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Marketing Manager (MX)

Develop and execute a comprehensive integrated marketing communication plan for Samsung's new product.
1 Locations Found: 0) 2929 Winnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa 2929 Winnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Samsung

Samsung

A global technology leader producing smartphones, electronics, home appliances, semiconductors, and display solutions for consumers and businesses.

Product Marketing Manager

Maximize the marketing impact by developing the new product's integrated communication strategy and marketing KPI in accordance with the business and product strategy. Promote continued marketing communication by providing consistent goals and marketing directions to related marketing departments (PR, digital, media, campaigns and etc.)

The Product Marketing Manager is responsible for planning, creating, and executing integrated marketing communication (IMC) strategies across diverse consumer touchpoints, for the allocated product portfolio.

This role develops execution frameworks to ensure assets are leveraged organically and multi-dimensionally, while actively participating in ATL and BTL creative production aligned with brand strategy. The Product Marketing Manager manages agency relationships through clear briefings, collaborating on ideation in order to meet communication goals and desired outputs.

The role contributes to the division's overall campaign concept planning, ensuring strategic storytelling and impactful communication that supports product and business objectives.

Creating and monitoring strategies to market, sell and/or educate about Samsung's mobile & associated ecosystem products and services. Responsible for all the planning, development and implementation of the allocated portfolio's marketing and communications strategies.

  • Develop the local marketing strategy framework for the new product and organise the storyline in a logical manner based on an understanding of the business, the associated product strategy and consumer.
  • Plan and create the marketing communication assets to achieve the IMC (Integrated Marketing Communication) strategy.
  • Participate in the creative concept planning of multi-dimensional campaigns that touch various consumer touch points.
  • Participate in the ATL (Above The Line) and BTL (Below The Line) marketing asset production process in accordance with the company's brand strategy for effective IMC (Integrated Marketing Communication).
  • Participate in close communication with the agencies by delivering clear briefings, thus deriving ideas that align with the communication strategy and the output wanted.
  • Develop the execution strategy to ensure that the marketing communication assets are used organically and multi-dimensionally at all touch points.
  • Conduct in-depth analysis on data from market analysis institutions, qualitative and quantitative consumer survey data and desk research, and derive insights.
  • Set appropriate KPIs (Key Performance Index) and develop strategies to achieve the target KPI.
  • Manage the process of setting out goals/purposes of a project, drawing up a project proposal, creating a WBS (Work breakdown structure) and managing KPIs (Key Performance Indexes) and their performance, as well as the progress and the entire schedule of the project.

At a financial level, the Marketing Manager will be responsible for:

  • Setting the annual, quarterly and monthly marketing budgets in accordance with the financial practices of the organisation, and under the guidance of the Marketing Lead & Finance Department
  • Prepare budgets and submit estimates for programme costs as part of campaign plan development.
  • Working within budgets for all marketing campaigns
  • Monitor the marketing expenditure and conduct Return on Investment Analysis

Participate in the environment analysis of market, competitor and product and conduct competitor benchmarking required for setting communication strategy.

Participate in the creative concept planning of multi-dimensional campaigns that touch various consumer touch points.

Participate in the market research and benchmarking of the strategies and naming status of competitors that are needed for developing brand strategies.

Relevant Degree / Diploma in Marketing

Post Graduate / Honours is advantageous

Minimum of 6 years of relevant Marketing experience.

Excellent presentation proficiency (notably, MS PowerPoint & Excel), is required.

Knowledge of Sales and Marketing theory and practice

Knowledge of Digital Marketing (incl. Social / Influencer)

Marketing Knowledge

Financial Acumen

Retail Marketing Experience

Computer Literate

Customer Focus

Attention to Detail

Teamwork

Excellent communication skills

Experienced professional with full understanding on specialized areas; resolves a wide range of issues in creative ways

Works on problems of diverse scope where analyzing data requires evaluating identifiable factors. Demonstrates good judgement in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions

Normally receives little instruction on day-to-day work and receives general instructions on new assignments

Internal: Sales, Marketing Functions (PR, Brand, Digital, MI), Media Buying, Marketing Finance, Content & Services

External: Samsung Customers, Retail / Trade Channels, Agencies

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Marketing Manager (MX)
1 Locations Found: 0) 2929 Winnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa 2929 Winnie Mandela Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa
Marketing
About Samsung
A global technology leader producing smartphones, electronics, home appliances, semiconductors, and display solutions for consumers and businesses.