Marketing Manager - Southern Africa

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

Marketing Manager, Southern Africa

We’re looking for a bold and creative Marketing Manager- Southern Africa to lead our food marketing strategy across Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and Mauritius. This role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and reports to the Head of Marketing – East and Southern Africa.

Join Flora Food Group — home to iconic brands like Rama, Country Crock, Blue Band, and Flora. We’re on a mission to spread joy, health, and sustainability through plant-based products.

What You’ll Be Rocking

• Own the Game: Lead marketing strategy for food across Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and Mauritius and execution
• Brand Boss Moves: Build brand love through dope campaigns, smart innovation, and scroll-stopping content. Work with agencies to craft ATL/BTL campaigns that vibe with our audience
• Squad Goals: Collaborate with sales, finance, supply chain, and customer marketing to make magic happen
• Trend Hacker: Spot what’s hot, optimize our product lineup, and launch innovations that hit. Be the voice of the brand in media and press
• Price Like a Pro: Own the A&P budget like a spreadsheet ninja. Balance value and profit with pricing strategies that make sense and make cents
• Data-Driven Hustle: Track KPIs like trials, awareness, and ROMI. If it’s not working, tweak it. If it is—scale it
• Quality Guardian: Keep our food safety and quality standards on point. No compromises.

What Does It Take to Be Successful?

• A bachelor’s degree in business management or marketing
• 4–5 years of proven FMCG marketing experience in Southern markets
• Strong analytical and strategic skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• Passion for consumers, culture, and creativity
• Global brand experience is a plus.

What’S Next?

Ready to make your mark? This is a career-defining opportunity to lead high-impact brands in a high-energy, high-accountability environment. If you recognise yourself in this profile, please hit the apply button now and submit your application.

We prefer to receive your application before 20th October 2025.

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.