Retail Marketing Manager

The client is totally focused on the customer and the community. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring that both national and regional promotions are implemented as per the agreed plans and is focused on the operational aspect of marketing. 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.

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 requires and customer requirements
• Manage Stores local marketing budgets
• Manage the Gig-Rig
• Management of external signage
• Oversee Community upliftment projects
• Works closely with VM 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

ADDITIONAL:

This is a demanding role, we are looking for true go-getters with a passion for the industry and the willingness to go the extra mile in getting the job done. Must be vivacious, robust and have high levels of energy.