Production and Traffic Coordinator - Markham Marketing Department at TFG (The Foschini Group)

Job description

Do you love the fast pace of Marketing and Fashion retail? Join the #mkmlife to enhance the Markham brand experience… Join our youthful, confident, current and connected style crew!

As a Production & Traffic Coordinator your key responsibilities will be:

• Managing the procurement, relationship and process with suppliers to ensure best service, quality, prices and technical support
• Manage studio timing, workflow and resource to ensure critical paths and budgets are developed and met
• Traffic of creative teams within the in-house studio
• Co-ordinating distribution of print and marketing collateral to numerous stores, both nationally and into Africa.
• Print and colour management
• Production with regards to print, repro, props and art buying
• Maintaining technical knowledge of current and new production processes, new substrates and suppliers
• Art buying, agency liaison, shoot coordination and planning
• Budget and cost centre management
• Managing and reconciling all aspects of the annual budget
• Manage stock levels of collateral with external suppliers
• Accurate communication and feedback of materials and requirements to stores

To deliver the above, you need the following:

• Ability to think on your feet and react with plans to make sure you launch your promotions no matter what it takes
• Ability to develop processes leveraging both best practices (internal and external) and critical thinking as well as identify areas for process improvement
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail and super time management skills
• Deadline driven and the ability to handle loads of pressure
• The ability to work individually as well as in a team environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Pro-active planning and time management
• Strong customer service orientation
• Strong negotiation and motivation skills
• Strong print, substrate and digital production knowledge
• Design, DTP and repro knowledge
• Strong Excel, numerical and administrative abilities
• A valid driver’s license
• Diploma or degree in Marketing or logistics (advantageous)
• 4-5 years of experience in a Marketing Production and traffic role within ad agency or in-house Studio
• Software knowledge essential: Excel and MS word. Knowledge of Chase and/or SAP would be useful
• Apple Mac or PC.

If you are interested in applying for the opportunity please follow the link below and apply directly on our site or send me your CV directly in the email address listed below:

Preference will be given, but not limited to, candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.