Oriental Merchant
The company
Oriental Merchant is a leading wholesaler and distributor of authentic Asian Groceries globally. We have strong presence in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom and Holland, and our footprints continue to grow. Together with our strategic partners and suppliers, we aim to putting our brands in every consumer’s hand as well as in their hearts and minds, and our products always reach them at the right place and at a right time.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing Assistant to join our team in Mulgrave, VIC!
Job tasks and responsibilities
- Assist to conceptualise, develop, and implement marketing plans for the assigned brand
portfolio, supervising marketing execution through to their completion.
- Helping identify marketing trends and key opportunities for innovation
- Researching on competitive products by identifying and evaluating product characteristics,
market share, pricing, and advertising; maintaining research databases.
- Assisting in planning and organising promotional presentations; updating calendars.
- Preparing marketing reports by collecting and summarising sales data.
- Helping conduct and collate findings from market research.
- Reporting results of marketing activities for internal records and external stakeholders
to ensure a transparent and complete account.
- Monitoring budgets by comparing and analysing actual results with plans and forecasts.
- Coordinating information and collaterals flow with internal and external stakeholders on
marketing executions, including liaising with trade/sales team, media agencies
and creative agencies, adhering to budgets and providing feedback regarding the
processes.
- Assisting in maintaining all image archives and image library (includes maintaining
up-to-date product images and brand logos), providing images to the group upon
request.
- Prepare and send through monthly reports to suppliers/global marketing team.
- Update and maintain brand tracks to ensure marketing campaigns are executed as per
marketing plan.
- Check, process and seek approvals for invoices and marketing activity claims.
- Provide general marketing and administration support.
- Working closely with internal and external stakeholders on marketing executions, including events
To be successful you will need
- Full Australian working rights and MUST live in Australia
- Tertiary qualifications in Marketing or previous experience in a similar role
- Valid Australian Driver's Licence and access to own car is advantageous
- Fluency in Chinese (Mandarin) is advantageous
- Have a track record of accuracy and productivity
- Demonstrated reliability, punctuality and commitment to work
- Have a positive attitude and able to work well in a team
Benefits of working for Oriental Merchant:
- Join an expanding global company and gain extensive exposure to the FMCG industry
- Opportunities for growth and progression
- Supportive work environment
- Generous company discounts
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*At Oriental Merchant, the security of our employees and candidates is a priority. Recently, we have been made aware of certain unauthorized individuals falsely presenting themselves as recruiters as part of online scams or phishing attempts. We will never request sensitive information such as your bank account information, money or any personal information for visa sponsorships during the application and interview process.
If someone asks you for sensitive information, we strongly advise that you assume that individual is not affiliated with Oriental Merchant. Some things to watch out for:
- We will never request payment from you to process employer sponsored visas of any kind. Employer sponsored visas is something Oriental Merchant unfortunately do not currently facilitate for candidates.
- Slightly altered or unprofessional email addresses. Oriental Merchant’s Australian based HR team/management only corresponds from email addresses with the domain ‘@oriental.com.au’.
- Vague job requirements or job descriptions. Most of our open job opportunities and descriptions can be found on:
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