MARKETING DIRECTOR – Namibia Breweries Ltd

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and optimise integrated marketing, commercial, and trade marketing strategies aligned with company objectives and growth ambitions.
• Lead brand & portfolio management, ensuring sustainable growth, enhanced brand equity, and profitable market share expansion.
• Drive consumer-centric marketing through the effective use of market, consumer, shopper, and customer insights.
• Develop and implement category growth strategies, customer value propositions, pricing architecture, and promotional effectiveness programmes.
• Lead innovation pipelines across products, packaging, and consumer experiences to support long-term business growth.
• Oversee trade marketing execution across all channels, ensuring best-in-class shopper engagement, activation, merchandising, and point-of-sale excellence.
• Manage marketing investments and budgets to maximise return on investment and achieve business performance targets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, customers, agencies, and strategic partners.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and adherence to company policies, brand standards, and corporate requirements.
• Analyse market trends, competitor activities, consumer behaviour, and channel opportunities to identify risks and growth opportunities.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Marketing and Trade Marketing teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and Global Marketing teams to deliver integrated commercial outcomes.

Requirements

• A recognised Post Graduate Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Commerce, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant experience in a FMCG environment, specializing in multi- Category Marketing of which at least 5 years should have been on an Executive level.
• Proven experience in brand management, portfolio management, category management, commercial strategy, and trade marketing.
• Strong understanding of consumer-, shopper-, and customer insights and their application in growth strategies.
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing integrated marketing and commercial plans that deliver profitable growth.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing marketing investments and profitability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and marketing performance analytics tools.

How to Apply

REF Code: 165015