Takealot Sales and Account Manager Jobs in South Africa

Takealot Sales and Account Manager Jobs in South Africa


  • takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Sales and Account Manager to join our team in Cape Town.

  • 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.

  • Reporting to the Sales and Account Manager Team Lead.

    Your responsibilities will include:

  • Deliver on Marketplace sales and selection targets focused on 3rd party seller acquisition, growth and retention, by:

  • Creating and maintaining a robust sales pipeline with focus on key strategic sellers

  • Recruiting new sellers and maximising results of existing sellers

  • Building lasting seller relationships

  • Driving the success of sellers by actively increasing and retaining sales and product selection

  • Exceeding sales goals

  • Travelling within South Africa (Monthly)

  • Work closely with Category Managers to drive product assortment in line with the category selection strategy

  • Create executable actions by managing data

    Attributes required:

  • Ability to go beyond what is expected

  • Commercially-minded, strong negotiator

  • Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated

  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

  • Passionate about takealot.com and the potential of marketplace

  • Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively

  • Strong prioritization and time management skills

  • Comfortable with change and excellent team player

  • Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously

    Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree

  • 3 - 5 years solution sales experience, preferably in the retail and/ software solutions industry

  • Experience presenting to senior
    managers & the C-suite

  • Proven track record of delivering results

  • Competence in Excel

  • Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus

    The Environment:

  • 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.

  • 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 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

  • will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com

  • thinks like an owner of the business

  • is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; Takealot Sales and Account Manager Jobs in South Africa

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