Marketing Assistant

A position has become available for a Marketing Assistant to join our dynamic marketing team.

POSITION INFO: Role Summary:

The Marketing Assistant's main role is to support the marketing and trade marketing department with day-to-day marketing tasks and to coordinate marketing projects and activities. They will be closely involved in all communication activities from ATL to BTL, in all promotional and trade events and all brand-related projects. The position reports to the Marketing Executive and collaborates with the product managers and the sales team.

Brand & Communication:

• Develop creative solutions in promotional and point-of-sale material, catalogues and brochures.
• Initiate, develop and manage brand and product promotions (Trade, consumers and internal sales).
• Manage creative and communication agencies, support and follow up on marketing campaigns.
• Set up tracking systems for marketing campaigns and online activities.
• Update and manage social media accounts and website.

Marketing and Product Management:

• Update spreadsheets, databases, and inventories with statistical, financial, and non-financial information.
• Track competitor activity by keeping abreast of market changes and the marketing mix used by competitors.
• Conduct market research and analyse consumer complaints.
• Assist with the effective management of the marketing budget.
• Support product launches and product trainings, support product benchmarking.
• Support sales with store display roll-out.

Events and Showroom:

• Manage agencies and support the organization of important trade shows and events.
• Assist in the organizing of promotional events and traditional or digital campaigns and attend them to facilitate their success.
• Manage and control showroom, support office management.

General Marketing Support:

• Undertake daily administrative tasks to ensure the functionality and coordination of the department's activities.
• Assist team members with day-to-day marketing tasks and coordinating marketing projects and activities as requested.
• Manage and keep track of quotes, invoices, submit them for payment, follow up.

Desired Experience and Qualification:

• BSc or BCom in Marketing, Sales, Business or relevant field.
• High competency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).
• Digital marketing experience, Google Analytics and other digital tools.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• A high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strategic thinking.
• Proactive, with the ability to prioritize tasks and work quickly and with accuracy to meet deadlines.
• Empathy, and a genuine desire and passion to solve our customer’s problems.
• Show initiative, creativity, integrity and teamwork.
• Prior work experience in marketing or sales is a plus.
• Project management and copywriting skills would be beneficial.