Promotions Assistant

Dreaming big is in our DNA. It’s who we are as a company. It’s our culture. It’s our heritage. And more than ever, it’s our future. A future where we’re always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet life’s moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion, talent, and curiosity, and provide them with the teammates, resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together – when we combine your strengths with ours – is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do?

The key purpose of this role is responsible for ensuring the effective planning, coordination, and execution of impactful in-trade promotional campaigns that bring brands to life, drive customer engagement, and increase sales performance. The incumbent provides end-to-end support across the promotional value chain, including campaign planning, implementation, administration, monitoring and reporting ensuring all promotional activities are delivered on time and in line with business objectives.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Manage and communicate promotional CPA timelines to ensure campaigns are delivered according to plan.
• Manage and maintain promotional data and reporting on the Kit Force system.
• Facilitate promotional reach selections in line with campaign objectives.
• Coordinate promotional kit deliveries and resolve any delivery or implementation issues.
• Manage implementation audit results and drive corrective actions where required.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative evaluations to measure promotional effectiveness and execution quality.
• Facilitate promotional communication with Group Accounts and other key stakeholders.
• Manage promotional activation processes with third-party suppliers and service providers.
• Facilitate promoter training to ensure effective campaign execution and brand representation.
• Provide support for ad hoc promotional and business-related requests.
• Manage promotional budgets and monitor expenditure against approved allocations.
• Handle all promotional administration and ensure accurate record keeping.
• Audit, validate, and reconcile all promotional fund claims.
• Reconcile Key Account and Regional Account promotional payouts, including Campaign FBI reconciliations.
• Compile monthly reports on promotional performance, budget utilisation, compliance, and campaign outcomes.

Key Attributes and Competencies:

• Strong Project Management skills
• Commercial and business acumen
• Strong relationship development and collaboration skills
• High degree of Good understanding of SAP procurement system
• Excellent numerical skills
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Organized and structured
• Process driven & strong attention to detail
• Interpersonal skills and ability to work with people
• Time management skills and ability to prioritize tasks
• Quick turnaround time on queries
• Customer service orientation
• Assertive & Strong work ethic
  

Minimum Requirements:

• Degree in Business/Marketing or related field preferred
• Minimum 2 years’ commercial/sales experience
• Microsoft Office Excel Advanced skills
• Promotions Management experience/ Brand literacy 

Additional Information:

• Band: IX

SAB/AB InBev is an equal opportunity employer, and all appointments will be made in line with SAB/AB InBev employment equity plan and talent requirements. The advert has minimum requirements listed. Management reserves the right to use additional/ relevant information as criteria for short listing.