Catalogue Listings Manager

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and 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.

**The position reports to the Head of Merchandising, Promotions & Catalogue.**

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Management of a team that is responsible for the catalogue data uploads of new catalogue listings and editing of existing catalogue listings across both Retail and Marketplace
- Reporting on Catalogue Activity and Productivity ensuring turnaround times and quality targets are achieved.
- Fault finding, root cause investigations, preventative measures and continuous improvements
- Ensuring standards and processes are in place to deliver accurate and complete listings
- Balancing of resources between different operational teams including resource planning and task pipeline management to deliver on performance targets related to quality, throughput and stakeholder management.
- Ensuring the correct implementation of the Catalogue Product Information Requirements document
- Maintain any changes to the catalogue systems, process and procedures and update the catalogue user guides accordingly
- Working cross functionally with the Retail Divisionals and Marketplace Team as the point of contact for internal priorities
- Working with the Catalogue product team ensure the roadmap supports strategies for improving quality and scale of new product listings
- Where relevant, manage the catalogue creation charge out function for Merchants
- Coordinating and controlling photography services

**Attributes required**:

- Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude, self-motivated
- Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
- Strong team management, structured thinking & prioritization skills
- Attention to detail and high standards of quality
- Strong communication skills, both written and spoken
- Excellent team player

**Qualifications and Experience**:

- Bachelor's degree or similar related to management or 5-10 years relevant working experience
- 3 Years+ managerial experience
- Experience with large-data (Advantageous)
- Retail/FMCG experience (Advantageous)
- Proven track record in managing a large team
- Track record of improving business systems and processes
- Able to communicate business requirements to product teams

**The Environment**:

- 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
- We are short on ego and high on output
- We are doers and not only thinkers, it's all in the execution after all
- We love what we do and what we are creating

We seek to Employ an **Extra Ordinary Min**d who:

- is respectful but forthright
- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
- is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
- is **passionate about the potential of e-commerce** and delivering a** world-class customer experience**:

- is **entrepreneurial, thrives under change** and accepts it is a constant and always** looks for solutions** to do something better and faster
- is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input;
- is curious and challenge the status quo
- is innovative and enjoys iteration
- is collaborative
- **thinks like an owner** of the business
- is **SMART, has INTEGRITY** and is **HARD WORKING**

If you meet the above criteria and are an** Extraordinary Mind**, come and join us
- Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference._