Clubs, Teams & Franchises
On Premise Graduate Trainee | Marketing
Entry Level
Cape Town, South Africa
in office
Contract
Job description
About the Role
Develops commercial and marketing capability through practical work across physical POS, digital assets and trade marketing insights. The Graduate Trainee will help build a more consistent and effective On Premise POS ecosystem, from understanding outlet and channel needs through planning and supplier coordination to tracking deployment, standards and impact. Working with On Premise Marketing, regional field teams, agencies, printers and customers, the role supports tools and processes that make execution easier, improve visibility and connect investment to commercial outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and annual planning of the national POS portfolio across On Premise channels, including bars, clubs, HORECA, QSR, catering, fitness and campus.
- Translate channel and outlet needs into practical POS briefs, adapting global assets and toolkits for local use while protecting brand standards.
- Coordinate the development, production and rollout of physical POS with agencies, regional printers and suppliers, assessing quality, cost, lead time and distribution efficiency.
- Maintain clear specifications, artwork, stock and deployment information so field teams can access and execute the right tools consistently.
- Support the creation and localisation of digital POS and campaign assets, including static, motion and video formats for relevant On Premise occasions and channels.
- Maintain the approved digital asset library and related content on relevant platforms, including DIPO, ensuring materials are current, easy to find and correctly described.
- Work with marketing and field stakeholders to improve adoption of digital tools and approved artwork, including support for the Canva partnership and its pilot learnings where relevant.
- Support the planning and delivery of trade marketing initiatives that strengthen visibility, customer value and consumer engagement in priority outlets.
- Coordinate with KAMs and regional teams to ensure POS is matched to outlet opportunity, available when needed and installed or used as intended, and help communicate plans, standards and practical guidance to sales and field teams while capturing feedback from customers and users after rollout.
- Track POS requests, production, budgets, stock, deployment and execution status using agreed tools and reporting processes.
- Use sales, distribution, outlet and execution information to assess reach, usage and effectiveness, highlight gaps and recommend improvements.
- Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce waste, improve regional coverage and make investment more measurable, and share clear project updates and insights with stakeholders, escalating risks early and following actions through to completion.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Commercial or marketing degree, or a related qualification (recent graduate).
- Strong interest in On Premise, trade marketing, customer experience and how brands win in physical environments.
- Able to connect creative ideas and brand standards with outlet needs, practical execution and commercial impact.
- Analytical and comfortable working with Excel, budgets, trackers and performance information; PowerPoint skills for clear presentations.
- Organised and dependable, with strong coordination skills, attention to detail and the ability to meet several deadlines.
- Confident communicator who can work constructively with internal teams, agencies, printers, suppliers and customers.
- Curious about digital tools, content and emerging ways to improve the On Premise experience; willing to learn new systems.
- Takes initiative, follows through on actions, raises challenges early and looks for practical solutions.
- Personal attributes: Will-to-Win, credible, analytical, resilient, enthusiastic, respectful, energetic, resourceful, confident, innovative and a strong team player.
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