Marketing Communications Manager

Marketing & Communications Manager

Renewable Energy | B2B | Stellenbosch | Hybrid

An established and growing renewable energy investment and solutions business is looking to appoint an experienced Marketing & Communications Manager to take ownership of its marketing function and play a key role in supporting continued commercial growth.

Based in Stellenbosch on a hybrid working model, this is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded B2B marketing professional who enjoys combining strategy with hands-on execution and wants to work within the rapidly growing renewable energy sector.

Reporting to the Chief Growth & Marketing Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for translating commercial objectives into integrated marketing strategies that strengthen market positioning, generate qualified business opportunities and support the Business Development team throughout the customer acquisition journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated B2B marketing strategy aligned with commercial and growth objectives.
• Partner closely with Business Development and senior leadership to support lead generation, customer acquisition and pipeline growth.
• Develop compelling market positioning, value propositions and messaging across products and services.
• Plan and execute integrated campaigns across digital and traditional channels.
• Develop high-quality sales collateral, proposals, presentations, case studies and customer-facing materials.
• Support product launches and go-to-market initiatives.
• Lead digital marketing activities including SEO, SEM, social media, website management, web analytics and lead-generation campaigns.
• Develop and oversee content across websites, newsletters, thought-leadership pieces, brochures, video and other channels.
• Lead corporate communications, PR, reputation management and brand consistency.
• Coordinate industry events, conferences and strategic customer-facing initiatives.
• Conduct market and competitor research to identify new commercial opportunities.
• Establish marketing KPIs and measure campaign effectiveness, lead generation, brand performance and contribution to commercial pipeline.
• Manage the marketing budget and external agencies, suppliers and freelancers.
• Lead, mentor and develop members of the marketing team.
• Develop scalable marketing processes, systems and reporting structures that support continuous improvement.

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–6 years' B2B marketing experience.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing integrated marketing strategies.
• Strong track record of supporting sales or business development teams through commercially focused marketing.
• Strong digital marketing, content marketing and lead-generation capability.
• Experience using analytics and data to measure marketing performance and optimise campaigns.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication capability.
• Previous experience leading or developing marketing team members.
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to work autonomously.

Highly Advantageous

Experience within renewable energy, energy, engineering, infrastructure, industrial manufacturing, technology, logistics or another technical B2B environment would be highly advantageous, as would exposure to CRM platforms, marketing automation, PR, executive communications and thought leadership.

Location & Package

Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape

Working Model: Hybrid

Travel: Occasional South African travel with potential African travel

Package: R720,000 – R780,000 CTC per annum

This role will particularly suit a stable, commercially driven marketing professional who wants genuine ownership of a marketing function and enjoys seeing marketing directly contribute to business growth.