Marketplace Promotions Buyer

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa takealot.com Full time

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.

**This position reports to the Head of Merchandising and Promotions**

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Negotiate promotional offers with our sellers
- Drive customer awareness of seller listings through promotional & deals levers
- Build the deals/promotional pipeline in correct product mix (assortment and depth)
- Inventory availability management for promotional/deals lines
- Maintain and grow relationships with existing marketplace sellers
- Continuously assess industry and market trends locally and internationally
- Contribute to improvement and optimization of promotional & deals processes
- Plan and execute joint marketing activities with sellers
- Work closely with the Divisions and Marketplace team to ensure strategic alignment
- Work closely with Customer Service to resolve related queries

**Qualification & Experience**:

- Tertiary qualification requires Competence in Excel in terms of data analysis
- 5 years of related industry experience in Buying, Business Development or Sales
- Proven track record of negotiations and sourcing
- Existing industry networks advantageous

**Attributes Required**:

- Ability to interpret data to make informed decisions
- Passion and drive for reaching set goals
- Strong negotiator with a merchant mindset
- Strong prioritization, and planning skills Smart creativity, willingness to innovate/take calculated risks
- Passionate about retail

**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 Mind**who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind**so come and join us
- Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply_.


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