Brand Manager at TFG (The Foschini Group)

The opportunity:

• Be inspired to work for the leading men’s Fashion Brand in SA!
• Markham always attracts talented people who are youthful, confident, current and connected, and most importantly enjoy a fun working environment plus great culture.
• We are looking for a dynamic, creative and energetic Brand Manager to join our Marketing team. Have you got what it takes?

As the MARKHAM Brand Manager, your key responsibilities will be:

• Ensure execution across the brand is aligned to the broader marketing strategy of Markham.
• Be Customer obsessed – Collaborate with Insights and data analytics to identify trends, issues, opportunities for growth and development of the Markham brand and unexplored markets.
• Build strong customer targeted strategies – retention, rewards, new markets.
• Have a key understanding of digital marketing and the experience in social media as a communication channel. 
• Have a key understanding of digital marketing and the experience in social media as a communication channel. 
• Collaborate with all internal partners and external partners where needed to create, lead and brief promotion/media content in all channels. 
• Work closely and collaborate with product and design & trend forecasting teams to constantly evolve the Markham brand. 
• Own the collaboration strategy. Build a pipeline of brands and individuals that will build brand value for Markham.
• A huge passion and drive to make a difference in SA with the ownership of the Markham CSI and Sustainability.
• Ownership and evolution of the production and aesthetic for all seasonal brand campaigns with internal and external partners. 
• Budget management for content creation and production, Social media  community management, purchasing of paid media, influencer and marketing strategies. 
• Reporting of all above KPI’s and campaign success on a monthly basis to management teams. 

Requirements:

• A relevant tertiary qualification
• Minimum 3-4 years working experience at a management level, incl. people / team management.
• Minimum 6 years relevant retail / brand experience is essential
• Proven track record and ability to market a brand by demonstrating innovative and creative thinking within this area.
• Ability to persuade and influence both internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to work well under pressure and deliver to aggressive deadlines, incl. problem solving
• Experience in campaign shoots, fashion production and creative directing desirable
• Strong written and verbal communication at all levels of organisation
• Proven leadership and people management ability

Competencies and behaviours for success:

• Good verbal communication skills
• Good organisational skills
• Commercial awareness
• Creativity
• Great written communication skills
• Good numerical & analytical skills
• A passion for retail & the fashion environment
• The ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• A calm attitude under pressure
• The ability to work independently
• The ability to take own initiative
• A high level of attention