Our Client, one of the leading companies in the luxury beauty industry with offices located in Cape Town has a fantastic position open as Brand Manager. The Brand Management Team grow their relevant market shares through successful management of the brand portfolio and executing marketing strategies.

If you are an expert in Team Management, experienced already the South African Retail Environment and wish to broaden your horizons in a dynamic company - then this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Please note it’s an EE related Role

Skills:
• Degree in Brand Management or equivalent
• Passion for the Health and Beauty industry
• Minimum 3 years management experience within South African Retail Environment
• Proficient in MS Office
• Analytical skills
• Cosmetics/FMCG experience advantageous
• Demonstrated sense of urgency
• Understanding of trends
• Strong Communication, presentation and negotiation skills
• Creativity and an ability to produce innovative and original ideas
• Team working skills
• Business acumen combined with P&L Management
• Ability to think strategically and come up with campaigns
• Managing time efficiently

Key Responsibilities

• Develop strategies relevant to competitive positioning and channel focus
• Manage marketing campaigns across TV, print and online platforms to ensure that products and services meet customers’ expectations and to build the credibility of brands
• Manage all in store/trade marketing executions to the required global standards
• Analyze success of marketing campaigns and create reports
• Carry out competitor and market research in order to keep up to date with customer trends,
• Predict future trends
• Communicate marketing activities across multiple functions
• Manage marketing budget
• Building relationships with key suppliers and global contacts
• Forecast for all relevant non-saleable materials to execute campaigns successfully
• Manage inventory levels & master data of all non-saleable.
• Responsible for promo ratios, Sets, GWPS, Retailer KCP, Discounts, Co-op