Responsibilities:Market and Demand analysis by identifying market gaps, trends, competitor analysis and formulating plans to penetrate gaps.Develop portfolio and category strategies that align with the business objectives and key principles.Manage budgets and continuously track spends to ensure they are aligned with sales and finance.Drive the innovation pipeline through extensive sourcing efforts and monitor product life cycles.Achieve sales targets through budget and demand planning.Evaluate business risks and implement adequate plans and strategies to mitigate such risks.Engage in outside-the-box thinking to ensure product placement and brand equity is maintained and enhanced through the marketing mix.Assist the marketing team to perform under difficult economic climates and find new and innovative ways to proactively address challenges in the short and long term.Negotiations:International trade buying and negotiations with suppliers both locally and internationally.Evaluate and correspond with local and international suppliers including exclusivity, pricing, guarantee and supplier agreement negotiation. Address out of stocks, quality issues and all other product-related aspects with suppliers.Product Development:Launch new products into the market.Manage and grow existing brands within the business.Evaluate and analyze new products.Attend international sourcing fairs.Manage quality and product improvements.Physically assess and manage the test process of potential products.Creativity:Shooting of TV Commercials (including copywriting, sourcing of talent, and editing).Packaging designs for new and existing products.Develop all marketing material for existing and new products.Create product presentations for retail teams to present to interested buyers.Skills / Expertise required:Commerce Degree or Honours in Marketing, or MBA.Creative, innovative and lateral thinker.Ability to sell, persuade and negotiate.FMCG experience - Retail and / or Direct Sales.Strong on follow-through and multi-tasking.Salary: R40 - R50 kpm
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