Job Description
Posting Start Date:  9/29/26
Offer ID:  2695
Unit:  Limagrain Field Seeds Africa
Job Title:  Marketing port-folio lead
Job Location:  South-Africa
Contract type:  Permanent
Job Description: 

Function

Sales and Marketing.

Main Goal

The Marketing Specialist will be responsible for developing and executing marketing campaigns that increase the sales of Limagrain Field Seeds in South Africa. This role involves market analysis, strategy development, and coordination with various teams to implement marketing activities that align with commercial priorities.

Job description

Lead the development and execution of country-specific marketing strategies.

Manage six critical marketing phases: diagnostic phase and objective setting, propose campaigns, finalize offers and campaigns, define and approve master plan, execute and monitor plans, review and evaluate post-campaigns.

Focus on product, brand, and customer-related campaigns.

Collaborate with product management, product development, and sales teams to align marketing activities.

Coordinate with global marketing teams to localize brand messaging and market materials.

Organize and lead local exhibitions, trade shows, field days, and promotional events.

Monitor and analyze market trends, competitor activities, and customer feedback to optimize marketing strategies.

Propose and manage the country’s marketing budget.

Ensure brand consistency and adherence to corporate marketing guidelines.

Travel extensively to understand the customer and build successful campaigns.

What we expect of you

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or a related field.

5+ years of experience in marketing, preferably in campaign development and deployment.

Strong knowledge of market analysis, segmentation, campaign strategies, planning, and content creation. Knowledge in digital marketing will be viewed favourably.

Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and optimize campaigns. 

Proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite (or similar design tools).

Willingness to travel for trade shows, customer visits and industry events. 

Customer-focused mentality with a passion for customers.

Skills

Communication
Computer Skills
Customer Focus
Interpersonal Skills
Organizational Savvy
Planning
Project Management
Sales Team Support
Personal Organization
Job Knowledge
Product Knowledge

Your benefits and working environment

This role reports to the Sales Manager.

Benefits include Company Medical Aid and Provident Benefits. 

Company Laptop, Cellphone, Vehicle. 

Information at a Glance

Limagrain Field Seeds, with its international multi-crop LG brand is the global Feld Seeds division of Group Limagrain. Limagrain Field Seeds covers all continents with subsidiaries in over 40 countries and sales in 77 countries. Limagrain Field Seeds supplies LG branded seeds of Maize, Wheat, Sunflower, Winter Rape and other regional crops to all farmers large or small. A strong commitment to progress through technology ensures that plant variety improvements arrive continually from 84 research sites and are adapted for maximum local performance.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.