Marketing Assistant

Short Description:

The role of this position is to aid and support the Marketing Team in achieving their objective to exceed customer expectations.

REPORTING:

o Compile Price reports for different customers.

o Compile customer performance reports and discuss with Operations manager.

o Compile grower payment reports on a bi-weekly basis.

CUSTOMER COMMUNICATION:

o Communicate weekly availability with select customers.

o Follow up with market agents on current trends and outstanding consignments.

o Respond to daily queries on delays, quality, and other related issues.

o Follow up on claims, rejects and other account related issues needing corrective action.

PACKHOUSE

o Monitor stock volumes of different products. Stock received, stock packed, stock on hand and waste volumes. This is important for strategizing sales volumes.

o Waste monitoring throughout packhouse.

o Queries and reconciling differences between pack system and accounts system.

ADMINISTRATION

o Updating of product costings on the packhouse system.

o Facilitating, assisting, and ensuring compliance with various auditing bodies. GlobalGAP, Farming for the Future etc.

o Packaging material monitoring and tracking.

Education: Marketing related degree (Administrative experience (Beneficial)

Reporting Structure: Will report to and work with the operations manager.

SKILLS:

SK

•Good communication

• Likeable personality

• Excellent knowledge of excel

• Outlook, word, PowerPoint etc.

• Determined to grow and develop

• Available to travel

• Target driven

• Work well under pressure

COMPETENCIES:

• Leadership

• Management (plan, organise, lead, control)

• Proficient in English

• Afrikaans, isiXhosa etc (Beneficial)

• Retail experience (Beneficial)