Job Description
Step into a brand that moves culture.
Sneaker Factory is a proudly South African footwear and apparel brand, making authentic style accessible to customers who value both aspiration and affordability. Backed by TFG, we're on a mission to deliver impactful, omnichannel experiences—and we're looking for a commercially driven Brand Manager to lead the charge.
This is not a traditional brand role. It's a hands-on, performance-led marketing position where you'll drive campaigns across stores, digital platforms, and brand partners—with real impact on sales and growth.
Responsibilities
Lead Omnichannel Campaigns
Own and deliver integrated marketing campaigns across retail and digital channels—from concept to execution—aligned to trading calendars and commercial objectives (sales, traffic, conversion).
Drive Digital Performance
Manage and optimise campaigns across paid media, CRM, social, and e-commerce. Own performance outcomes including ROI, ROAS, conversion, and revenue contribution, turning insights into action.
Own Content, Social & Brand Expression
Oversee content strategy, campaign messaging, and social media execution. Manage influencers, agencies, and brand shoots to ensure consistent, high-impact brand storytelling across all touchpoints.
Drive Brand & Supplier Value
Partner with footwear and apparel brands to deliver integrated, full-funnel campaigns that drive mutual commercial growth, increased brand investment, and stronger in-store and digital presence.
Deliver Retail Execution Excellence
Ensure consistent, high-quality execution across all stores, including activations, events, VM, and community initiatives that drive footfall, conversion, and brand experience at scale.
Lead, Integrate & Scale Performance
Work cross-functionally with buying, operations, e-commerce, and creative teams to embed marketing into the commercial trading cycle. Lead and develop a team to deliver campaigns efficiently while continuously improving performance and execution standards.
Measure & Optimise Performance
Own campaign reporting across digital and retail, providing clear insights on performance, learnings, and opportunities to improve future campaigns.
Qualifications
6 - 10+ years' experience in retail or consumer marketing
Degree in Marketing
Proven success in digital and in-store campaign execution
Strong commercial acumen and performance mindset
Experience managing agencies and developing teams
Passion for sneakers, fashion, and youth culture
Highly organised, creative, and results-driven
Ability to be both strategic and creative in managing multiple social media platforms
Ability to function in a diverse, multi-functional team (trade, e-com, VM, ops, merch, etc)
Skills:
Analyze Alternatives and Recommend Solutions
Business Requirements Analysis
Perform Gap Analysis
Reporting and Budget management
Supplier Relationship Management
Stakeholder management
Digital optimisation of campaigns
Behaviours:
Builds Effective Teams - forms, develops and leads a group of individuals toward the achievement of a common team objective
Business Insight - applies market and business insights in order to drive organisational objectives
Communicates Effectively - conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner
Cultivates Innovation - creates an environment that fosters and nurtures a culture of creativity which drives success
Financial Acumen - understands and applies financial concepts and principles to make informed financial decisions
Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems
Organizational savvy - understands and navigates dynamics created by processes, systems, and people
Strategic Mindset - thinks and plans strategically, focusing on the long-term goals and objectives of the organisation