Promotions Manager - Midrand

In brief

**Overview** Dis-Chem Pharmacies, operating from its Head Office in Midrand, is seeking a Promotions Manager. This role is central to leading the planning, coordination, and execution of approved promotional campaigns across all Dis-Chem customer-facing channels. The Promotions Manager ensures that all promotional activity is accurately represented, effectively executed, and aligned with the broader integrated marketing calendar, supporting commercial priorities, customer engagement, and overall business objectives. **What you will do** * **Promotions planning and calendar management** * Maintain the promotional calendar within the broader integrated marketing and Go-To-Market (GTM) calendar. * Translate approved commercial promotional activity into clear campaign and channel execution requirements. * Coordinate promotional inputs across Commercial, Category, Promotions Loading, Media, Social, CRM, Creative Studio, and Retail Operations. * **Campaign management and execution coordination** * Coordinate approved promotional activity across store, digital, social, CRM, app, website, print, and in-store touchpoints. * Ensure approved pricing, product details, disclaimers, inclusions, exclusions, and campaign information are accurately reflected. * Track promotional readiness, timelines, dependencies, and delivery risks, escalating issues where required. * **Stakeholder alignment and governance** * Coordinate agency deliverables linked to promotional execution, ensuring accurate briefs, timelines, and approved information. * Lead Promotions Specialists and Coordinators to deliver accurate, consistent, and on-time promotional execution. * Maintain promotional documentation, approvals, and campaign records. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum Requirements:** * Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field. * 5+ years’ experience in retail promotions, broadsheet planning, or marketing campaign execution or promotional coordination. * 3–5 years’ experience in a leadership or people management role within fast-paced retail or marketing environments. * **Essential Competencies:** * **Domain expertise:** * Strong understanding of retail promotions, broadsheet processes, promotional execution, and omnichannel campaign requirements. * High attention to detail across pricing, disclaimers, product information, creative outputs, and channel execution. * Familiarity with campaign coordination across store, digital, CRM, social, print, and in-store touchpoints. * **Leadership & commercial acumen:** * Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and manage vendor and agency deliverables. * Commercial awareness to align promotional execution with approved business priorities. * Project management capability to deliver promotions on time, on brief, and on brand. **Who should apply** Ideal candidates for this Promotions Manager role are individuals with a Bachelor's degree or diploma in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field. They should possess over 5 years of experience in retail promotions, broadsheet planning, marketing campaign execution, or promotional coordination, including 3-5 years in a leadership or people management capacity within fast-paced retail or marketing environments. The ideal applicant will demonstrate a strong understanding of retail promotions, omnichannel campaign requirements, and high attention to detail across all promotional elements. They should also exhibit strong leadership skills, commercial acumen to align promotional execution with business priorities, and project management capabilities to ensure timely and on-brand delivery. **Deadline** 21st October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/promotions-manager-midrand-dis-chem-pharmacies Source: myjobmag

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