Marketing Manager (30+ hours)
Sawmill is an independent, New Zealand-owned brewery run by a small and talented team.
We are looking for a new Marketing Manager to grow our market presence and embrace our innovative approach to business.
Sawmill is the only brewery in New Zealand certified as a B Corporation. As an independent brewery with 20 years behind us, we have built a reputation for quality, consistency, and a strong team culture.
Who we are looking for:
Someone who is strategic, passionate, creative, hands on, innovative.
This role is based in our Matakana Brewery, flexible working hours can be discussed with a minimum of 30+ hours per week.
You will:
- Develop and execute creative marketing strategies that make our brand shine across digital, social, events, partnerships and traditional channels. With a specific focus on social and content creation marketing.
- Shape our narrative in PR with engaging storytelling across a wide range of media channels.
- Lead trade marketing campaigns, from supporting on-premise customers to managing national trade campaigns in large retail banners.
- Build relationships with media and local communities, capturing the true spirit of Sawmill.
- Develop and execute a yearly marketing plan and manage the marketing budget.
- Manage relationships with a wide range of stakeholders across sales, production, creative production, third party suppliers etc.
- Drive NPD, review category data and seek opportunities for NPD informed by data and cultural insights.
- Have a strategic mind – you need to be comfortable developing no-budget (or low-budget) initiatives that yield—think guerrilla activations or partnerships with a premium positioning.
About you:
- A minimum of 3+ years’ experience in related marketing leadership roles (or demonstrable competencies in relevant fields). Experience in FMCG and category analysis would be a huge advantage.
- Have a strategic approach to business objectives, planning and implementation.
- Strong brand custodianship and direction with brand standards.
- Experience in managing a budget/cost centre.
- A commitment to high standards and quality output.
Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
To apply, send your cover letter and CV to marketing@sawmillbrewery.co.nz
We will be in touch the week of 5 May 2025.
Sawmill Brewery + Smoko Room is dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture across our whole team. We aim to create an environment in which individual differences and the ways in which everyone contributes is recognised and valued. We want a team that is diverse, promotes positivity, and instils a can-do attitude in everyone, no matter their background or characteristics. We believe we are all responsible and accountable for creating an inclusive culture and we have an obligation to champion diversity and inclusion in our community.
