An employment opportunity exists in the Marketing Department for a suitable candidate to take up the position of Marketing Services Manager. Reporting into the Marketing Manager the successful incumbent will primarily be responsible to provide marketing services support to sales team by driving activities that influence customers and their customers to have preference to the range of product.

Minimum Requirements:
• IMM Diploma or 3 year degree in relevant discipline (NQF 6)
• 3 – 4 Years experience in Marketing in the same or related Industry
• High level of efficiency in Micro Soft Office and SAP

Duties and Responsibilities
• Co-ordinate and drive promotional activity, including design of material / concepts with suppliers
• Position as “front of mind” dominant brand - in store, sampling, brochures, external signage, and optimization of the digital network through website and APP applications
• Co-ordinate and host events with customers and their customers to create confidence in manufacturing capabilities, product quality product range and environmental compliance
• To ensure that the product offering is aligned to the company’s business strategy
• To ensure that the value add melamine range remains relevant
• Networking with Industry Affiliates
• Responsible for marketing services budget

Applicants must be able to demonstrate the following competencies:
• Service Orientation – Has a positive attitude, open approach, listening ability, investigative approach and be responsible to needs.
• Persuasion – Should be persuasive and be able to impress & convince
• Planning and Organising – Ability to organise projects - defining of objectives and setting priorities for the use of resources
• Business acumen – Has an understanding of business & financial principles in terms of budgets, determining cost & profit models, assessing the market and adding value.
• Numeracy Competence – Is logical and has the ability to accurately calculate and interpret numerical results.
• Strategic – Has a holistic overview of all threats, events, opportunities and activities impacting on Sales, Marketing and the Company.
• Creativity & Innovation – Ability to influence and be creative in solving problems, feedback and processes.
• Verbal & Written Communication – An excellent communicator with the ability to present to larger forums and the competence in the design and delivery of briefs.
• Critical Thinking – Lateral thinking, analysis and evaluation of information; requires logical thought, analytical skills and the ability to investigate.
• Action Orientation and sense of urgency – Has the willingness to take the lead in ventures and ability to make decisions as well as be accountable for decisions; work to deadlines.
• Flexibility – Can adapt to additional job requirements and changes successfully.
• Negotiation skills – Has the ability to negotiate Service Level Agreements, resolve problems/conflict that may arise from non adherence to these agreements