Marketing Operations Manager
Core
Design, coordinate, and manage operational and brand right delivery of marketing requirements for Ares Brands across all regions in South Africa, ensuring visual merchandising execution, consistent brand representation, and efficient campaign rollouts.
Role type
Senior Marketing Operations Manager
Builds
National marketing operational frameworks, visual merchandising standards, training programs, and experiential marketing activations for retail and wholesale partners.
Domain
Retail / FMCG / Brand Management
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Project management, Budget management, Data analysis, Market research, Campaign execution, Cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Strategic vision, Team leadership, Stakeholder management, Problem-solving
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Consolidate operational requirements from Brand Managers and translate brand strategies into executable national operational plans; Develop seasonal and monthly marketing operations calendars and campaign rollout structures; Ensure consistent national execution of visual merchandising standards and brand presentation; Coordinate the delivery of national product knowledge and brand training programs; Ensure operational delivery of brand activations, events, and experiential marketing initiatives; Develop national reporting structures to track marketing operational effectiveness and campaign execution; Lead, develop, and manage the national regional marketing structure.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership responsibilities