Marketing Assistant

Do you embody the perfect right hand to a team of professionals? You dazzle with professionalism and efficiency?

**Is this you?**

Being the right hand to the business development commercial division which is made up of top executives comes naturally to you. You multitask well and are able to support a few individuals and prioritise well. There’s never a doubt that you always have the company’s best interest at heart and act accordingly. You have a “can do” attitude and love having a variety of tasks and assisting others. You have excellent communication skills and are very presentable. You take your role seriously and no task is too big or small for you.

**What you’ll be doing**

You’ll be responsible for supporting the five senior executives with various activities related to business development / marketing activities. An example of some of your duties would be to pull various sales reports, do PowerPoint presentation, arrange corporate gifting, arranging updates on the website, marketing materials and overall support to Executives ensuring the division runs smoothly.

If you’re looking for a varied role where you’ll make a difference in a company then you will enjoy this role.

**Where you’ll be doing it**

This is an office based role in Ottery.

You will be joining a long standing and well established business, specializing in the manufacturing of plastic packaging for the food and beverage, personal care, pharmaceutical and household markets.

You will be based in one of their plants in Cape Town, and when you’re not running around the plant, you will be based in their offices.

**What you’ll need**

We’re looking for someone with either a Business Management or Marketing qualification and some marketing experience. This is an Employment Equity position.

You will also need to be proficient in the full MS Office package with strong Excel skills and you’ll need to be able to put PowerPoint presentations together. You would be described as a go getter professional that is highly organised and efficient.

It’s important that you’re analytically minded.

You think well on your feet, prioritise and multi task well. Your personality would be described as friendly and warm but still assertive and able to deal well with strong personalities.

**What you’ll get**

You will receive a market related salary combined with benefits such as retirement annuity, risk disability and group life cover.

You will be working with a happy and supportive group of people, and for a company that truly knows how to look after their staff.

**How to apply**

Just respond directly via the job board and we will get back to you

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent