{"id":24267,"date":"2025-11-19T16:02:28","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T16:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/category-marketing-manager-packaging-solutions-ntk-retail-louis-trichardt-learner-branch-marketer-ntk-retail-thohoyandou\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T00:24:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T00:24:44","slug":"category-marketing-manager-packaging-solutions-ntk-retail-louis-trichardt-learner-branch-marketer-ntk-retail-thohoyandou","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=24267","title":{"rendered":"Category &amp; Marketing Manager: (Packaging Solutions) &#8211; NTK Retail, Louis Trichardt \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Learner Branch Marketer &#8211; NTK Retail, Thohoyandou \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Senior Branch Marketer &#8211; NTK Retail, Vivo \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Floor Assistant &#8211; NTK Retail, Bela Bela \n\n\n            \n\n            \n            Admin Assistant &#8211; VKB Milling, Mokopane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose of the Role<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Category &amp; Marketing Manager: (Packaging Solutions) is responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies for packaging material within VKB\u2019s Input Retail division. 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