Marketing Manager at Pepkor Speciality

• The role requires managing integrated brand campaigns from initial concept through to execution, guaranteeing alignment with the company's strategic goals. The responsibilities encompass all marketing operations, including digital marketing, advertising, coordinating with agencies, leading the team, and overseeing in-store visual merchandising to ensure a unified brand message across every channel.

Qualifications    

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification or Honours degree is highly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience    

• A minimum of 5-7 years in a dedicated marketing role, including at least 3 years in a proven management or leadership capacity.
• Demonstrable and substantial experience specifically within the apparel retail sector.
• Extensive experience in developing, maintaining, and delivering comprehensive marketing strategies aligned with company objectives. This includes a proven track record of successfully formulating and executing marketing campaigns.
• Proven success in the management and leadership of a professional, multi-disciplinary marketing team.
• Strong understanding and experience relating to digital marketing. Must possess expertise in customer insights, brand management, and the formulation and execution of a robust communications strategy.

Key Responsibilities    

• Contribute to the formulation and interpretation of the Company's marketing strategy, ensuring alignment with the brand promise, vision, position, architecture, and overall achievement of business goals for the brand.
• Communicate and drive the execution of the established marketing strategy.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with all pertinent internal and external stakeholders.
• Oversee the marketing processes and systems, ensuring adherence to Company best practices.
• Develop and manage the promotional calendar to meet brand and product requirements.
• Manage the advertising function and associated resources, including briefing and managing agency creative and production processes, and managing supplier relationships to maximise the agency's contribution to the marketing function.
• Ensure effective financial administration and strict budget control.
• Guarantee the accurate representation of the merchandise strategy through effective engagement with key stakeholders (i.e., trading, visual merchandising, and store operations).
• Formulate and implement the seasonal visual merchandising strategy.
• Bear responsibility for the successful management of the digital strategy, necessitating a candidate who is innovative, a trendsetter, a progressive thinker, and capable of integrating digital and social media.
• Evaluate customer research, market conditions, and competitor data to inform and implement necessary alterations to the marketing plan.

Deadline:1st March,2026