Marketing Director (EE)
Area: Cape Town
Salary Package: Market Related
The company specializes in developing and supplying innovative commercial/industrial solutions used across the construction, industrial manufacturing, packaging, and consumer (DIY) sectors.
Purpose of the position: To lead the team of marketers and oversee the day-to-day operations of the marketing department. To develop communication strategies with the objective of increasing brand awareness among the company's target audience and to help increase market share.
Key Responsibilities Include:
• Prepare and implement marketing plan
• Sales and product support
• Competitor & Market Research
• Online administration
• Customer relations
• Budgetary Control
• ISO 9000
• Staff management
Essential Technical Competencies:
• Marketing degree in Marketing, Business administration or a related field.
• At least 8-10 years’ experience in Marketing.
• 5 years management experience
• Experience in a global multinational company will be beneficial.
• Demonstrated experience in scoping and conducting quantitative and qualitative market studies.
• Awareness of key trends, customers, competitors in DIY/Consumer and adjacent markets (Construction, Retail etc.)
Essential Personal Competencies:
• Approachable and good people interpersonal skills.
• Diligence and accuracy of work and systems is a high priority.
• Good judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Action orientated.
• Good communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong strategic and visionary think ability
• Hands-on, rigorous and a strong sense of prioritizing
• Strong leadership and communications skills
• Strong commercial and industrial business acumen