory fun day off - you deserve it!
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Ready to make your mark and take your career to the next level? We’re waiting for you!

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Marketing and Sales
• Industries Retail

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The Head of Operations will be based at the global manufacturing site in Boksburg and will report to the Manufacturing Director. They will be responsible for strategically and practically contributing to the overall continuous improvement of daily operations, implement and maintain where necessary a best-in-class manufacturing operation as well as lead and contribute to projects identification, development and implementation.

The successful candidate will have experience managing diverse teams with varying capabilities in a fast-paced, technical production environment.

Specifically, the Head of Operations will be required to:

• Implement and maintain where necessary a best-in-class manufacturing and production operation.
• Draw on relationships with department heads, business partners and suppliers to make decisions regarding operational activities and goals.
• Ensure the effective implementation of the company procurement strategy to support a manufacture to order and just in time business model.
• Ensure effective stock control throughout receiving, movement, dispatch and storing of inventory.
• Serve as primary point of contact for operational issues working cross functionally to mitigate their impact on delivering on time and in full, including system, quality, procurement & maintenance issues.
• Lead and contribute to operations projects identification, development, and implementation.
• Identify performance improvement opportunities with their teams.
• Ensure compliance of all operations departments with company policies relating to health & safety and the quality management system.

The ideal candidate will have a degree (commerce or industrial engineering, or similar) from a leading university; at least 10 years’ experience in a packaging/production management role in a FMCG environment; exceptional organisational & leadership skills.

A keen eye for detail and an action-orientated collaborative style will be important attributes to succeed in this dynamic team environment.

Negotiable - Market related

Normal benefits + performance based bonus