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Mr D, a division of the Takealot Group, is seeking a Senior Merchandising Associate to join their team in Cape Town. The candidate will play a crucial role in owning merchandising efforts across the Mr D marketplace verticals, ensuring order mix and commercial goals are achieved through hyperlocal merchandising strategies.Role Responsibilities:
- Own merchandising and promotional strategy across the Mr D marketplace verticals
- Drive merchandising with a focus on maximizing partner discoverability and conversion
- Maximize the usage of the Mr D app merchandising inventory and report back on successes and learnings
- Run cross-departmental sessions that focus on best practice partner curation
- Understand and report on the commercial impact of merchandising initiatives
- Manage merchandising planning sessions and calendars
- Work closely with the advertising teams to ensure execution of booked campaigns
- Lead a team of Merchandising Associates to ensure the day to day running of merchandising and promotional tasks and reporting
- Ensure daily reporting back to the business on overall performance
- Attention to detail in a high-pressure environment
- Strong analytical ability supported by solid Excel skills
- Advanced ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions
- Willingness to buy into the requirements of a fast-paced start-up environment
- Ability to verbalize as well as visualize findings and results
- Enterprising spirit and ability to take ownership of tasks
- Highly numerate
- A strong interest in e-commerce
- Strong team player
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience in an Ecommerce Marketplace Environment/Online B2B or Retail
- A minimum of 1-2 years leading a team
- A market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs
- Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away
- Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere
- Free parking
takealot.com
Takealot.com is a leading, dynamic, and fast-growing South African online retailer. The company fosters an entrepreneurial, customer-centric, and collaborative environment where employees are encouraged to be innovative, solutions-oriented, and data-driven. Takealot.com is committed to delivering a world-class customer experience. They value smart, hardworking individuals with integrity and a passion for e-commerce, who are eager to contribute to building something great. They aim to remain at the cutting edge of developing new concepts and are always looking for solutions.