Trade Marketing Manager | Cape Town Job at Managed People Solutions

Job Description

• Love the liquor industry and get a kick out of making brands impossible to ignore? Our client is looking for a bold, creative, and high-energy Trade Marketing Manager to join their fast-moving team in Cape Town.
• If you thrive in an environment that challenges the norm, moves at pace, and values big ideas, cultural relevance, and a little unpredictability, this might just be your perfect pour.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute international trade marketing plans across on-premises and off-premises channels
• Bring disruptive brand ideas to life through activations, tastings, menu placements, and trade moments
• Support rollout of global trade calendars across export markets
• Develop and manage POS and trade assets that break category norms
• Build clear, execution-ready toolkits for distributors and international sales teams
• Support international launches with bold sell-in and activation plans
• Track execution quality, performance, and ROI across markets
• Act as a connector between brand ambition and in-market reality
• Feed market insights back into brand and commercial strategy

Candidate Profile

• 3–5 years’ experience in trade marketing, brand activation, or commercial marketing
• Experience in spirits, wine, beer, or premium FMCG preferred
• Highly driven, curious, and execution-obsessed
• Comfortable challenging “how it’s always been done”
• Thrives in fast-moving, founder-led environments
• Based in Cape Town with willingness to travel internationally