Advertising Coordinator at Shoprite Group of Companies

About the role    

• The purpose of the Advertising Coordinator role is to coordinate all print advertising material for OK Franchise’s daily advertising and promotional lines to manage all associated media deadlines. The role interacts with several stakeholders across the process and supports various administrative tasks and controls.  

What you'll do    

• Coordinate, validate and manage daily and promotional print advertising materials, as well as handling print–related communications with advertising agencies and managing the distribution and displaying of daily and promotional print material. 
• Liaise and interact with relevant buyers and branches to secure promotional lines and prepare for upcoming promotions and details are published.
• Monitor advertising product descriptions and pricing on the advertising system, including liaising with relevant buying teams or department to validate the accuracy of the product description and pricing.
• Utilise applicable advertising system to upload and makes changes to product description and Pricing.
• Align all communication (advertising) with the main buying strategy in terms of the look, feel, price and product offering.
• Manage relationship between buying communities. 

What you bring    

• Grade 12 certificate – (essential)
• +2 years’ experience in a similar capacity or role, executing administrative functions and support related to the buying or planning process – (essential).
• Exposure to a retail buying environment – (essential).
• Proficiency with MS Office 365 with well-developed Excel skills to prepare detailed spreadsheets using formulas – (essential). 
• Ability to use purchasing software – (desired).

Closing Date    

• 2026/08/19