Centurion: Product Marketing Manager posted by Edgexec (Pty) Ltd

January 15, 2026 Jobs in Centurion

Job Description

About the Role

Help shape the future of SUVs and LCVs for a global automotive brand. If you love turning market insight into winning products and flawlessly executed launches, this one’s for you. You’ll own end-to-end product marketing across planning, pricing, positioning, research, and launch execution for a multi-nameplate portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

Build product strategies and volume targets aligned to business objectives; map segments, competitors, and economic trends.
Lead pricing and positioning: price-volume mapping, competitor spider comparisons, and variant-level spec mapping for USPs.
Manage the product portfolio across lifecycle actions, monthly price positioning, and specification control with local/global teams.
Orchestrate research: customer/dealer insighting, clinics, focus groups, fleet/rental engagements, and actionable analytics.
Drive launch planning and project management for new model introductions, risks, milestones, and cross-functional coordination.
Support local product development, accessories scope, homologation inputs, and evaluation/durability testing administration.
Create crisp product briefs, sales training content, and executive presentations; communicate status and decisions to stakeholders.

Requirements

710 years post-qualification experience with at least 5 years in an automotive OEM; 23 years as Product or Marketing Manager.
BA/BCom Honours in Marketing (or equivalent); engineering degree advantageous; strong business and market acumen.
Proven strength in analytics, pricing, research methods, and spec/value analysis; advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
Project management capability and stakeholder leadership across sales, marketing, after-sales, engineering, logistics, and finance.
Clear, persuasive communication and presentation skills; collaborative, resilient, and customer-centric mindset.

Qualifications

Completed BA/BCom Honours in Marketing (or equivalent)

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Salary & Benefits

Salary: TBA.

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