Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for product promotions?
Our client, a leading name in the retail industry, is searching for a Product Promotions Specialist who thrives in aligning product strategies with impactful marketing campaigns. If you're someone who loves connecting the dots between product selection and successful promotions while ensuring consistency across departments, this role could be your next big move. If you're ready to bring your expertise to a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
To ensure cohesive styling across all departments for campaigns and present Product at marketing walk-throughs
To ensure product strategy is briefed to marketing seasonally
Ensure Promo Grid aligns with product strategy
To coordinate through the buyers and deliver agreed/ signed-off input for the following processes:
Seasonal look
Value Messaging
Marketing Match Reviews
Internal walkthrough
All Marketing Assets sign-off in merch
Merchandise lists and product samples are coordinated with the Buyers Assistants to the VM and/or Marketing teams.
Manage the Merchandise Marketing Calendar and ensure critical path is maintained.
For Editorial requests to the Marketing teams, ensure they are coordinated across all departments
Action digital requests to the Digital team.
To collate, coordinate & obtain sign off for the seasonal look for all departments and Buying Executive.
To align with VM seasonally on instore product requirements and communicate new in season requirements.
Experience:
Previous experience (at least 3-5 years) in a fashion product related role within a retail/buying/marketing environment.
Experience working with advertising and briefing of marketing/agencies in apparel retail
Qualifications:
A Grade 12 Certificate/Matric
A tertiary qualification in Retail, Administration, Marketing, or Buying would be beneficial
Skills required:
Good strategic, conceptual skills and a solid knowledge of the South African retail climate and landscape
Strong eye for fashion with the ability to create stories of product in line with customer requirements
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to communicate ideas visually, verbally and in writing
Proficiency in the latest Microsoft applications(Outlook, Word, PowerPoint & Excel)
Excellent planning, organising & time management skills
High energy level, is performance-driven and deadline-orientated
Enthusiastic self-starter
Strong sense of integrity
Service-orientation
Emotional maturity
Sense of urgency
Reliable
The ability to:
be highly assertive
be resilient and maintain high levels of drive and initiative under pressure
positively influence others
be resourceful
work independently, as well as be a team player
be proactive
be flexible, function under pressure and adapt to change
to keep oneself motivated and to maintain a positive attitude and work performance in a variety of circumstances
Knowledge required:
Knowledge of apparel product attributes: fabrics, styles, colours
Knowledge of the retail merchandise cycle with regards to buying as well as the marketing calendar/ cycle
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