Marketing Graduate - Bryanston - June 2023 at Haleon

A career in Marketing where none of us stand still.  

• Our commitment to you is to provide a strong beginning to your career.  While you are helping people with better health and wellness, you will be gaining valuable work experience in a top multi-national company and building foundational leadership and business skills. At the end of this 15-month programme you will have a strong career foundation to build a remarkable career.  
• We are currently looking for a driven Marketing Graduate. You will initiate, plan and achieve Haleon Consumer Healthcare’s ambition of becoming one of the most innovative, best performing and trusted Consumer Healthcare Companies in South and Southern Africa.  
• You will work with the Group Marketing Manager to plan, direct and co-ordinate strategic and marketing activities of their respective brands, in order to achieve consumption growth, sales, profit and marketing objectives. 

What will your individual contribution at Haleon be?   

• Support in developing strategies that will deliver the 3-year consumption, sales, profit and marketing objectives for the category  
• Analyse past performance, economic variables etc, against the backdrop of world-wide portfolio, growth and profit objectives, in collaboration with Area/Category Teams  
• Embed continuous learning from successes and failures
• Initiate and co-ordinate progress on all projects 
• Adapt or to accommodate deviations or changes in market conditions by devising and implementing new action plans, to ensure the brands retain their competitive advantage 
• Work within budget parameters 
• Gain in-depth knowledge of products and understand and abide by Haleon policies and procedures 

To recognise your effort, dedication and energy, benefits include:  

• A competitive base salary of R15 000 
• An annual bonus linked to performance 
• Employee recognition through our global scheme which rewards exceptional achievements 
• On-the-job experience and formal and informal training and development, delivered through a mixture of coaching, mentoring and formal training programmes 
• Health and wellbeing programmes to take care of your physical and mental health  

We’re the people changing the future of everyday health. So you will be someone who has:  

• A passion for Marketing
• The ability to be proactive and to take initiative 
• A strong sense of ownership and a willingness to go over and beyond   
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills  
• Commercial acumen and business partnering 
• Team spirit and collaborative working  
• Decision making and problem solving 
• Strong facilitation skills 
• Creative and independent thinking 

To enable you to perform in this future talent opportunity:  

• Education: A completed commercial university degree (BCom preferred).  
• Please note that you must provide your academic transcripts together with your CV when applying.
• Language: Written and spoken fluency in English and any other South African language.

Advantageous skills & requirements:  

• 1-2 years Sales/Marketing experience 
• Good understanding of the complex economic and socio-political environment in SA to successfully formulate strategies within these constraints 
• Sound technical knowledge of brand building, advertising, media and marketing research disciplines. 
• Good communication and interpersonal skills