E-commerce Executive at SMD Technologies

• SMD Technologies, the home of Volkano, is looking for a dynamic leader to lead the ecommerce team in expanding its commercial market share across South Africa’s top online retail platforms. We are looking for candidates who have management and retail experience (not necessarily online retailers). 
• If you are an inspiring, engaging, energetic individual who is both business and digitally savvy, who loves people, loves to win and loves being part of a team then please continue reading and apply:

Responsibilities:

• Support, mentor and lead a team of high performers by providing strategic insights and solutions, that will assist the team with exceeding monthly sales targets and manage key relationships with all relevant stakeholders
• Develop and maintain operational and strategic synergy between the digital marketing team and the ecommerce sales team, by aligning digital campaigns to achieve sales targets
• Develop and implement eCommerce strategy to improve platform sales and account performance
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create effective digital campaigns that will improve traffic acquisition across multiple online retailers, and develop brand equity and mindshare
• Deploy strategies that optimize product listings
• Conduct market research and competitor analysis and discover new trends best online practice
• Utilise data supported solutions and programs to formulate effective sales strategies and assess KPIs and KPAs
• Report back to the Director, on the team’s overall performance, Year on Year ad Year to Date sales performances
• Monitor sales performances of individual team members, and offer support and guidance where needed, to ensure sales targets are achieved.

Requirements:

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role
• At least 3 years of management and leadership experience, with available references of former team members or managers, we can contact to verify your strong leadership capabilities and track record
• Experience managing marketing and ad budgets
• Experience developing and overseeing digital marketing strategies for the growth of your channels
• Excellent understanding of analytics, sales tracking, data interpretation and proficient in excel
• Strong marketing and tech background
• Knowledge of digital marketing channels such as PPC, SEO, Social Media Display, affiliate marketing channels and digital marketing funnel
• Knowledge of Attribution modelling, website speed optimization, A/B testing, conversion management, sales journey optimization, traffic analysis and reporting tools
• Degree in a related field