Marketing Manager

SC JOHNSON IS A FIFTH-GENERATION FAMILY COMPANY BUILT ON THE SPIRIT OF OUR PEOPLE. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building iconic brands that win the hearts and minds of consumers – such as Raid®, Glade®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country around the world. Together, we are creating a better future – for the planet, for future generations and for every SCJ team member. Join our winning team of Wave Makers and Go Getters and help us write the next chapter in the SCJ story.

Marketing Manager

Midrand, South Africa

About the role:

In this role you will be responsible for Marketing Strategy and Equity activities across Pest Control brands (Raid, Baygon, Off) within the South Saharan Africa region. In this role, you will be responsible of Pest Control brands’ 5 yea strategic growth plans; brand equity; ensuring consumer led opportunities quantified by data analytics, monitoring competition and the latest market trends, working on the consumer communication and media plans & overseeing product innovation end to end process. Ensuring annual category management of the financial statements.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation of global and local brand strategy, adapting it to the local needs of the market, responsible for the agreed P&Ls and KPIs for Pest Control category
• Identify Consumer Insights and translate them into actionable plans to win at the Point of Sales for assigned categories
• Manage  Strategy and equity of the Pest Category, ensuring Market share growth and financial KPI’s are attained
• Manage local NPD taskforce to ensure the appropriate rollout of NPD; provide input for concept development and adapt graphics for assigned brands
• Collaborate with creative agencies & SC Johnson global brand team to participate in writing ATL/BTL briefs to agencies, provide input on final copy (ensuring cultural relevancy), translate animatic for testing, Provide cultural input in final animatic phase and pre-production
• Collaborate with media planning & buying agencies, managing annual Advertising budget from media to cart.
• Manage local social network community in accordance with globally and cluster approved digital strategy and leveraging the right Social Media platforms for digital assets

Experience you’ll bring:

• Honour Degree level education
• Bachelor’s Degree level education, ideally within a marketing/business discipline
• Min. 8 years of Marketing/Customer Marketing experience including working with 3rd party agencies
• Min. 2 years of team management experience
• Strong awareness, understanding and knowledge of the local retailer, shopper behavior and insights
• Strong planning/organizational skills and the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks/projects to meet deadlines
• Written and Spoken fluency in English
• Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills with strong stakeholder management experience
• FMCG and multi-country experience would be a bonus

What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary and great working environment

About us:

SC Johnson is a fifth-generation family company built on a spirit of adventure and winning the right way. We have been leading with purpose for over 130 years, building top brands such as Raid®, Glade®, Kiwi®, OFF!®, Windex®, Ziploc® and more, in virtually every country. Through these household names, we are making a positive difference to the world around us. But we only succeed with the combined vitality and strength of our 13,000 people who we truly value and support in their pursuit of individual and shared goals.

This position is not available for relocation assistance and candidate must be eligible to work in the country of application

Inclusion & Diversity 

We’re a global business, with people from every culture, ethnicity, race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, and ability. We recognize the breadth of human experience, and we work to celebrate it. It is our goal to build a diverse, inclusive, and supportive work environment where all people can thrive.  

We’re committed to ongoing efforts that help us attract, hire, and retain diverse talent who want to build a positive, inclusive environment. Read more about our ongoing initiatives at https://jobs.scjohnson.com/inclusion.