Trade Marketing Project Manager (South Africa) - R45,000 to R50,000

Recruiter:

The Legends Agency

Job Ref:

Trade Marketing Proj..

Date posted:

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Market-related

SUMMARY:
This is a senior, hands-on role that owns the full project lifecycle and ensures consistent in-store execution across all retail channels.

POSITION INFO:

Trade Marketing Project Manager (South Africa) - R45,000 to R50,000

Lead and deliver trade marketing projects across South Africa from brief through to in-store execution. Durban or Johannesburg, FMCG and Retail Sector, R45,000 to R50,000.

About Our Client

The company is an agency that acts as the link between global brands, internal teams, and retail partners. They own delivery end-to-end and are dedicated to ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high execution standard.

The Role: Trade Marketing Project Manager (South Africa)

This is a senior, hands-on role that owns the full project lifecycle and ensures consistent in-store execution across all retail channels. The purpose of the role is to drive projects through to completion while maintaining project governance and a clear single source of truth for the business.

Key Responsibilities

Provide 5+ years of experience in project management, retail rollout, or FMCG.
Own the full project lifecycle including planning, production, logistics, installation, and handover.
Manage timelines, budgets, risks, and delivery across multiple projects.
Coordinate between brand owners, retail partners, and internal teams.
Oversee installations, contractors, and site readiness.
Manage change control regarding scope, cost, and approvals.
Maintain master plans, weekly RAG reports, action logs, RAID logs, and decision logs.
Support shop-in-shop rollouts and pilot installs where needed.

About You

5+ years of experience in project management, retail rollout, or FMCG.
Proven experience delivering multi-site retail projects.
Solid understanding of retail installations and execution.
Good commercial understanding of budgets, tracking, and cost control.
Able to travel 30-40% across office, retail sites, and supplier or warehouse locations.
Independent, reliable, and comfortable in a fast-paced environment.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency in Excel, Google Sheets, Slack, and project tools like Monday.com, Asana, or Trello.
FMCG, toys, or retail activation experience in South Africa is a plus.
Experience with shop-in-shop or fixture rollouts and knowledge of store layouts and materials is beneficial.
Knowledge of measurement tools such as Magicplan or Scaniverse is an advantage.

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