Experience

SKF Group

• Sweden
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Communication Business Partner CEE MEA

  • Aug 2005 - Present

  Full Marketing Management role for all SKF Branches/Distributors in Africa. Liaison with Distributors and Customers. Marketing Analysis on sales reports. Conceiving and implementing market communication strategies to achieve company objectives, development and production of sales collateral/support literature, creation and placement of advertising and other mechanisms to support the worldwide sales effort. Act as a resource for product managers, and other groups and departments for artwork and design to ensure conformance to identity standards for products and packaging and other printed items. Design of the training brochures/schedules/folders; Update all training material; Design any other related training programmes offered; Complete end-to-end function coordination, organisation and set up; Design of advertisements; Distribution of Adverts to Media via Publicist; Press Releases/Customer Testimonials; Pproduct press releases; Success stories; Monitoring of PR report; Briefing PR Agency on required services; Ordering, layout, design, printing, co-ordination and distribution of all of marketing material; Compiling, layout and distribution of internal and external newsletters; Coordination of Corporate Clothing/Gifts Update, maintain and design templates SKF Brand Identity; Audit company documents; Website and Distributor Community updates; Global intranet updated with local information; Email newsletters via Act On; Organise all social responsibility outings; CRM - Local Champion for the SKF CRM – Siebel. Training other Marketing; Communications personnel in North Africa. Assist with the preparation of presentations, forms, organograms, etc.; WebEx training sessions; Social media – Twitter/FB/LinkedIn; Design of golf day posters, invitations, etc.; Photographer at all SKF events; SKF Ambassador; Employment Equity Committee



SKF South Africa

• Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2005 - Present

  Full Marketing Management role. Liaison with Distributors and Customers. Marketing Analysis on sales reports. Conceiving and implementing market communication strategies to achieve company objectives, development and production of sales collateral/support literature, creation and placement of advertising and other mechanisms to support the worldwide sales effort. Act as a resource for product managers, and other groups and departments for artwork and design to ensure conformance to identity standards for products and packaging and other printed items. Design of the training brochures/schedules/folders; Update all training material; Design any other related training programmes offered; Complete end-to-end function coordination, organisation and set up; Design of advertisements; Distribution of Adverts to Media via Publicist; Press Releases/Customer Testimonials; Pproduct press releases; Success stories; Monitoring of PR report; Briefing PR Agency on required services; Ordering, layout, design, printing, co-ordination and distribution of all of marketing material; Compiling, layout and distribution of internal and external newsletters; Coordination of Corporate Clothing/Gifts Update, maintain and design templates SKF Brand Identity; Audit company documents; Website and Distributor Community updates; Global intranet updated with local information; Email newsletters via Act On; Organise all social responsibility outings; CRM - Local Champion for the SKF CRM – Siebel. Training other Marketing; Communications personnel in North Africa. Assist with the preparation of presentations, forms, organograms, etc.; WebEx training sessions; Social media – Twitter/FB/LinkedIn; Design of golf day posters, invitations, etc.; Photographer at all SKF events; SKF Ambassador; Employment Equity Committee



SKF Service Division - Africa

• Marketing Communications Coordinator

  • 2005 - Present

  All Marketing Communication related work All Marketing Communication related work



Osborn Engineered Products SA (Pty) Ltd

• Marketing Coordinator

  • May 2004 - Jul 2005

  Customer Training • Assist with the co-ordination of the event Tradeshows• Assist with the organisation and set up of tradeshows Advertising • Update Media Contact Numbers• Layout and design of advertisements• Distribution of Adverts to MediaBrochures and Posters • Layout, design, printing, co-ordination and distribution of Brochures Product Marketing • Design of Posters, Flyers and Brochures for specific products• Maintain database of new Customers/contacts• Distribute Welcome Packs for new CustomersNewsletters• Compile, layout and distribution of internal and external newsletters Corporate Clothing/Gifts • Responsible for the co-ordination of Corporate Clothing/GiftsCorporate Identity • Update, maintain and design templates for the Corporate Identity ManualCustomer Information • Maintain key customer databaseEnquiries • Maintain an Enquiries Database and redistribute any enquiries received to relevant personnelEcommerce and Internet • Regular research of search engines for competitor's and Osborn hits and report on findings• Co-ordinate Website updatesMarket Activity • Review Publications and maintain analysis databasesHuman Resources • Prepare "new employee" Welcome PacksSales Indaba • Assist with the co-ordination of the Sales Indaba Service Questionnaires • Maintain a Service Questionnaire database, measure and report on response rateResearch • Compile and research any statistics required by the Marketing DepartmentVendor Applications • Complete for submission Vendor Application formsMarketing Report • Update with relevant statisticsGeneral • General Secretarial duties• Maintain the Photograph , Video and CD database/filing system• Compile Stone Production Graphs and data analysis• Assist with the preparation of presentations • Continued to do all duties as mentioned below for the Quality Department

• Administrative Assistant

  • Nov 1995 - May 2004

  Databases and Graphs • Compile, maintain and distribute all relevant Quality Databases and Graphs – i.e. Non Conformances, Supplier Performances, Approved Vendors Lists, Quality Control Plans, etc. Procedures and Reports • Design, maintain and update all relevant Quality and SHE Procedures, Specifications, Policies, Reports and general documentationSSHE Committee and Aids Forum • Member and Secretary of the SSHE Committee and Aids ForumGeneral • General Secretarial duties for Quality Department • Cater for all ISO Audits• Relief Switchboard duty when required Stationery and Printing • Maintain Stationery Store and purchase all stationery and printing stock• Liaise with printing suppliers for stock, new purchases, proofs, changes, etc.Duties Performed for the following Departments: Stock Control; Procurement, Security, Stores, Marketing• General Secretarial duties - i.e. Memorandums, Letters, Faxes, etc.• Compiling of monthly reports• Catering for functions• Purchaser for general consumables• Stock take • Have experience on the Goods Received Note System and Stock Put Away on the Impact Award System. • Marketing Assistant – duties performed as above