Market Marketing Manager: SADC

Job Family Group: Marketing Group Job Description: This is a role within the Castrol organization, and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership. It's more than just oil. It's liquid engineering. Castrol provides all the oils, fluids and lubricants the world needs, for every driver, every rider and every industry. Castrol is here to serve every driver, every motorcyclist and every industry on earth. We do this through Liquid Engineering. That means crafting high performance oils, lubricants, fluids and greases for every application you can imagine. We also know that you need every part of your world to run efficiently, so we lubricate every part of the car or motorcycle you own, the escalators at your local shopping mall, the elevator at your office, and even the production line that made your refrigerator. We are here for you in the world's mines and quarries, its cruise ships and airliners, its wind farms and wheat fields. Whatever you need, we help make it happen. About the role As the Market Marketing Manager: SADC, you will help grow Castrol's brands across Southern Africa by turning market insights into impactful marketing strategies and customer-focused initiatives. Working closely with Sales, Pricing, Demand Planning, Product Portfolio and distributor partners, you will identify growth opportunities, strengthen customer engagement and support commercial performance across multiple markets. This is an opportunity to combine critical thinking, collaboration and execution while making a visible impact across the region. What you will deliver Develop and implement regional and country-specific marketing strategies that support business growth and drive brand growth, brand positioning and customer engagement across the region. Partner with distributors and internal stakeholders to identify market opportunities, understand customer needs and deliver impactful marketing initiatives. Collaborate closely with Sales, Pricing and Demand Planning teams to align marketing activities with commercial priorities and business objectives. Lead customer marketing programmes, campaigns, digital marketing initiatives, events and promotional activities that improve customer engagement and brand visibility. Partner with Product Portfolio teams to support product portfolio decisions, launches and go-to-market activities. Use market intelligence, campaign performance data and customer insights to evaluate outcomes and continuously improve marketing efficiency. Build trusted relationships across distributor networks and cross-functional stakeholder groups to drive collaboration and successful execution. Support the development of marketing capability across the region through coaching, knowledge sharing and partnership. What you will need to be successful Experience in Marketing, Customer Marketing, Brand Management, Commercial or Sales-related roles. Experience in lubricants, oil and gas or FMCG sectors would be advantageous. Experience developing and delivering marketing strategies, campaigns and customer engagement initiatives. Commercial awareness and an understanding of market trends, customer needs and growth opportunities. Ability to build effective partnerships across Sales, Pricing, Demand Planning, Marketing, distributors and external stakeholders. Strong planning, project management and data analysis capabilities. Experience using insights and performance data to support decisions and improve outcomes. Experience working with distributors, channel partners or across multiple countries and markets. Professional fluency in English. Why join us? At castrol, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others! We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. Travel Requirement: Up to 75% travel should be expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Brand Management, Channel Management, Channel marketing activation, customer and competitor understanding, Customer Segmentation, Customer Value Proposition, Developing creative marketing content, Dialogue enablement, Digital Fluency, Digital Marketing, Generating customer insights, Loyalty Management, market,