Marketplace Sales Account Manager

, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for aAccount Manager - Advertisingto join our Takealot Group Advertising team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hardworking people to join us. We offer market related benefits, 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.This position reports to theLead Sales SpecialistYour responsibilities will include : ?Driving the adoption and usage of Takealot's self-service advertising platform for Sponsored Advertising; by Marketplace sellers? For self-service, analyse sales metrics and advertising data to identify trends and areas for improvement. ? Provide sellers with clear, data-driven insights and recommendations. ? Build media plans for top-tier spending sellers and identify opportunities for upselling additional services or advertising solutions. ? Coordinate the collection of assets needed for designers to create and execute campaigns. ? Manage the integration of all booked advertising campaigns into the marketing calendar, ensuring they are communicated to retail marketing managers and delivered effectively and on schedule. ? Supervise billing and payment processes to ensure accuracy and timeliness. ? Monitor campaign performance through tracking reports, share results with clients, and maintain a portfolio documenting campaign execution. ? Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targets for the platform? Assist in development of promotional material and content to encourage adoption of the platform by Marketplace Sellers? Provide support to Marketplace Account Managers to encourage usage of the advertising platform by their Key Accounts and problem solve issues with these accounts? Implement new seller acquisition strategies? Collect feedback from sellers about the advertising platform and provide useful insights to further enhance the platform? Collaborate with the CRM team to build case studies of the successful usage of the tools and develop material for sellers to drive adoption / retention / growth? Contribute to the development and / or hosting of educational webinars to train users on performance metrics, insights, and how to drive greater results? Escalate any operational platform issues to the technical teams to resolveAttributes Required : ? Smart, hard-working, with demonstrable integrity? A passion for online, digital marketing and advertising is essential? Bias towards action and solution-oriented? A self-starter and fast learner with an active thirst for knowledge? Willing to take direction and able to work independently, demonstrating initiative? Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail? Ability to multi-task and to meet tight deadlines? Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-paced environmentQualification, Competencies & Experience : ? Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma? If the degree / diploma qualification requirement isn't met,at least 5 years of account management experience / exposure (through projects or responsibilities) will be required?3 years experience in B2B software or advertising sales (account management)?Digital Marketing, Advertising and Sales experience (must have)? E-Commerce experience is advantageous but not required?Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve sales targets? Strong track record of internal and external relationship managementThe Environment : employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.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 improveWe are short on ego and high on outputWe are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after allWe love what we do and what we are creatingWe seek to Employ anExtra Ordinary Mind who : is respectful but forthrightis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world‑class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;is curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for thinks like an owner of the businessis SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKINGIf you meet the above criteria and are anExtraordinary Mind, come and join usTakealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference. #J-18808-Ljbffr