Regional Marketing Coordinator (Coastal)
Key Responsibilities:
- Be visible in
retail and wholesale environments, analysing own and competitor product
offerings, sell-through and customer trends
- Be a brand
ambassador in terms of communicating the brand personality and attitude in
all environments and being passionate about product
- Be proficient
and effective on the retail sales floor in order to engage customers
exposed to VANS products for the first time or develop their brand loyalty
further
- Train store
staff and customers on VANS products (footwear, apparel and accessories).
- Maintain an
in-depth knowledge on VANS action sports (international and local) and
related marketing initiatives
- Conduct
effective and frequent “snap-shot stock takes” in the retail and wholesale
environments identifying silhouette gaps, style opportunities, great
sellers and customer requests. Communicate store retail feedback with Head
Office teams as required
- Have the ability
to present a range and compile sales orders for wholesale customers when
necessary.
- Co-ordinate
promotional events (with marketing) from concept to implementation and
post event reporting
- Daily and weekly
site report submissions on VANS chosen platform
- Trade Marketing:
You are responsible for how the brand is represented in store. You will
need to manage the full project of the SIS fitout from design to
installation with the help of Marketing for all graphics:
- Managing all SIS
inventory
- Ordering SIS
fittings from Global or Local
- Global SIS
reporting
- Design (managing
this team)
- Installation
(managing this team)
- Campaign change
ups
Type of Personality and work ethic:
- Knowledgeable on
lifestyle trends and authentic passion for action sports apparel
- Excellent
listening, verbal and written communication skills – ability to take in
information for feedback purposes, present and articulate ideas
- Strong
commercial awareness
- Strong customer
first service focus and flexible in approach
- Self-motivated
- Proactive
- Good time
management, multi-tasking and planning skills
- Ability to work
independently and as part of a dynamic, diverse team
- A good
understanding of how to analyse footwear and clothing size curves
- Working
experience in retail
- MS Office
proficiency
Requirements:
- Grade 12 /
Equivalent (Essential)
- Visual
Merchandising experience
- Own reliable
vehicle and Drivers license is essential
- Coaching or
Personal training (Advantageous)
- Excel
Intermediate is essential.
- Ability to
travel (locally)
Method
of Application
Interested and qualified?
Go to Ares Holdings to apply