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Business Unit: Marketing

Function: Marketing Management

Date: 15 Jul 2025

Discovery – Marketing

Senior: Sponsorships and Experiential Marketing Manager

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, we are passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within society.

Key Purpose

The Sponsorship and Experiential Marketing Manager role is an integral part of a team specialising in strategic sponsorships and experiential marketing initiatives. This includes managing and conceptualising cross functional sports and lifestyle events and initiatives, consumer engagements, and other marketing extensions.This position is expected to deliver creative solutions that foster lasting relationships that resonate with consumers and the broader South African community. We are looking for a leader to develop programmes and implement cutting-edge ideas that reflect our company’s innovative spirit.The position requires collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and to help identify unique opportunities to deliver against business objectives, while carefully tracking budgets and results.

Responsibilities

To manage and deliver sponsorship & experiential marketing by:

Functioning as a thought leader with significant knowledge of all aspects of sponsorships & experiential marketing, including cutting-edge techniques to engage and excite the consumer.

• Monitor industry trends, competitive landscape (strengths, weaknesses and opportunities), including digital and social media to inform all existing activity and/or inspire the development of new executions and experiences.
• Monitor consumers, competitors and culture trends. Listen, learn and mine insights that will direct the brand.

Develop creative strategies as well as seed ideas based on marketing strategy, messaging and objectives.

• Create conceptual content and deliver it in a compelling way in order to achieve buy in from various stakeholders.
• Lead integration amongst the various marketing, advertising and PR partners to ensure consistent brand identification and exposure.
• Provide aesthetic oversight to projects, evaluate and select creative (art and copy) pertaining to the portfolios assets (brand ambassadors’ programme, sports and lifestyle events and initiatives, consumer engagements and other marketing extensions).

360° event/ project management from scheduling to real time execution.

• Oversee all event, marketing & project planning and estimates for project scope. Manage schedules and resource requirements.
• Develop and manage assigned project budgets ensuring programmes are properly budgeted, estimated, and scheduled.
• Develop and manage assigned project plans to ensure milestones are met to a high standard.
• Proactively direct and manage multiple assignments on time and on budget while always protecting and ensuring the Discovery and Vitality brands are held in the highest regard.

Deliver both internal and client-facing proof of accomplishment.

• Responsible for overall quality and presentation of project work and effectively developing and communicating marketing strategies and creative standards.
• Own post-mortem ROI evaluation/project/event follow-ups.

Areas of responsibility will include but are not limited to:

• Overall brand, sponsorship, project & event management.
• There is an emphasis on sports-related events, with a particular focus on mass participation events particularly for running and cycling.
• The role involves possible traveling to various events nationwide, and working hours will vary depending on the specific event schedule. This may require weekend or evening work.
• A passion and knowledge for all sports is essential as well as knowledge of the sponsorship landscape and industry.
• Co-ordination of suppliers, and communications to Discovery communities, including social media and PR management.
• Putting together strategies and business plans, as well as presenting and getting buy from senior leaders is essential.
• Liaising with advertising agencies, writing and managing creative briefs. Ensuring that briefs are met timeously.
• Ensuring that events are planned and executed appropriately, as well as dealing with crisis management.
• Managing the production of print, merchandise and promotional items for sponsorships.
• Managing procurement and budget control processes.
• Ensuring that all sponsorship queries are responded to timeously.
• Monitoring the implementation progress of experiential marketing plans for sponsorships.
• Production of monthly reports, status reports, project reports and ROI on sponsorships.
• Managing sponsorship queries and feedback - telephonic and written.
• Unpacking complex business needs and providing creative solutions considering all stakeholders.
• Create integrated solutions, which are consistent across all Discovery brands/businesses and communities and which meet best practice marketing and sponsorship principles.
• Ensure solutions are in line with Discovery’s marketing model.
• Development and management of people by:
• Coaching, guiding and developing direct report to successfully manage and market sponsorship properties.
• Build and maintain relationships with key business people, both at a strategic and operational level.
• Proactive by:
• Bringingideas & innovation to the business.
• Measuring impact and drive corrective action.
• Ensuringeffective implementation of plans.
• Managing conflict.
• Be responsive to business needs.
• Strategic thinker
• Flawless execution
• Lateral thinker
• Influence and persuade people to get things done
• Excellent presentation skills to sell ideas
• Multi-task projects
• Leadership skills: guide, develop and motivate others
• Solve complex problems
• Build trusted partnerships
• Manage trade-offs
• Instill confidence in others
• Communicate well in English (written and verbally)

Attributes

• Diplomatic
• People and relationship focused
• Sociable
• Team Player
• Trustworthy
• Resilient
• Able to work under pressure and provide answers and direction to others
• Flexible and adaptable
• Tenacious and persistent
• Dynamic and energetic
• Driven
• Have initiative, be a self-starter
• Naturally inclined to work hard
• Action oriented (doer)
• Detail oriented
• Ability to think outside the box

Education and Experience

• Minimum 3-year undergraduate degree (marketing or communication focused)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in marketing, sponsorships and events coordination/ management
• Relevant industry experience

A knowledge of the following will need to be developed or will be advantageous:

• Sponsorships & Experiential marketing environment in South Africa and internationally
• A love of sports and wellness
• Different Discovery audiences and stakeholders
• Various marketing and media channels, including electronic and social media
• Discovery’s products and business processes
• Key individuals in Discovery and who to go to for what

Print and production processes (including timelines and costing)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits

Head of Technical Marketing, Investments and Umbrella Product

About Discovery

Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

About Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits

Discovery Corporate and Employee Benefits is the first and only employee benefits provider to shape employee behaviour, creating healthier and wealthier workforces. It is an exciting business to be in as we reimagine the way retirement savings and life insurance are brought to companies and employees.

Key Purpose

The Head of Technical Marketing and Umbrella Product for Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits (CEB) takes ownership for technical marketing across the CEB product suite (group risk, retirement funds, and healthy company, and any new propositions launched). They are responsible for the positioning, launch and rollout of products; for the ongoing sales support and market positioning of products; for investment support and servicing; and for thought leadership and Hub analytics.

As Head of Umbrella Products, they are responsible for maintaining and enhancing the umbrella fund proposition, including the investment proposition, and for ensuring that the umbrella fund product and service is meeting sales and member outcome objectives.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Overseeing the Communications Team, responsible for all operational comms and forms, sales support, brochureware, and client communication strategies. (Total headcount: 4)
• Overseeing the Technical Marketing Team, who is responsible for the product and sales support of all CEB products. (Total headcount: 4)
• Technical Marketing responsibility includes:
  • Supporting sales through reusable collateral and bespoke deal support (material and presenting)
  • Building key broker relationships to support sales and market insights
  • Co-developing marketing strategies together with Marketing
  • Supporting the Hub with bespoke client analytics
  • Creating thought leadership content, and conceptualising and executing events
• Overseeing the Investment Team, responsible for investment product development, analytics, technical marketing, and servicing (Total headcount: 1)
• Umbrella product ownership responsibility includes:
  • Umbrella fund pricing (basis and bespoke client pricing)
  • Active participation in the R&D Steering Committee to influence umbrella product development
  • Representing the umbrella product in governance committees, executive committees, and boards
  • Developing and driving strategies for achieving member behaviour change objectives
• Developing future leaders for CEB Technical Marketing, Investments and Umbrella Product.
• Defining and supporting strategic new business initiatives

Personal Attributes

• Excellent conceptual and technical ability
• Excellent communications, both written and verbal
• Comfortable presenting to external parties
• Accuracy (Advanced)
• Analytical (Advanced)
• Stakeholder management (Intermediate)
• Strong team player.
• Ability to work in a collaborative/problem solving environment.
• Ability to multitask.

Education and Experience

• Qualified Actuary
• 10 years + of Senior Management experience
• 5+ years investments experience
• Knowledge of the corporate and employee benefits industry in SA
• Excellent English and presentation skills
• Excellent Excel skills (advanced)
• Top achiever

Employment Equity

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

Head of Marketing (SaaS)

Johannesburg

A high-growth B2B SaaS business in Fintech is hiring a Head of Marketing to build and lead a modern marketing function from scratch with full ownership from day one.

There's no inherited team or roadmap. It's a clean slate with real budget, clear growth targets, executive support, and a leadership seat at the table. You will be supported by a Digital Marketing lead who will join around the same time.

The business is scaling fast and needs a commercially minded marketing leader who can translate business priorities into compelling messaging, brand presence, and revenue-generating activity. Someone who can architect the bigger picture, but who isn't afraid to lead by example and get involved in delivery when needed.

You'll be laying the foundation getting campaigns live, shaping brand and positioning, building assets that support sales while also defining the strategic direction and assembling a high-performing in-house team over time.

What you'll lead and deliver

• Define and implement a full-funnel B2B marketing strategy tied to revenue and brand growth
• Launch and run campaigns across content, digital, social, paid, email and events
• Develop messaging and positioning that resonate across key personas and decision-makers
• Own the company's digital presence and brand identity from website to voice to visual language
• Build the tools, collateral and content that support both sales conversion and customer success
• Hire and shape an in-house marketing team that scales with the business
• Track performance metrics, report on results, and iterate based on data
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align marketing with business priorities
• Operate as the functional lead at the executive level, driving marketing impact across the business

Who this is for

• Senior marketers with at least 7 years in B2B marketing, including some team leadership
• Experienced in SaaS or product-led businesses with high-growth ambition
• Confident in both strategic planning and hands-on execution and knowing when each is needed
• Strong communicator, brand thinker and campaign builder
• Comfortable shaping new functions from scratch, not just optimising what already exists
• Commercially aware, performance-driven, and collaborative across departments
• Ready to be the marketing voice at the table, not waiting for permission to lead
• Must have experience in a smaller, start up or scale up businesses

What's on offer

• ESOP eligibility post-probation participate in long-term business growth
• An executive role with genuine autonomy, scope, and impact

Work culture
This is an office-first team with one remote day per week. Collaboration, pace and accountability are key. You'll work closely with the leadership team and be part of shaping not just the brand but the business itself.

Are you a data strategist with big-picture vision and on-the-ground delivery skills?

Do you know how to turn complex information into smart decisions—and smart decisions into real-world results?

An innovative organisation working closely with academic institutions is looking for a Head of Data Management to lead the charge in data flow, operational excellence, and strategic growth.

What You’ll Be Driving:

Data that Works

Ensure data flows securely and seamlessly across teams, systems, and partners—making timely, accurate insights the norm, not the exception.

Strategy, Sales & Third-Stream Growth

Lead the development and execution of integrated data, marketing, and income-generation strategies—especially those linked to academic partnerships and third-stream revenue.

Leadership That Sets the Tone

Manage cross-functional teams, nurture talent, and build a culture of excellence, accountability, and collaboration.

Policy & Governance

Design policies and operating procedures that support organizational goals and regulatory standards, while keeping people and purpose at the centre.

Strategic Communication

Serve as a key advisor, translating strategy into action and keeping everyone aligned on the bigger picture.

Performance & Innovation

Monitor organizational performance, uncover opportunities, and lead initiatives that drive continuous improvement.

What You Bring:

• Solid leadership experience in data strategy, operations, or business transformation
• A track record of developing people, driving performance, and turning vision into delivery
• Strong understanding of stakeholder engagement and revenue-generating strategy
• Bonus: experience working with or alongside academic institutions or research-driven environments

Why You’ll Love It:

• Influence strategy at a high level while staying close to meaningful work
• Partner with leading institutions to make real impact
• Lead a skilled, purpose-driven team in a dynamic and evolving space
• Help shape how data powers decisions, partnerships, and future growth

Ready to lead with purpose and take data strategy to the next level?

Apply now or get in touch—we’d love to hear from you.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Business Development, Analyst, and General Business
• Industries Higher Education

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To assume accountability for the direction and market position for a group of sectors (eg oil & gas, infrastructure, financial institutions, HR, etc.) within the CIB business. Responsibility for internal business unit marketing needs to enhance alignment of EVP & CVP. Craft brand positioning strategies and go-to-market plans which position each sector as a thought leader in the corporate investment banking space. Take the key commercial objectives of each sector and translate them into an annual strategic marketing plan. Identify the appropriate media channels to deliver marketing campaigns for the sectors in an effective and efficient manner.

Develop marketing strategies to deliver business objectives:

• Develop and implement integrated marketing strategies that enable sectors to compete in the market and grow “sector expertise” awareness levels with clients.
• Ensure that the marketing strategic plans are implemented and operationalised.
• Excellent brief writing skills to ensure that marketing briefs into the Group COE have sufficient knowledge on the sector being serviced and clear articulation of the tasks.
• Develop and grow a good understanding of the CIB business and relevnt sectors by working as part of the CIB sector teams and business unit manco
• Support sectors in delivering relevant and strategic messages to market.
• Identify and test new ideas to explore new marketing opportunities for growth.
• Working with the COE to generate actionable insights that will drive the marketing strategy.
• Develop, manage, and track the budget to achieve marketing and business objectives.
• Ensure client experience journeys are effective and optimised.
• Track performance of the delivery teams/ squads in the COE and hold them accountable.
• Ensure the constructs of risk, legal, governance and compliance are addressed.
• Continuous process enhancement to ensure excellent execution to the business.

Oversee the sector missions:

• Empower delivery teams/ squads to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions to sector specific problems. Share sector specific knowledge with squad to enable delivery and decision making.
• Raise the profile, manage the presence of CIB across the various market sectors.

CIB business unit responsibility:

• Assume responsibility for taking briefs from the relevant business units (on internal events, and communications for assigned and allocated business units. The marketing head will then be responsible for briefing the internal marketing team (events manager / comms head) on needs of BU.
• Build and sustain relationships to ensure satisfied stakeholders.
• Create a climate of teamwork and cross-cluster co-operation to enable improved campaign results.

• Diploma
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Post graduate degree in Marketing or Commerce

7 - 10 years management in a marketing or related function.

Type of experience:

• Experience in developing and executing marketing plans
• Budget development and management skills
• An understanding of a B2B business environment and the marketing nuances required to be successful in an investment banking environment
• Collaboration across various teams and functions
• Can demonstrate decision making linked to business / brand strategy
• Dealing and managing multiple and demanding stakeholders

• Capacity planning
• Change management
• Communication Strategies
• Diversity management
• Employee training/development
• Organisational behaviour theory
• Principles of project management
• Strategic planning
• Talent management
• Customer Focus
• Establishing Strategic Direction
• Operational Decision Making
• Cultivating Networks and Partnerships
• Driving Execution
• Sharing Responsibility
• Strategic Influence

Preference will be given to individuals from underrepresented groups.

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Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns and local product launch strategies.
• Drive customer acquisition and retention through targeted marketing efforts.
• Analyze market trends to maintain a competitive edge.
• Manage ATL/BTL marketing, retail management, visual merchandising, and shopfitting.
• Localize global campaigns to suit regional markets.
• Serve as a creative strategist capable of adapting global brands for local markets to achieve sales results.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of relevant marketing experience.
• Proven success in marketing leadership roles.
• In-depth knowledge of mobile industry trends.
• Strong communication and analytical skills.
• A genuine passion for technology and innovation.
• A practical, hands-on marketer who leads from the front.

Key Skills: Digital Marketing, Performance Marketing, B2B Sales, Marketing, SaaS, Growth Experience, Customer Acquisition, Multichannel Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Team Management, Public Speaking, Lead Generation.

Are you a dynamic and enthusiastic individual fluent in Dutch, with a love for creativity and a flair for customer service? We’ve got an exciting opportunity for you! A global lifestyle brand based in Johannesburg is looking for a Dutch speaking Marketing Customer Care Associate to join their vibrant team. If you enjoy blending support with marketing and love working with people, this could be your next great adventure!

Your key job responsibilities as the Dutch speaking Marketing Customer Care Associate in Johannesburg, South Africa will include:

• Provide excellent customer care to Dutch speaking clients across multiple digital platforms
• Assist the marketing team with content translation and localisation
• Respond to social media comments and emails in line with the brand’s tone of voice
• Track customer feedback and help improve service and campaigns
• Support marketing efforts by proofreading content and localising promotions
• Handle queries related to product information, delivery, or campaigns with a creative, solutions-first mindset
• Work closely with international teams to support brand consistency

Requirements for this Dutch speaking Marketing Customer Care Associate job in Johannesburg, South Africa:

• Fluent in Dutch , with excellent written and spoken communication
• Proficient in English to work with a global team
• Previous experience in customer care or marketing is advantageous
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to multitask
• Social media savvy and interested in digital marketing trends
• A passion for delivering standout service

Perks of joining this team:

• Work in an exciting, international company with room to grow
• Friendly, supportive team environment where your ideas matter
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Opportunities to contribute creatively across departments
• Be part of a brand that truly values language and culture

Sound like your vibe? Send your application to today! This Dutch speaking Marketing Customer Care Associate job in Johannesburg, South Africa won’t be open for long!

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Our client in the Automotive Industry, Sandton, is looking for a Group Marketing Manager.

Minimum qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Marketing.
2. Member of the DMASA (Digital Marketing Association SA) or equivalent.

Experience:

1. At least 3 years of prior experience in senior marketing management capacity roles with the ability to drive brand success, showcasing results through impactful ROI's with digital marketing being at the forefront of driving business achievement and sales.

Critical on the Job Skills Synopsis:

1. Ability to develop and implement strategies, systems, and processes.
2. Excellent people management and engagement capacity.
3. Budget and operational management.
4. Reporting and analytics.
5. Ability to embrace new ideas and processes and execute thereof.
6. Deadline driven - ability to meet targets.
7. Proven track record of driving results.
8. Lead generation - Data driven decision making.
9. Paid advertising management to reach sales targets.
10. Excellent digital media ability.
11. Copy and Visual storytelling skills.
12. SEO, strategy, analysis, and optimization.
13. Experience running successful marketing campaigns.
14. Solid knowledge of web analytics and Google AdWords.
15. Solid experience with various CRM software.

Digital Literacy:

• SEO
• CRM
• Google Analytics
• Adobe Suite
• SEMrush

Role Descriptor: Group Marketing Manager holds the ultimate responsibility to develop and execute on the company's marketing, digital, and communication strategies with the aim to maximize profits through developing sales strategies that match customer requirements and by promoting products, services, or ideas. Responsible for the preparation of strategies, annual marketing budgets, plans, brand management, lead management, and continuously analyze the market and competitors, staff management and growth, and meeting the business and brand KPI's set.

Reviewing and reporting on all areas of the marketing portfolio on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to identify success, growth, and areas of improvement. Our touch points for success would be to ensure access, engagement, collaboration, customization, and connection internally and externally to ensure marketing success.

Key areas of responsibility aligned to KPI:

1. Strategy and Budget Development and Execution.
2. Digital Marketing & SEO Management.
3. Paid Advertising & Lead Management.
4. Brand & Community Management.
5. Customer Retention.
6. Staff Management and Development.

We at MTN are a purpose and value-led organization. At MTN, we believe that understanding our people’s needs and aspirations is key to creating experiences that delight you at work, every day. We are committed to fostering an environment where every member of our Y’ello Family is heard, understood and empowered to live an inspired life.

Our values keep us grounded and moving in the right direction. Most importantly, they keep us honest. It is not something we claim to be. It is in our DNA.

As an organisation, we consider it our mission to create an exciting and rewarding place to work, where our people can be themselves, thrive in positivity and ignite their full potential. A workplace that boosts creativity and innovation, improves productivity, and ultimately drives meaningful results. A workplace that is built on relationships and achieving a purpose that is bigger than us. This is what we want you to experience with us!

Our commitments go beyond an organisational promise. It is in our leadership and managerial ethos to meaningfully partner with our employees, customers and stakeholders with a vision to realise our shared goals

• Lead with Care
• Can-do with Integrity
• Collaborate with Agility
• Serve with Respect
• Act with Inclusion

Group Brand and Marketing Communication serves as a central architect and steward of MTN’s brand ambition, ensuring that clear principles, guidelines, and executional disciplines are consistently applied across the Group’s diverse markets. Its role is both strategic and enabling, creating the cohesive brand foundation on which business growth is built. Specifically, the Brand function is responsible for :

• Designing operational frameworks and governance practices that ensure seamless execution of both business and brand strategies across all markets.
• Generating deep consumer segment insights to uncover unmet needs and define MTN’s distinct role in addressing them.
• Constructing a messaging architecture that translates MTN’s brand purpose, positioning, and value propositions into clear, compelling narratives for each segment and market.
• Driving leadership in brand performance across the Group, with a sharp focus on strengthening Brand Desire as a key measure of brand equity.
• Developing and operationalizing integrated marketing strategies that accelerate growth across digital, consumer, enterprise, and emerging revenue streams.

The Senior Manager : Brand (Consumer Segments) is primarily accountable for developing and translating Brand and Marketing Communications Go-to-Market (GTM) plans into actionable blueprints, fully aligned to the broader GTM frameworks owned by Group Consumer functions.

The Senior Manager : Brand (Consumer Segments) holds end-to-end accountability for translating MTN’s brand strategy into actionable, market-ready go-to-market (GTM) plans that directly support business growth and brand equity across consumer segments.

Key responsibilities include :

• Developing comprehensive Brand and Marcomms GTM strategies for each consumer segment and corresponding product / service category, ensuring full alignment with Group Consumer priorities and market realities.
• Building robust, segment-specific marketing mix frameworks that integrate product, pricing, distribution, promotion, and customer engagement levers to drive market competitiveness and relevance.
• Designing precision messaging frameworks mapped to each stage of the customer journey and anchored in MTN’s Brand Strategy messaging matrix. Messaging must connect both functional benefits and emotional triggers to amplify brand desire consistently across markets.
• Conducting in-depth competitor intelligence and market benchmarking across MTN’s operational footprint, while remaining attuned to global consumer marketing trends that may influence segment expectations and brand positioning.
• Leveraging multi-source consumer insights, synthesizing both secondary market data and primary research (including Brand Health Tracking Studies and ad-hoc research), to inform and refine GTM design and execution.
• Driving governance and approvals by preparing and presenting brand playbooks for validation by Group Brand & Marcoms leadership and Group Consumer Executives prior to market deployment through Regional Brand Senior Managers.
• Establishing clear GTM operating frameworks and cross-functional routines that ensure seamless coordination and alignment across Group Brand, Consumer functions, MANCO stakeholders, and external agency partners.
• Leading stakeholder mapping and alignment processes to secure buy-in, accountability, and ownership across all functions contributing to GTM success.
• Developing monitoring and performance management tools (., dashboards) to track playbook implementation, compliance, and market adoption in close partnership with Consumer functions and Regional Brand SMs.
• Embedding a structured continuous improvement process for playbook updates, revisions, and enhancements, integrating field insights and feedback from Group Consumer teams to maintain ongoing relevance and effectiveness.

Education :

• Minimum of 4 - year Business / Commercial / Marketing Degree, or equivalent
• Masters Degree an advantage

Experience :

• 5 - 8 years of consumer (B2C) segment marketing work experience in a global / multinational business environment (understanding of emerging markets advantageous)
• 3 - 5 years of experience in a supervisory / managerial role
• Experience in leading change / transformation (marketing) at an operational level advantageous
• Experience in continuous improvement through the implementation of best practices
• Experience in working in a multinational organisation / Group function / other African territories advantageous
• Brand Go-to-market development and execution
• Development of brand and segment guidelines and toolkits
• Project management
• Ability to influence collaborate with key stakeholders (negotiation and bargaining)
• Customer research
• Analytical skills, translating business and research data into insights

Brand Manager • Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa