Marketing & Communications Specialist at Sandvik

Purpose of the role:

• To provide proactive management of the marketing and communications activities in accordance with the Sandvik business model.
• The role will help oversee the development and execution of Divisional and Sales area marketing strategies, develop business and communication strategies for different channels and stakeholders both internally and externally
• In addition, this role will be the Executive Assistant to the Executive Team (Directors/Senior Management) providing administrative support and office admin support which includes the travel system platform

The job responsibilities:

Develop, implement and track marketing initiatives

• Collaborate with other internal teams (eg. product & sales) to develop and monitor the marketing initiatives for the Africa territories, including an establish event/marketing plan inline with the budget
• Monitoring & reporting of marketing spend in accordance with annual budget
• Liasing with the other African country marketing teams for SRP marketing initiatives
• Working with the appointed external marketing service provider to develop and agree the annual budget and external marketing publications, liasing with the VP and then the internal content providers.
• Conduct market research and analyse trends to identify new marketing initiatives
• Support with the development of marketing materials and liasing with the global teams (marketing & product) to ensure the sales area have the relevant marketing materials
• Organizing & coordinating the marketing events/shows/trade shows
• Working with global marketing team to promote Africa content & stories via the SRP LinkedIn page and other social media
• Driving NPS initiatives utilizing the CRM accounts and coordinating efforts to increase NPS response rate and improvements in NPS rates feedback
• Other CRM initiatives

COMMUNICATIONS & INTERNAL

• Responsible for drafting and distributing internal communications to the relevant stakeholders via the SRP Africa communication channels
• Liasing with managers to agree content to ensure organization is well informed on changes and other important organizational information and establishment and execution of annual communications calendar & internal events.
• Set up and administrative support for internal communication webinars
• Developing and preparing the material for the internal communications webinars etc liasing with sales area key stakeholders
• Suggest and develop internal communication plans & communication models to ensure improved and effective internal communications to employees
• Ensuring branding of office locations & employees is in line with Sandvik brand guidelines

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/OFFICE ADMIN

• Providing proactive & organized support to the Managing Directors and the senior executive team
• Assisting with managing schedules, coordinating meetings/events & communication with internal and external stakeholders and a variety of other administrative tasks (eg expense claims) for the executive team
• Planning & coordinating management team events including off-site strategy events
• Coordinating & preparing materials for meetings
• Supporting with board meetings or other key meeting preparations
• Booking travel & coordinating travel arrangements for the executive team
• Travel system – key user – providing adhoc support to travelers on using the travel system etc

Office admin:

• ensuring boardrooms and common areas/coffee areas have a professional & well-maintained appearance and function and are neat & tidy
• support for office-based events and meetings
• ensuring office supplies adequately distributed and managed – liasing with procurement as is necessary

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Marketing or Communication or Business Administration would be preferable
• However other relevant qualifications, eg Diploma, Certificate in Marketing, Communications will also be considered combined with experience & other assessed capabilities
• Minimum 2 years corporate working experience in a similar role in marketing & communications ​

Other Requirements & Competencies

• Proactive,  organized & takes initiative
• Advanced communication & presentation skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills and deadline driven
• Computer Literacy – MS Office – highly proficiently
• Handling information with sensitivity & confidential information
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask & prioritize tasks effectively
• Project management skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently