Job Description

Previously disadvantaged candidates will be given preference.We have an on-site opportunity that's on the money for a strategic Mid-Senior Activation & Events Project Manager at a global agency group's Johannesburg offices. The successful candidate will get to work on some fantastic, big brands.In this exciting position you will play a pivotal role in building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, identifying client needs, and promoting the agency offerings. The ideal candidate will be commercially driven with a deep understanding of business insights, strategy, and creative systems, ensuring the successful delivery of client and product solutions.We're looking for a strategically minded Activation & Events Project Manager with excellent presentation skills. The role reports into the Head Of Business Logistics.If you are an experienced PM who can upsell, manage growth, improve profitability of sales, advertising & marketing services, then this job is just for you! Apply today.ResponsibilitiesClient Relationship Management

• Oversee key client relationships.
• Develop a thorough understanding of client business drivers and requirements.
• Promote our company's solutions to meet client needs and sustain business growth.

Business Insight Integration

• Maintain an understanding of overall business insights that overlay strategy creative, systems, and data.
• Ensure integration of these insights in client solutions.

Internal Stakeholder Liaison

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to ensure campaigns are delivered on time and within budget.

Event & Campaign Management

• Manage and execute small to large-scale events, Roadshows, conferences, campaigns & in-store activations across a varied client portfolio.
• Deploy end-to-end channel solutions effectively.

Leadership & Innovation

• Demonstrate organisational, project management, communication, and leadership skills, with the ability to brief creative on conceptual requirements.
• Develop innovative solutions that push boundaries and deliver exceptional results.

Business Growth & Profitability

• Ensure yearly revenue targets are met.
• Intimate knowledge of the client's business, market environment and products/brands to propose solutions for the growth of their business.
• Proactively address client challenges with innovative solutions to ensure revenue.
• Communicate the progress of monthly/quarterly initiatives to internal and external stakeholders that translated into additional revenue.
• Support the acquisition strategy of the Group
• Assessment & structuring of partnership opportunities
• Drive the optimisation and harmonisation/integration of the operations of acquired entities with those of the Group
• Identification and implementation of resource & infrastructure optimisation opportunities
• Identification & implementation of best practice (both directions)
• Drive efficiencies, economies of scale & resource optimisation through The Group's Commerce division.

Strategy Outline

• Support the Business Director by developing and evaluating short and long-term strategic, commercial & business objectives.
• Drive and champion the group's strategic goals, living shared values and core behaviours.
• Inculcate core values and behaviours in the culture, beliefs, and behaviours of the Leadership Teams
• Contribute consistently within the leadership capability set as well as enabling agile teams.
• Excellent out-of-the-box, pitch-winning creative and strategic reverts.
• Proactively reverts to clients not waiting for briefs/orders from clients.
• Keep abreast of competitor activity/new market communication and share with client and team timeously.

RequirementsThe successful candidate must have/be:

• Bachelor's Degree in the appropriate field of study or 4 -5 years of relevant work experience within a similar environment.
• 4 - 5 years of commercial, sales & marketing industry experience.
• Experience in managing growth, improving profitability of sales, advertising & marketing services.
• Proven experience as an Events Specialist or similar role in an agency environment.
• Strong ability to build and maintain strategic client relationships.
• Commercially savvy with a deep understanding of client business drivers.
• Excellent organisational and project management skills.
• Exceptional communication and leadership abilities.
• Innovative mindset with a passion for developing cutting-edge solutions within tight deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Act as the key interface between the customer and all relevant internal stakeholders.
• Quickly act to resolve any issues and problems faced by customers and deal with complaints to maintain trust.
• Prepare regular reports of progress and forecasts to internal and external stakeholders using key account metrics.
• Develop and manage account plans for all current clients with input from all key internal stakeholders.
• Analytical, critical, and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Commercial acumen.
• Innovative.
• Results and solutions oriented.
• Influence.
• Detail and deadline oriented.
• Strong management skills.
• Presentation skills.

Should you not receive a response within 10 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.City: JohannesburgLevel of Expertise: Mid-SeniorRemuneration: NegotiableConsultant: MichelleReference Number: #Mich1640

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