Description
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.takealot.com/">takealot.com</a>, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented <strong>Promotions Assistant </strong>to join our team in Cape Town.</span></p>
<p>We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.</p>
<p>This position reports to the<strong> Promotions Operations Manager</strong></p>
<p><strong>Your responsibilities will include:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Working closely with the Marketplace & Retail Promotional Buyers to support them in procuring and briefing deals for promotional campaigns and managing the Product Briefing Process with both retail and marketplace sellers.</li>
<li>Review performance of promotional activities and drive continuous improvement of Sales performance.</li>
<li>Supporting the team with administrative functions linked to vetting and loading Daily Flash Sales and all Promotions:</li>
<ul>
<li>Record & report exceptions, queries and technical issues to internal stakeholders</li>
<li>Check pricing, availability, selection & appropriateness of products</li>
<li>Record & report required marketing material to internal stakeholders</li>
</ul>
<li>In executing the above tasks, ensure that promotional KPI's are met:</li>
<ul>
<li>Increased new buyers</li>
<li>Increased GMV</li>
<li>Increased profitability</li>
<li>Increased sell-through</li>
<li>Increased marketplace participation </li>
</ul>
</ul>
<p><strong>Qualification & Experience:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>A Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field is required (Retail or Commerce)</li>
<li>1-2 years Retail Promotions / Commerce experience </li>
<li>Competency in MS Office packages, particularly Excel</li>
<li>E-commerce experience preferable but not an absolute requirement</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Attributes Required</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Attention to detail</li>
<li>Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken</li>
<li>Organized, ability to prioritize</li>
<li>Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated</li>
<li>Comfortable with learning and adapting to new systems</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>The Environment</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">: </span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are short on ego and high on output. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: 400;"> We love what we do and what we are creating</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></li>
<li>We seek to employ an <strong>Extra Ordinary Mind </strong>who <span style="font-weight: 400;">is </span>Smart, has Integrity, <span style="font-weight: 400;">and </span>is Hardworking. </li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you meet the above you are an </span><strong>Extraordinary Mind </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">so come and join us! </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></strong></p>