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Distell Brand Manager: Marketing SA

Distell Ltd, a leading producer of top quality wines, spirits, ciders and flavoured alcoholic beverages, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals for the following key opportunity as a Brand Manager within the Brandy Portfolio, based at the Techno Park premises in Stellenbosch.

Brand Manager: Marketing SA

Viceroy, Mellow Wood and Commando make up roughly 30% of Distell Brandy Volumes. Collectively it is the biggest brand group within our brandy department and deserves the best brand team. Given the portfolio’s size and importance this is a serious career building opportunity within the Distell group.

Key performance areas include, but are not limited to: • Develop, manage and sustain distinctive profitable brands that delight consumers through the understanding, anticipation, creation and meeting of consumer needs • Brand positioning • Brand and communication planning • Trade channel planning and co-ordination • Innovation inputs • General operational capabilities • Manage and work in cross-functional teams • Conduct brand performance analysis and initiate corrective action.

The successful candidate must preferably have the following experience/skills: • Appropriate tertiary qualification - degree/diploma or postgraduate qualification • Computer literacy - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Basic SAP Knowledge • Sound presentation skills and time management • Minimum 3 years’ brand marketing/trade marketing experience • Proven success in co-ordinating and leading teams • Proven strategic management ability • Experience of agency procedures and the successful management thereof • Budgetary control and cost control management • Knowledge of the NPD (New Product Development) process advantageous • Preference will be given to historically disadvantaged individuals • The candidate should have a strong activation, promotions and sales background with good brand management experience • The candidate should be able to speak Xhosa or Zulu preferably, with 65% of volumes coming from Xhosa speaking consumers.

Closing date: Close of business on Tuesday 24th July 2012.

We offer a market-related remuneration package, incorporating valuable benefits expected of a large company.

To apply, please forward a detailed CV to Karen Toerien at the SA HR Department. Email: ktoerien@distell.co.za, with reference number: DISA BM Brandy in the subject line of your email, or fax: 021 809-7934.

Please note: Any previously disadvantaged individuals are encouraged to apply.

Candidates who do not receive any correspondence within one month of the closing date may assume that their applications were unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for applying.