Automotive Assistant Manager: Sponsorships & Collaborations - OEM Level - Gauteng, North Eastern Suburbs

SUMMARY:
Reports to: Head of Marketing and PR                                                                                             
Remuneration: Market Related dependent on skill set, knowledge, and experience
 
Purpose Of The Job:
 
Our client is looking for an experienced and or qualified Assistant Manager: Sponsorships & collaborations to join their team. To support the planning, coordination, and management of the company's sponsorships, partnerships, collaborations, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The role focuses on building and maintaining strong relationships with partners, monitoring campaign performance, coordinating related administration, and assisting in maximising the value and exposure of all sponsorship and collaboration activities while ensuring they align with the company's marketing objectives.

POSITION INFO:
Responsibilities:
Sponsorships, Partnerships & CSR Programmes

• Being a primary contact between sponsorship agencies and sponsored teams or collaborations
• Managing the relationship between sponsor partners and auxiliary agencies. Ensuring that admin is up to date and available for management
• Monitoring and measuring sponsorships & CSR programmes. Ensuring that all collaborations produce the content and/or coverage that was promised
• Develop strategies and plans to leverage each sponsorship, alongside Head of Marketing and PR with input from the Head of Digital and Dealer Marketing
• The successful candidate will be expected to make decisions and liaise with the management teams of the teams we sponsor, alongside the Head of Marketing and PR
• Creating reports to show the sponsorship efficacy to management. Monitoring coverage generated from our efforts with media and marketing fleet as well as those generated from collaborations
• Developing reports regarding CSR activities annually
• Identifying potential sponsorships / collaborations / partnerships and evaluating the same
• Identifying the best channels for leverage, alongside Heads
• Managing the admin assistant regarding cars given away through competitions and collaborations and creating a system to manage this. Liaising with the dealer, the winner, the social team to ensure the news is shared appropriately
• Assist with fleet management in terms of VIK (value in kind)
• Assist with distribution of tickets for events to management, dealers, and colleagues

• Maintaining email account and interacting with people daily
• Creating ringis alongside the admin assistant
• Processing invoices alongside the admin assistant

• Assisting with managing vehicles in the Marketing fleet, including those allocated to Brand Ambassadors
• Assisting with managing the fleet to accommodate requests for marketing initiatives, influencers, sponsorships, and events
• Working closely with our supplier to Influencers / Brand Ambassadors
• Assisting with managing and directing the output of the media fleet driver, which includes
• Ordering cars
• Scheduling Services
• Filing indemnity forms
• Preparing fuel card claims
• General maintenance
• Ordering parts
• General maintenance of fleet

• Relevant Sales & Marketing qualification or studying towards one
• A minimum of two years Marketing or PR experience gained with a motor distributor, dealership or OEM
• Experience in collaborations and sponsorships will be advantageous
• Must be au fait with sports and have a general understanding of scoring and how the game works in at least rugby, soccer, netball, and cricket
• Sound business acumen – good general business skills
• Effective communication skills
• Good decision-making skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Good leadership skills
• The ability to work in cross-functional teams
• High level of computer literacy essential
• Sound understanding of information systems (IT) as a business enabler
• Ability to establish new systems, policies and procedures
• Basic legal knowledge
• Motor Industry experience Essential!