Marketing Coordinator - Core Group

Job description

Core Group represents some of the world’s premier professional and consumer technology brands in sub-Saharan Africa.

Core Group is the sole distributor for Apple in sub-Saharan Africa and has represented the brand in South Africa since 1995. We are also the distributors for other major brands like Fitbit, DJI and Nintendo.

Our responsibilities are all-encompassing and include supply chain management, marketing management, channel management, enterprise sales and media relations. The territory of operations comprises Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

As the Marketing Coordinator for the Core Group your Key Performance Areas would be as follows:

• CGA (Core Group Africa) Marketing (including iStore, SADC, Nigeria)
• iStore CGA Sales and Marketing (SADC, Nigeria)
• iStore CGA Trade Marketing
• CGA- Social Media and Content Management
• FitBit Marketing Support
• iStore CGA CRM
• Financial and Admin Management (SA and CGA)

Requirements

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in Marketing
• Three years' marketing experience
• 80% office based and 20% field based
• Communications skills
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills
• Planning and Strategic thinking
• Team player
• Negotiating skills
• Business acumen
• Tolerance for ambiguity

Success indicators for the role:

• Anti-fragility and ability to deal with constant change
• Exceptional marketing and advertising activities that have been executed
• Improved team communication and marketing structure
• Increased sales