Associate Trade Marketing Manager

Job Description

We are looking for Trade Marketing professional who will help bring fun of LEGO play to more kids in South Africa. The role will focus on trade marketing communication for different channels, from our own retail stores to grocery. If this is, you then apply!


Core Responsibilities

• Build an integrated plan for marketing campaigns across partners in-country and own the campaign implementation in trade.
• Coordinate Trade Marketing as well as Merchandising agency work.
• Collaborate with LEGO Stores partners on new stores launches and existing stores support.
• Prepare ad-hoc Consumer Sales analysis as well as 'After Action Review' of marketing campaigns.
• Partner with the relevant regional and local teams to ensure consistency of execution.
• Collaborate with retail partners towards driving outstanding execution.

Play your part in our team succeeding.

As a member of the Middle East and Africa Team this role will lead the implementation of Trade Marketing agenda

Do you have what it takes?

• 3-4 years of experience in trade marketing, preferably in FMCG/ Toys industry in RSA
• Ability to travel 20-30% of time, including internationally.
• Be independent contributor demonstrating resourcefulness.
• Able to set quantifiable and meaningful targets.
• A focus on execution with strong commercial competence and drive to succeed.
• An excellent communicator, able to collaborate and build lasting relationships within a multi-cultural team across different locations (including external partners)
• Open to learn and acquire new skills.
• English proficient both written and spoken (another South African language is a plus)

Whats in it for you?

Here Are Some Of What To Expect

• Family Care Leave We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellness We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programmes run by local teams where you are based.
• Colleague Discount We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme.
• Your workplace When you join the team you'll be assigned a primary workplace location i.e. one of our Offices, stores or factories. The hiring team will discuss the principles of our hybrid work model 'Best of Both', role eligibility and frequency with you during the recruitment process.

Children are our role models. Their curiosity, creativity and imagination inspire everything we do. We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay regardless of e.g. race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.

The LEGO Group is fully committed to Childrens Rights and Child Wellbeing across the globe. Candidates offered positions with high engagement with children are required to take part in Child Safeguarding Background Screening, as a condition of the offer.

Thank you for sharing our global commitment to Childrens Rights.

Just imagine building your dream career.

Then make it real.

Join the LEGO team today.