12 Marketing jobs in Stellenbosch

*Purpose Statement
*The Paid Media Platform Specialist is responsible for developing, executing, and optimising data-driven digital media campaigns across programmatic, search, and social platforms to maximise performance and ROI.

This role involves audience targeting, budget allocation, performance analysis, and continuous optimisation using platforms like DV360, CM360, Google Ads, and Meta Ads Manager. The specialist ensures accurate tracking, compliance with platform policies, and alignment with business objectives while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance campaign effectiveness through actionable insights and data-driven strategies.
Experience**

• 3-5 years experiencein digital media buying, programmatic advertising and paid search
• Proven experience in applying strong analytical skills with experience in GTM, GA4, LookerStudio, AppsFlyer/similar app attribution platforms and thrird-party measurement tools
• Experience in developing media plans, performance reports and actionable insights
• Efficient in conversion tracking, attribution modelling and audience egmentation
• Salesforce experience a plus

Qualifications (Minimum)

• A relevant qualification in Digital Marketing

Qualifications (Ideal Or Preferred)

• A relevant qualification in Digital Marketing

*Knowledge *

• Expertise in Google Das, DV360, CM360, Meta Ads manager, LinkedIn Ads, Tik Tok, Twitter Ads and Retail Media
• Efficient in conversion tracking, attribution modelling and audience egmentation

Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Communications Skills
• Planning, organising and coordination skills
• Presentation Skills
• Problem solving skills

*Conditions of Employment *

• Clear criminal and credit record

Work Amidst Nature in the Heart of the Winelands

Imagine starting your day with the sunrise over lush vineyards and the tranquillity of farm life. At Boschendal, the surroundings are not just a backdrop; they're integral to our work and our inspiration. Nestled in the heart of South Africa's golden triangle of wine country, our farm offers a unique escape from the hustle of city life. A Typical Day at Boschendal: Experience a different pace and setting of work life. Whether it's walking among the vineyards, engaging with guests, or collaborating on a new project, every day here is a blend of meaningful work and the beauty of the natural landscape.

The Restaurant Manager is responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the restaurant. This role ensures that the restaurant provides excellent food and service, while maintaining a safe and productive work environment. The manager will lead the staff, manage resources efficiently, and ensure customer satisfaction. They will also be responsible for implementing policies, managing budgets, maintaining inventory, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

PRODUCT PLANNER

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Product Planner – Hospitality & Retail to join our team. This role is responsible for demand forecasting, inventory planning, and lifecycle management of both food and non-food products across our hospitality and retail operations. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring optimal stock levels, timely product availability, and alignment between supply chain, operations, and sales teams to deliver a seamless guest and customer experience.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDES BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Hospitality:

•Forecast demand based on occupancy trends, events, seasonal variations, and menu planning.

•Ensure timely availability of ingredients, consumables, and service items to support daily operations.

•Work closely with chefs, procurement, events, and operations teams to maintain stock accuracy and avoid over/understocking.

•Manage phase-in and phase-out of products aligned with seasonal menus or event cycles.

•Liaise with front-of-house and kitchen teams to track product usage and wastage trends.

•Support cross-functional planning between hospitality, production kitchens, and support teams.

Retail:

•Monitor and manage inventory across retail stores, including packaged foods, beverages, and non-food merchandise.

•Track product performance and recommend range adjustments, markdowns, or reorders.

•Implement and maintain efficient replenishment cycles to optimize product availability and reduce stockouts.

•Collaborate with store teams to ensure correct product placement and availability on the shop floor.

•Align planning strategies with seasonal campaigns, promotions, and retail calendar events.

•Coordinate with suppliers and distribution centres to ensure timely delivery of goods to stores.

General Planning & Reporting:

•Analyse historical sales, market trends, and business inputs to produce accurate forecasts.

•Manage the full product lifecycle from new product introduction to end-of-life planning.

•Identify and mitigate risks relating to demand shifts, supply delays, or product transitions.

•Generate regular reports on product performance, forecast accuracy, inventory health, and planning KPIs.

•Act as a liaison between procurement, operations, marketing, and finance to support business goals.

•Manage the full product lifecycle from new product introduction to end-of-life planning.

•Identify and mitigate risks relating to demand shifts, supply delays, or product transitions.

•Generate regular reports on product performance, forecast accuracy, inventory health, and planning KPIs.

•Act as a liaison between procurement, operations, marketing, and finance to support business goals.

Requirements:

•Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Business, Hospitality, or a related field.

•Minimum of 3 years' experience in product planning, demand forecasting, or inventory management in hospitality and/or retail.

Competencies

Strong analytical skills with the ability to convert data into actionable insights.

•Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

•Ability to handle multiple priorities and work under pressure.

•Solid understanding of supply chain, inventory control, and procurement processes.

•Proficient in ERP systems.

•Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Excel skills.

TAG provides high-touch, personalized travel and event management services to the biggest names on the planet, as well as top C-suite executives and award-winning productions. Our mission is to alleviate the stress and complexity of travel, and we are committed to uncovering solutions to get our clients where they need to be, feeling ready to take on the world. If you're looking for a fun, ever-changing and challenging environment, TAG is the answer. Whether you are a highly experienced professional or this is the first step in your career, our doors are open to everyone with an ambitious attitude, a genuine spirit and teamwork mindset.

TAG24 Specialist Overview
We are looking for a full-time (40 hours per week) fully remote, TAG24 Specialist who can support our growing TAG24 Department. As the TAG24 Specialist, you will have a diverse and varied role. You'll collaborate with our global teams to support company initiatives and uncover innovative solutions, while taking a proactive approach to your day-to-day responsibilities.

Responsibilities & Duties

• Effectively service TAG24 travel requests, ensuring all air, hotel, rail and/or other ancillary service reservations fully meet the client's expectations
• Handle pre-booked travel changes and make new bookings as requested, including complex itineraries and processing reissues where required
• Negotiate best rates from suppliers to maximise savings, reduce client expenditure and increase company profitability
• Respond to any urgent client queries with accurate and streamlined information to ensure consistency with each client's dedicated agent
• Update files and records in TAG software tools promptly and with accuracy and provide comprehensive end-of-shift handovers to enable full continuity of service for all agents
• Action Quality Control (QC) procedures and tasks are followed and all PNRs in Galileo are correct and fully completed
• Report any errors, concerns or client complaints to the departmental management team
• Assist with investigating and resolving such matters, adhering to the highest standards of customer service
• Be proactive in organising individual or shared inboxes and department queues
• Support TAG's Preferred Supplier Programme. Log and report any supplier favours or gifts to departmental management
• Approach all duties proactively, promptly, effectively, efficiently, with attention to detail and accuracy
• Attend agreed and relevant training sessions, familiarisations, supplier presentations and events, etc. to maintain comprehensive industry and product knowledge
• Share any potential cross-divisional business development leads and referrals for any TAG operational division across all territories

Qualifications

• Education to degree level in Travel & Tourism or related subject
• In lieu of education, equivalent combination of education and directly related experience
• Comprehensive travel management experience, preferably in an emergency/out-of-hours environment and/or a variety of sectors
• Proficient knowledge and extensive use of GDS's

Experience TAG Perks

• Competitive salary DOE
• Travel allowance towards your travel costs (dependent on shifts)
• Membership to the company provident fund
• Healthcare cover
• Holiday entitlement

We are committed to offering an equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. To express your interest in the role, please send your updated CV/resume and a cover letter to
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Accreditation

Introduction

Metropolitan is one of the oldest financial services brands in South Africa. With a 125-year legacy of serving the communities in which it operates, Metropolitan represents true empowerment in serving Africa's people through affordable financial solutions that create financial growth and security. Metropolitan operates in South Africa, but the brand is also present in 7 African countries including, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana and Lesotho. Metropolitan provides financial wellness solutions that meet the needs of low-income clients, including funeral insurance, health, savings, hospital cash-back cover, retirement solutions and life insurance.

Disclaimer

As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

Role Purpose

The Marketing Operations Manager is responsible for optimizing the planning, execution, measurement, and effectiveness of marketing initiatives across the life insurance business. The role ensures operational efficiency, performance tracking, and process improvement across marketing campaigns, platforms, capability and technology stacks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

• 5+ years in a marketing operations or marketing project management role

• Experience in insurance, financial services, or regulated industries

• Familiarity with POPIA, TCF (Treating Customers Fairly), and other insurance-related compliance standards

• Experiential milestones: Ability to work with a matrix organisation and deliver through & with others

• Proven marketing strategies and campaigns end to end planning and execution

• Working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, with multiple stakeholders

SKILLS

• Operational excellence

• Strategic thinker with a result oriented mindset

• Strong knowledge of life insurance products, customer journeys, and regulatory frameworks

• Proficiency in marketing tools, Project management tools, finance tools and insight analytics tools

• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and process orientation

• Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic environment

• Commercial acumen

• Personal mastery and leadership

Duties & Responsibilities

Marketing Process & Campaign Management:

• Coordinate end-to-end marketing campaign workflows, from concept to launch.

• Develop project plans which identify and sequence the activities and timelines needed to successfully complete the project

• Track and drive the implementation and delivery of the project plan in line with the scope, cost and time parameters of the project

• Regular reporting on projects (weekly/monthly in line with project need).

• Define project scope in collaboration with stakeholders in order to ensure that project deliverables and expectations are clearly articulated and aligned to business objectives

• Coordinate the implementation of project systems and processes in line with the required time, cost and quality standards

• Standardize and optimize campaign briefing, approvals, and execution processes.

• Standardise brand planning process in line with group timelines

• Implement initiatives that drive operational efficiencies, reducing operational risk and drive operational

• excellence throughout process, practice and people perspective

• Identify and support the implementation of initiatives that address project shortcomings or areas of concerns

Data, Analytics & Reporting:

• Define key performance indicators (KPI's) and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and marketing initiatives

• Manage campaign testing with agency partner and share insights with respective marketing manager

• Own and manage marketing dashboards and reporting systems.

• Analyse campaign performance data (e.g., acquisition, conversion, retention)

• Provide brand health insights to enhance targeting and ROI across platforms

• Regularly report on progress, highlighting success, challenges and recommendations for improvements

Technology & Automation:

• Manage and optimize the use of marketing automation platforms (e.g., , JDE)

• Stay informed about the latest marketing technologies and tools that can enhance team capabilities and operational efficiencies

• Lead the evaluation and implementation of new marketing tools and software to optimise performance

• Drive system integration and data hygiene across marketing tools

Budget & Compliance Oversight:

• Lead the financial planning process taking input from the project leads

• Track and report on the marketing budget and campaign spend.

• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in the life insurance industry.

• Ensure approvals of marketing campaign elements comply with the marketing policy and regulatory requirements. All marketing material fille in relevant platforms

• Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency

• Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.

• Review and revise marketing policy on an ongoing basis in line with market landscape/regulatory or process changes

Capability oversight:

• Collaborate with leadership to to align marketing capabilities with business goals and market trends

• Collaborate with the SIC team to enhance overall marketing capability and drive marketing efficiencies

• Where relevant work with HC to implement targeted training programs, workshops and continuous learning opportunities

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

• Onboard and manage relationships with marketing service providers.

• Establish effective routines that will facilitate effective delivery of work and measure impact on performance metrics

• Agency hours tracking and suggest corrective measures where relevance

• Coordinate report submissions to group and other stakeholders

• Coordinate the completion of competitor reviews with actionable insights

Effectively lead a team (people):

• Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity

• Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values

• Select and recruit suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and METROPOLITAN values

• Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness

• Enable a learning and growth culture whereby information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members

• Execute effective workforce planning practices to ensure that staffing requirements are accurately forecasted

• Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing development, training and personal growth

• Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved

• Encourage innovation, change agility and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders

Competencies

• We live our organisational values

• We obsessed about how we make our clients feel

• We embody unreasonable excellence

• Our authentic connections make this a great place

• We act with courage

• We champion empowered ownership

• We collaborate for collective success

Metropolitan is one of the oldest financial services brands in South Africa. With a 125-year legacy of serving the communities in which it operates, Metropolitan represents true empowerment in serving Africa's people through affordable financial solutions that create financial growth and security. Metropolitan operates in South Africa, but the brand is also present in 7 African countries including, Namibia, Botswana, Kenya, Ghana and Lesotho. Metropolitan provides financial wellness solutions that meet the needs of low-income clients, including funeral insurance, health, savings, hospital cash-back cover, retirement solutions and life insurance.

Disclaimer As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

Role Purpose
The Marketing Operations Manager is responsible for optimizing the planning, execution, measurement, and effectiveness of marketing initiatives across the life insurance business. The role ensures operational efficiency, performance tracking, and process improvement across marketing campaigns, platforms, capability and technology stacks.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, or related field
• 5+ years in a marketing operations or marketing project management role
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or regulated industries
• Familiarity with POPIA, TCF (Treating Customers Fairly), and other insurance-related compliance standards
• Experiential milestones: Ability to work with a matrix organisation and deliver through & with others
• Proven marketing strategies and campaigns end to end planning and execution
• Working in a high-volume, fast-paced environment, with multiple stakeholders

Skills

• Operational excellence
• Strategic thinker with a result oriented mindset
• Strong knowledge of life insurance products, customer journeys, and regulatory frameworks
• Proficiency in marketing tools, Project management tools, finance tools and insight analytics tools
• Analytical mindset with attention to detail and process orientation
• Excellent project management, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Commercial acumen
• Personal mastery and leadership

Duties & Responsibilities
Marketing Process & Campaign Management:

• Coordinate end-to-end marketing campaign workflows, from concept to launch.
• Develop project plans which identify and sequence the activities and timelines needed to successfully complete the project
• Track and drive the implementation and delivery of the project plan in line with the scope, cost and time parameters of the project
• Regular reporting on projects (weekly/monthly in line with project need).
• Define project scope in collaboration with stakeholders in order to ensure that project deliverables and expectations are clearly articulated and aligned to business objectives
• Coordinate the implementation of project systems and processes in line with the required time, cost and quality standards
• Standardize and optimize campaign briefing, approvals, and execution processes.
• Standardise brand planning process in line with group timelines
• Implement initiatives that drive operational efficiencies, reducing operational risk and drive operational
• excellence throughout process, practice and people perspective
• Identify and support the implementation of initiatives that address project shortcomings or areas of concerns

Data, Analytics & Reporting:

• Define key performance indicators (KPI's) and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and marketing initiatives
• Manage campaign testing with agency partner and share insights with respective marketing manager
• Own and manage marketing dashboards and reporting systems.
• Analyse campaign performance data (e.g., acquisition, conversion, retention)
• Provide brand health insights to enhance targeting and ROI across platforms
• Regularly report on progress, highlighting success, challenges and recommendations for improvements

Technology & Automation:

• Manage and optimize the use of marketing automation platforms (e.g., , JDE)
• Stay informed about the latest marketing technologies and tools that can enhance team capabilities and operational efficiencies
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of new marketing tools and software to optimise performance
• Drive system integration and data hygiene across marketing tools

Budget & Compliance Oversight:

• Lead the financial planning process taking input from the project leads
• Track and report on the marketing budget and campaign spend.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements in the life insurance industry.
• Ensure approvals of marketing campaign elements comply with the marketing policy and regulatory requirements. All marketing material fille in relevant platforms
• Identify opportunities to enhance cost effectiveness and increase operational efficiency
• Provide input into the risk identification processes and communicate recommendations in the appropriate forum.
• Review and revise marketing policy on an ongoing basis in line with market landscape/regulatory or process changes

Capability oversight:

• Collaborate with leadership to to align marketing capabilities with business goals and market trends
• Collaborate with the SIC team to enhance overall marketing capability and drive marketing efficiencies
• Where relevant work with HC to implement targeted training programs, workshops and continuous learning opportunities

Stakeholder & Vendor Management:

• Onboard and manage relationships with marketing service providers.
• Establish effective routines that will facilitate effective delivery of work and measure impact on performance metrics
• Agency hours tracking and suggest corrective measures where relevance
• Coordinate report submissions to group and other stakeholders
• Coordinate the completion of competitor reviews with actionable insights

Effectively lead a team (people):

• Create a positive work climate and culture to energise employees, give meaning to work, minimise work disruption and maximise employee productivity
• Demonstrate exemplary leadership behaviour, through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organisational values
• Select and recruit suitably qualified talent in line with Employment Equity principles and METROPOLITAN values
• Drive a culture that guides and directs best practice, fostering an environment of continuous learning, improvement and cohesiveness
• Enable a learning and growth culture whereby information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared between team members
• Execute effective workforce planning practices to ensure that staffing requirements are accurately forecasted
• Identify employee growth and development needs and schedule interventions to enable ongoing development, training and personal growth
• Effectively manage performance within the team in order to ensure business objectives are achieved
• Encourage innovation, change agility and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders

Competencies

• We live our organisational values
• We obsessed about how we make our clients feel
• We embody unreasonable excellence
• Our authentic connections make this a great place
• We act with courage
• We champion empowered ownership
• We collaborate for collective success

Red Ember recruitment is looking for a Marketing and Sales Manager for a large trendy, up-market restaurant looking to hire a dynamic, hard-working individual who is passionate about what they do.

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