Trade/Supplier Marketing Manager

Johannesburg
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Marketing Automotive
Reference: 184858

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Motus Corporation

Motus Aftermarket Parts is seeking an experienced Trade & Supplier Marketing Manager to join our dynamic centralised marketing team at Meadowview Head Office.This senior role serves as the primary marketing liaison between the business and key supplier partners, driving collaborative campaigns, managing co-operative marketing investments, and ensuring measurable commercial returns on supplier-funded initiatives.
The successful candidate will bring a strong combination of commercial acumen, strategic relationship management, and trade marketing expertise within a fast-paced, multi-divisional environment.

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Marketing, Digital Marketing, Communications, Business or a related field
Minimum of 10 years’ experience in trade, supplier, or commercial marketing
Proven ability to manage supplier relationships and negotiate marketing support
Demonstrated experience planning and executing multi-channel trade campaigns
Experience managing co-operative marketing budgets, accruals, and ROI reporting
Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple supplier programmes simultaneously
Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines without compromising quality
Strong collaborative approach and ability to work cross-functionally
Commercial mindset with a clear understanding of sales-driving marketing strategies
Experience within the automotive aftermarket, FMCG, or parts/components sectors
Strong analytical capability and confidence working with campaign performance data
Experience briefing creative and brand teams effectively
Strong understanding of promotional mechanics that drive product movement and commercial performance
Experience within the automotive aftermarket, FMCG, or parts/components sectors
Strong analytical capability and confidence working with campaign performance data
Experience briefing creative and brand teams effectively
Strong understanding of promotional mechanics that drive product movement and commercial performance

Key Responsibilities:

Build and manage strategic marketing relationships with key supplier partners
Identify, negotiate, and activate supplier marketing opportunities
Plan and execute trade-focused promotional campaigns, seasonal activations, and product-focused initiatives
Manage supplier marketing accruals and co-operative marketing funds with full accountability and governance
Coordinate supplier advertising campaigns, product launches, and promotional materials across multiple channels
Collaborate closely with procurement, sales, digital, retail, and brand teams to ensure campaign alignment
Track campaign performance and report on sales uplift, ROI, and fund utilisation
Ensure supplier branding and campaign materials are implemented consistently across all touchpoints
Introduce innovative and commercially effective approaches to supplier fund utilisation

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About Motus Corporation

Motus is a multi-national provider of automotive mobility solutions and vehicle products and services, delivering 77 years of steady growth and reliable value creation. Our leading market presence in South Africa is enhanced by selected international offerings in the United Kingdom, Australia, Asia and Southern and East Africa.

Motus employs over 20 000 people globally and is a diversified (non-manufacturing) business in the automotive sector. Motus is South Africa’s leading automotive group, with unrivalled scale and scope across the automotive value chain.

Motus offers a differentiated value proposition to OEMs, customers and business partners with a business model that integrates our four business segments: Import and Distribution, Retail and Rental, Mobility Solutions and Aftermarket Parts, providing multiple customer touchpoints that support resilience and meet customers’ mobility needs across the vehicle ownership cycle.

Motus has long-standing importer, distribution and retail partnerships with leading OEMs, representing some of the world’s most recognisable brands. We provide automotive manufacturers with a highly effective route-to-market and a vital link between the brand and the customer throughout the vehicle’s lifecycle. In addition, we provide accessories and aftermarket automotive parts for out-of-warranty vehicles and the Mobility Solutions segment sells value-added products and services to customers, including non-insurance and insurance products, consumer mobility solutions, and fleet services.