Trade Marketing Manager – Crocs South Africa needed at Ares Holdings

Trade Marketing & Management

• Along with merchandising and planning, develop the seasonal retail and trade marketing plans through planograms
• Manage the flow of information from planning and inbound, to co-ordinate the story telling effectively in store and across WHS
• Visiting the points of sale regularly to ensure that the brand is visible, and guidelines are respected
• Improving brand presence and campaign execution across trade through excellence in in-store planning, execution, and tracking in alignment with the annual marketing priorities
• Elevate the brand messaging through innovative and creative executions across Tier one brand and product campaigns and all the way through to delivery of information
• Plan and manage in shop installations, refits, relocations and store openings
• Manage the creation and implementation of the retail and WHS and trade marketing plans
• Develop and manage the training schedule of the Retail Marketing coordinators to support general brand excellence alongside campaign launches and effective product training
• Consistent and effective reporting to Marketing and Global
• Manage budgets and spend effectively

AD Hoc duties

• Respond to emails and office correspondence
• Keep work area clean and tidy
• Support the mission, vision and core values of the company
• Meet prescribed deadlines and targets
• Professional interaction and liaison with customers, suppliers and employees at all times
• Any other reasonable and lawful ad hoc tasks or duties that may be required from time to time

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Post Graduate Degree/ Diploma
• Minimum 3-5 years Marketing experience within a retail environment
• Understanding of brands output and the fashion footwear industry
• Strong excel and PowerPoint skills
• Driven to set and achieve ambitious KPIs
• Work well under pressure and with other Team members
• Strong communication skills
• Strong retail and consumer understanding
• Strong strategic retail understanding with key insight to merchandise planning and visual merchandising
• Strong attention to detail and timeline management
• Relentless pursuit of excellence
• Strong leadership and management skills to effectively manage a team
• Creative VM insight and execution management
• Solutions orientated
• Work well in a team with the ability to co-ordinate across many parties