Automotive Assistant Manager: Sponsorships & Collaborations - OEM Level - Gauteng, North Eastern Suburbs

Responsibilities:
Sponsorships, Partnerships & CSR Programmes

• Being a primary contact between sponsorship agencies and sponsored teams or collaborations
• Managing the relationship between sponsor partners and auxiliary agencies. Ensuring that admin is up to date and available for management
• Monitoring and measuring sponsorships & CSR programmes. Ensuring that all collaborations produce the content and/or coverage that was promised
• Develop strategies and plans to leverage each sponsorship, alongside Head of Marketing and PR with input from the Head of Digital and Dealer Marketing
• The successful candidate will be expected to make decisions and liaise with the management teams of the teams we sponsor, alongside the Head of Marketing and PR
• Creating reports to show the sponsorship efficacy to management. Monitoring coverage generated from our efforts with media and marketing fleet as well as those generated from collaborations
• Developing reports regarding CSR activities annually
• Identifying potential sponsorships / collaborations / partnerships and evaluating the same
• Identifying the best channels for leverage, alongside Heads
• Managing the admin assistant regarding cars given away through competitions and collaborations and creating a system to manage this. Liaising with the dealer, the winner, the social team to ensure the news is shared appropriately
• Assist with fleet management in terms of VIK (value in kind)
• Assist with distribution of tickets for events to management, dealers, and colleagues

• Maintaining email account and interacting with people daily
• Creating ringis alongside the admin assistant
• Processing invoices alongside the admin assistant

• Assisting with managing vehicles in the Marketing fleet, including those allocated to Brand Ambassadors
• Assisting with managing the fleet to accommodate requests for marketing initiatives, influencers, sponsorships, and events
• Working closely with our supplier to Influencers / Brand Ambassadors
• Assisting with managing and directing the output of the media fleet driver, which includes
• Ordering cars
• Scheduling Services
• Filing indemnity forms
• Preparing fuel card claims
• General maintenance
• Ordering parts
• General maintenance of fleet

• Relevant Sales & Marketing qualification or studying towards one
• A minimum of two years Marketing or PR experience gained with a motor distributor, dealership or OEM
• Experience in collaborations and sponsorships will be advantageous
• Must be au fait with sports and have a general understanding of scoring and how the game works in at least rugby, soccer, netball, and cricket
• Sound business acumen – good general business skills
• Effective communication skills
• Good decision-making skills
• Effective presentation skills
• Good leadership skills
• The ability to work in cross-functional teams
• High level of computer literacy essential
• Sound understanding of information systems (IT) as a business enabler
• Ability to establish new systems, policies and procedures
• Basic legal knowledge
• Motor Industry experience Essential!