Product Marketing Supervisor

SUMMARY:
New opportunity is available for a Product Marketing Supervisor for our client in the Automotive Industry. This position will be based in Sandton.

POSITION INFO:
The candidate will be responsible to lead and coordinate the strategic efforts of the product marketing team to ensure the successful introduction, promotion, and lifecycle management of the brand.

Duties:

• Continually benchmark the Group’s products vs competitor offerings and monitor industry developments for threats and opportunities to propose appropriate action.
• Development of strategic product plans to meet customer requirements (ie Rationale, range, specification, positioning, pricing, volumes, and model mix).
• Provide research and technical data for all Product Concepts to be used for initial input and planning for the following areas: Product milestones, Lifecycle ideas, Retail to FOB evaluations, Product Requests.
• Implementation of product plans as representated in cross divisional project team meetings, PMM and Pricing Meeting.
• Support the respective Product Specialist in Local Team meetings and Take to Market meetings.
• Supervising the new vehicle introduction process to ensure all deadlines are met and launches are not delayed.
• Development of Product Bulletins for the dealer organization regarding all product innovation or changes.
• Ensuring the accuracy of the monthly Pricing Report and negotiating the annual price positioning strategy recommended for the market.
• Supervision of the price indexing methodology to ensure correct price positioning and model build-up for all products relative to competitors.
• Managing the planning and implementation of feasibility studies for potential models to be imported into South Africa, including vehicle clinics.
• Supervising and developing reporting staff by setting of work-related objectives, appraising performance and behavior, and where necessary, initiating/providing specialist training to maximize the potential of individuals to maintain a high-performance culture and team motivation.

• A formal 3-year bachelor’s degree/National Diploma from a recognised tertiary institution, preferably in Commerce/Finance/Marketing/Business Management

• 2 years of product planning experience (Previous product planning experience in the automotive industry will be ideal).
• 5 years ‘experience in engineering, volume planning, market research or brand management.
• 3 years ‘supervisor experience.

• Strategic and conceptual thinking capability
• Strong understanding of Marketing/Sales.
• Sound understanding of the automotive market and competitive environment.
• Analytically minded with the ability and inclination to work with detail.
• Good communication skills (oral and written).
• Technical understanding of vehicle systems and technology, with specific reference to the Group's Products.
• Demonstrate leadership and team management skills.

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