Role Overview

Join the Mr Price team as a Marketing Coordinator and play a key role in supporting a dynamic brand while gaining exposure to exciting marketing initiatives in one of South Africa’s leading retail brands.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive administrative support to Marketing Leadership and the broader marketing team.
Manage complex calendars, scheduling meetings, workshops, leadership reviews, and cross-functional engagements.
Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodation, transportation, visas, travel itineraries, and expense reconciliation.
Be the culture champion of our team – organise and support with team offsites, events, internal engagements, conferences, and marketing activations.
Act as custodian of the Culture Club, working with the nominated committee to plan and deliver team culture initiatives.
Organise team days, including strategy sessions and engagement-orientated sessions.
Coordinate the weekly Marketing Team Huddle, including managing the weekly deck template, chasing content from the leadership team ahead of deadline, and supporting on-the-day logistics.
Coordinate with agencies, suppliers, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely delivery of marketing activities.
Maintain and manage marketing team distribution lists, SharePoint sites, Teams channels, and collaboration platforms.
Prepare agendas, presentations, meeting materials, and capture meeting notes and action items; circulate agendas ahead of meetings where required.
Take notes/minutes in leadership meetings and track resulting actions and follow-ups through to completion.
Prepare materials, briefing notes and pre-reads for the Marketing Director ahead of meetings, as required.
Develop and maintain organizational systems, documentation, and records to support operational excellence.
Prepare reports, dashboards, and administrative summaries for leadership reviews.
Anticipate leadership needs and proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, processes, and team effectiveness.
Develop basic briefs for designers and copywriters on marketing collateral, ensuring the briefs are aligned with the seasonal marketing strategy.
Work with Brand and Ecommerce teams to ensure digital and social calendars are up to date.
Conduct monthly competitor analysis, trend research and presentations.
Coordinate onboarding logistics for new team members.
Coordinate team recognition moments (birthdays, work anniversaries, milestones).
Provide backup/cover support across administrative functions when required.
Support ad hoc special projects for the Marketing Director and leadership team as required.
Develop relationships, engage and communicate with the relevant key stakeholders.

Requirements

Relevant marketing qualification
Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a similar role
Calendar and executive schedule management
Travel and event management
Budget and expense administration
Project coordination
Stakeholder management
Vendor and agency management
Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
Organizational and multitasking skills
Discretion and sound professional judgment when handling confidential leadership, people, and business information
Experience in traditional and digital marketing
Basic understanding of marketing fundamentals. MS Office (excel, word, power point, outlook).
Ability to work and think strategically
Attention to detail
Excellent written, verbal communication skills and strong numerical ability
Must be a team player
Candidate is required to have a vehicle.

Mr Price Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to Employment Equity

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