Marketing Coordinator Mr Price

Join the Mr Price team as a Marketing Coordinator and play a key role in supporting a dynamic brand while gaining exposure to exciting marketing initiatives in one of South Africa’s leading retail brands.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive administrative support to Marketing Leadership and the broader marketing team.
• Manage complex calendars, scheduling meetings, workshops, leadership reviews, and cross-functional engagements.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including flights, accommodation, transportation, visas, travel itineraries, and expense reconciliation.
• Be the culture champion of our team – organise and support with team offsites, events, internal engagements, conferences, and marketing activations.
• Act as custodian of the Culture Club, working with the nominated committee to plan and deliver team culture initiatives.
• Organise team days, including strategy sessions and engagement-orientated sessions.
• Coordinate the weekly Marketing Team Huddle, including managing the weekly deck template, chasing content from the leadership team ahead of deadline, and supporting on-the-day logistics.
• Coordinate with agencies, suppliers, vendors, and external partners to ensure timely delivery of marketing activities.
• Maintain and manage marketing team distribution lists, SharePoint sites, Teams channels, and collaboration platforms.
• Prepare agendas, presentations, meeting materials, and capture meeting notes and action items; circulate agendas ahead of meetings where required.
• Take notes/minutes in leadership meetings and track resulting actions and follow-ups through to completion.
• Prepare materials, briefing notes and pre-reads for the Marketing Director ahead of meetings, as required.
• Develop and maintain organizational systems, documentation, and records to support operational excellence.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and administrative summaries for leadership reviews.
• Anticipate leadership needs and proactively identify opportunities to improve efficiency, processes, and team effectiveness.
• Develop basic briefs for designers and copywriters on marketing collateral, ensuring the briefs are aligned with the seasonal marketing strategy.
• Work with Brand and Ecommerce teams to ensure digital and social calendars are up to date.
• Conduct monthly competitor analysis, trend research and presentations.
• Coordinate onboarding logistics for new team members.
• Coordinate team recognition moments (birthdays, work anniversaries, milestones).
• Provide backup/cover support across administrative functions when required.
• Support ad hoc special projects for the Marketing Director and leadership team as required.
• Develop relationships, engage and communicate with the relevant key stakeholders.

Requirements

• Relevant marketing qualification
• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in a similar role
• Calendar and executive schedule management
• Travel and event management
• Budget and expense administration
• Project coordination
• Stakeholder management
• Vendor and agency management
• Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint)
• Organizational and multitasking skills
• Discretion and sound professional judgment when handling confidential leadership, people, and business information
• Experience in traditional and digital marketing
• Basic understanding of marketing fundamentals. MS Office (excel, word, power point, outlook).
• Ability to work and think strategically
• Attention to detail
• Excellent written, verbal communication skills and strong numerical ability
• Must be a team player
• Candidate is required to have a vehicle.

**Mr Price Group is an equal opportunity employer, committed to Employment Equity **

Are you a highly organised, detail-oriented individual with a passion for marketing and retail? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy collaborating with others, and love bringing brand campaigns to life?