Marketing

Marketing & Communications Specialist

Purpose of the role:

• To provide proactive management of the marketing and communications activities in accordance with the Sandvik business model.
• The role will help oversee the development and execution of Divisional and Sales area marketing strategies, develop business and communication strategies for different channels and stakeholders both internally and externally
• In addition, this role will be the Executive Assistant to the Executive Team (Directors/Senior Management) providing administrative support and office admin support which includes the travel system platform

The job responsibilities:

• Develop, implement and track marketing initiatives
• Collaborate with other internal teams (eg. product & sales) to develop and monitor the marketing initiatives for the Africa territories, including an establish event/marketing plan inline with the budget
• Monitoring & reporting of marketing spend in accordance with annual budget
• Liasing with the other African country marketing teams for SRP marketing initiatives
• Working with the appointed external marketing service provider to develop and agree the annual budget and external marketing publications, liasing with the VP and then the internal content providers.
• Conduct market research and analyse trends to identify new marketing initiatives
• Support with the development of marketing materials and liasing with the global teams (marketing & product) to ensure the sales area have the relevant marketing materials
• Organizing & coordinating the marketing events/shows/trade shows
• Working with global marketing team to promote Africa content & stories via the SRP LinkedIn page and other social media
• Driving NPS initiatives utilizing the CRM accounts and coordinating efforts to increase NPS response rate and improvements in NPS rates feedback
• Other CRM initiatives

COMMUNICATIONS & INTERNAL

• Responsible for drafting and distributing internal communications to the relevant stakeholders via the SRP Africa communication channels
• Liasing with managers to agree content to ensure organization is well informed on changes and other important organizational information and establishment and execution of annual communications calendar & internal events.
• Set up and administrative support for internal communication webinars
• Developing and preparing the material for the internal communications webinars etc liasing with sales area key stakeholders
• Suggest and develop internal communication plans & communication models to ensure improved and effective internal communications to employees
• Ensuring branding of office locations & employees is in line with Sandvik brand guidelines

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT/OFFICE ADMIN

• Providing proactive & organized support to the Managing Directors and the senior executive team
• Assisting with managing schedules, coordinating meetings/events & communication with internal and external stakeholders and a variety of other administrative tasks (eg expense claims) for the executive team
• Planning & coordinating management team events including off-site strategy events
• Coordinating & preparing materials for meetings
• Supporting with board meetings or other key meeting preparations
• Booking travel & coordinating travel arrangements for the executive team
• Travel system – key user – providing adhoc support to travelers on using the travel system etc
• Office admin:
  • ensuring boardrooms and common areas/coffee areas have a professional & well-maintained appearance and function and are neat & tidy
  • support for office-based events and meetings
  • ensuring office supplies adequately distributed and managed – liasing with procurement as is necessary

Qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Marketing or Communication or Business Administration would be preferable
• However other relevant qualifications, eg Diploma, Certificate in Marketing, Communications will also be considered combined with experience & other assessed capabilities
• Minimum 2 years corporate working experience in a similar role in marketing & communications ​

Other Requirements & Competencies

• Proactive, organized & takes initiative
• Advanced communication & presentation skills
• Excellent written communication skills
• Excellent time management skills and deadline driven
• Computer Literacy – MS Office – highly proficiently
• Handling information with sensitivity & confidential information
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to multitask & prioritize tasks effectively
• Project management skills
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently

This role will be based in Spartan, Kempton Park.

What is in it for you?

• We offer you an interesting role in an international business environment, extraordinary products, great colleagues, and opportunities for your professional development. At Sandvik, we believe that diversity of experience, perspective and background will lead to a better environment for our employees, our business and, thereby, our customers. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us better.

Application

• Send your application as soon as possible as we will be evaluating candidates continuously, and no later than 21 March 2025.
• Read more about Sandvik Group and apply at home.sandvik/career,

About us:

• Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a leading supplier of equipment, tools, parts, service and solutions for processing rock and minerals in the mining and construction industries. Application areas include crushing and screening, breaking and demolition.

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