Job Description

Yuppiechef is looking for a creative and strategic marketing manager, to bring to life our purpose of helping people create moments of joy at home. The role oversees brand-building activities and tactical sales campaigns that aim to grow our audience base and their affinity for Yuppiechef.The role reports into the Head of Marketing, has two reports, and is based from our offices in Westlake, Cape Town.Who we areWe’re Yuppiechef, and see ourselves as helping people find moments of joy at home. We’re here to offer outstanding and memorable service, while selling things that our customers love using. We’re foodies and home lovers and aesthetes and early adopters, and we’re passionate learners more than we’re experts. We have a loved online store and nearly 20 beautiful physical stores across SA, and are a proud member of the dynamic Mr Price Group. Our offices in Westlake, Cape Town, have a view of the mountains, a beautiful Rancilio coffee machine, and plenty of books to borrow. They’re filled with people who value excellence, and who like to make and eat pizza together. We’re always looking for new people to teach us new ways of doing things and help us make big things happen. We’d love to know if you might be one of them.  Qualifications: Qualifications and experience10+ years’ experience in retail marketing -both ecommerce and bricks & mortarworking on known consumer brandsmanaging timelines, briefs, creative reviews and production oversight of large campaigns with creative agency teamscollaborating with Buying, Planning and other internal teams3+ years’ experience of managing direct reportsA qualification in marketing, branding or communications would be beneficialAttributes we’re looking for:Comfortable commercially, using sales insights to justify campaign decisionsA natural affinity for branding, and close interpretation of how messaging lands with customersStrong communication, briefing and presentation abilitiesExtremely well organised and skilled in project managementKeen collaborative skills, in bringing other teams together to make projects happenQuick to build trusting, professional relationships, with inspiring leadership capabilitiesFocussed creative thinking, in conceiving new campaigns mechanics and communication anglesFamiliarity with ecommerce and digital marketing performance metricsPositivity, flexibility, helpfulness, and a continuous openness to learning, mentoring and improvementPay and benefitsWe’ll equip you with a MacbookOffice parking availableYour salary is based on a “Total Cost To Company” model and includes:Medical Aid (Discovery) contributionsGroup Life CoverRetirement AnnuityEmployee Assistance programme17 days paid annual leave, increasing to 20 days with length of service