Marketing Manager

GoodWe; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading inverter manufacturing company in South Africa is seeking a Marketing Manager to oversee marketing initiatives, collaborate with sales teams, and enhance its presence in the renewable energy market. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree, substantial marketing management experience, and excellent communication skills. This role involves frequent travel and offers a competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and above.
• Renewable Energy background is a plus.
• Minimum 3 years of marketing management experience, 3 years in B2B is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage marketing initiatives and events.
• Collaborate with sales teams to create marketing campaigns.
• Maintain dialogue with solar industry organizations.

Skills

Marketing management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork spirit

Customer-oriented

Availability for travel

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Company

GoodWe is a globally leading inverter manufacturer, ranked Top 7 by Bloomberg, IHS, and Wood Mackenzie in 2019. Our headquarter is based in Suzhou, China, with 3 manufacturing factories and 4 R&D Centers. GoodWe has more than 6000 employees all across the globe and owns 12 international subsidiaries all around the world.

About the Role

The role involves managing marketing initiatives and events, collaborating with sales teams, and enhancing the company's presence in the renewable energy market.

Responsibilities

Events

• Cobranding: Collaborate with sales teams and local distributors to create innovative marketing campaigns. Manage relationships with customers in core markets, provide them support and discuss strategic development plans from a marketing perspective.
• Branding Event: Management of events like EXPO, seminar, roadshow, etc.

Digital

• Generate content and manage the existing social media platforms the company currently runs in Mid-East countries and set up other media platforms.
• Build-up new promotion channels, for instance KOL, industry influencer.

PR

Maintain a regular dialogue with influential organizations of the solar industry, such as local PV associations and relevant government.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and above.
• Renewable Energy background is a plus.

Required Skills

• Hardworking professional with a hands-on mindset.
• Substantial experience with marketing management required (minimum 3 years of marketing experience, 3 years working experience in B2B segment is a plus).
• Availability for frequent travelling.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Teamwork spirit, proactive, dynamic, and customer-oriented.

Pay range and compensation package

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.