Brand Manager | FMCG - Sandton
HC Recruit
- R Undisclosed
- Permanent Senior position
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Sandton
- Posted 20 Apr 2026 by HC Recruit
- Expires in 34 days
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Job 2637472 - Ref DBN000276
About the position
DBN000276 Brand Manager (FMCG) – Sandton
Purpose of the job:
To assist the general manager in creating and carrying out marketing plans and brand strategies for personal care items (haircare, skincare).
Required Qualifications:
- Completed BCom degree
- 1 – 2 years of relevant brand / marketing experience is - essential
- FMCG/Retail environment experience essential (Medicine, Food and personal hygiene)
- Excellent understanding of digital marketing
- Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook and MS PowerPoint
Technical Competencies & Experience:
- Execution of brand plans (complete 360-degree campaigns on various channels) with ongoing ROI evaluations and subsequent revisions.
- Help analyze the market and competitors.
- Brief and coordinate artwork with retailers and other third parties, as well as the in-house designer.
- Every month, suppliers are reviewed.
- Review of marketing expenditures per month.
- Collecting marketing recoveries by following up. NLT analysis on a weekly basis.
- Assistance with monthly stock management, including forecasting, inventory health, short-dated stock, range type fixes, and clearing disc stock.
- Define and manage brand positioning and communication strategy using a variety of media.
- Prepare/review all promotional and advertising media.
- Monitor the marketing/communication/promotional spend.
- Manage Masterdata changes.
- Daily marketing tracker changes.
- Raise marketing POs and see through to payment
Behavioural Competencies:
- Strong focus on analytical skills, turning data into actionable insights.
- The ability to solve problems and apply appropriate judgement in decision making.
- Resilience and the capacity to perform under pressure.
- A focus on customer service.
- Sense of urgency and focused on achieving results.
- Pay close attention to details. autonomous and self-directed.
- Ability to meet deadlines and hold yourself responsible for deliveries.
- A cooperative individual who works together with his/her team to complete tasks.
- The capacity to sustain relationships, establish credibility, and involve stakeholders.
Please Note - Should you not hear back from us within the next 2 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Desired Skills:
- brand manager
- branding manager
- brand management
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About the agency
Hewitt Colenbrander Recruitment was launched in March 2006 and specialises in recruiting and headhunting for companies needing to fill financial, managerial or IT positions in a variety of industries. The directors of the company are Brian Hewitt and Steve Colenbrander.
Brian Hewitt is a B.Sc. Agric (University of Natal) and MBA (University of Cape Town) graduate with managerial experience in the agribusiness, banking and hospitality industry having worked in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Steve Colenbrander is a B.Com (University of Natal) graduate and founded Colenbrander Incorporated which has grown into a sizeable and well respected Pietermaritzburg accounting firm with clients situated all over KZN.
A critical success factor for business is to employ the right people. Incorrect placements inhibit organisational productivity and can lead to conflict in the work place. Achieving a 'best fit' between company, position and employee are therefore vital for employer and employee alike.
We aim to do this, by understanding our clients - their culture, structure, systems and strategy. We also endeavour to understand the external business environment in which our clients operate. This makes achieving 'best fit' more probable.
Understanding our candidates will be achieved by researching their backgrounds, interviewing them and knowing their aspirations. Where necessary, we will use psychometric profiling. We will then target the organisation and position to which we feel they are best suited.
A 'best fit' between client and candidate, will enable us to add long term value to our clients in a mutually beneficial business partnership.
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