Description Overview The Category Manager is responsible for the strategic planning, development, and execution of product categories within the organisation. The primary objective is to maximize sales and profitability by formulating strategic marketing plans, pricing strategies, and promotional activities to enhance product visibility and drive growth. Key responsibilities include analysing data, driving cost savings, developing exit strategies for unsuccessful products, managing vendor
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About Marketing & Media work in Gauteng
Marketing work in South Africa splits three ways: in-house brand teams, agencies clustered in Rosebank and on the Atlantic Seaboard, and the fast-growing performance marketing side. Employers want evidence that you can move a number, which is why Meta and Google Ads certification, analytics literacy and a campaign portfolio count for more than a communications degree on its own. Bring one case study with before-and-after figures to an interview. It consistently outweighs a CV that simply lists the tools you have used.
Gauteng is the country’s employment engine. Johannesburg — particularly Sandton, Rosebank and Midrand — carries finance, technology and corporate head offices; Pretoria is the government and public sector centre; Ekurhuleni holds manufacturing and logistics. Weigh the commute carefully, because it is the real cost of a Gauteng offer.
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