We are looking for a dynamic and execution-focused Brand Manager to join our team on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This role will play a critical part in delivering high-impact sponsorships, brand activations, and marketing initiatives, while ensuring strong alignment to the overall brand strategy and customer experience.
This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on marketer who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys bringing campaigns and events to life.
ResponsibilitiesSponsorship & Sports Marketing
- Lead key sponsorships (Comrades, Midmar Mile, Team SA)
- Plan and execute campaigns, activations, and events
- Manage athletes, ambassadors, and key stakeholders
- Oversee budgets, timelines, and delivery
Maxed Elite Running Team
- Manage the running programme, athletes, and budgets
- Ensure alignment to brand and product objectives
Sustainability & CSI
- Drive communication and campaigns for key initiatives
- Manage events, partnerships, and stakeholder relationships
Strategy & Project Delivery
- Support marketing strategy and customer experience plans
- Coordinate projects, timelines, and cross-team delivery
Internal Communication & Reporting
- Lead team communication, reporting, and presentations
- Ensure alignment through clear updates and insights
Budget Management (Full)
- Manage campaign and sponsorship budgets
- Oversee financial admin, reporting, and compliance
Additional Support Areas
- Store launches and retail marketing
- Customer insights and surveys
- Content, PR, and digital support
- Account/credit marketing initiatives
People & Collaboration
- Support team delivery and performance
- Contribute to a collaborative, high-performing team environment
- Degree in Marketing
- 4-5 years in a similar role
- Proven experience in brand management, sponsorships, or sports marketing
- Strong project management and execution capability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commercial and budget management understanding
- A passion for sport, events, and brand storytelling
Mr Price Group Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to Employment Equity.
Skills Required
- Degree in Marketing
- 4-5 years in a similar role
- Proven experience in brand management, sponsorships, or sports marketing
- Strong project management and execution capability
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Strong commercial and budget management understanding
- A passion for sport, events, and brand storytelling
What We Do
Mr Price Group Limited is an omni-channel, fashion value retailer. The Group retails Apparel, Homeware and Sportsware and is one of the fastest growing retailers in South Africa. Our History: 1885 - The first John Orrs store opens 1934 - The first Hub store opens 1952 - John Orrs is listed on the JSE 1967 - Acquisition of two Miladys stores 1986 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen, together with BOE, acquire a major shareholding in John Orr Holdings 1987 - The first Mr Price store opens 1991 - Laurie Chiappini and Stewart Cohen acquire control of the Group from BOE 1993 - Launch of the Mr Price Group Share Partnership Initiative 1996 - Acquisition of Galaxy & Co. and Sheet Street 1997 - Alastair McArthur is appointed as CEO 1998 - Mr Price Home launched 2000 - Mr Price opens stores in Botswana and Namibia 2001 - Specialty Stores becomes MR Price Group 2005 - Over 100 million units are sold across the group 2006 - Sale of the Hub and Galaxy divisions 2007 - Launch of Mr Price Sport stores and Mr Price Franchising 2008 - Miladys wins the Orange Index award for excellence in customer service 2008 - Mr Price Apparel is voted the most loved and most frequented retail apparel brand for the first time 2008 - This year Mr Price Home is voted the most loved and most frequented homeware retailer 2011 - Retail sales exceed R10 billion and profit attributable to shareholders exceeds R1 billion for the first time 2011 - The group celebrates the 25th anniversary of change in control, recording a CAGR share of 25.3% and headline earnings per share of 23.5% over this period 2012 - First Corporate owned Mr Price store opens in Lagos, Nigeria 2013 - Mr Price launches its online store
