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  • Posted: Oct 15, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Takealot.com is the leading ecommerce retailer in South Africa and one of the largest, most innovative ecommerce retailers on the African continent. Our mission is to be the most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, built around the simple concept that the customer comes first. All of our focus is dedicated to improving the customer ...
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    Mr D - Key Accounts Manager

    • Mr D, a division of the Takealot.com Group, is looking for a highly talented Key Accounts 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! 

    Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

    • Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do 
    • Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some. 
    • Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: Takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

    This position reports to the Head of Sales & Account Managers for Mr D.

    Your Responsibilities will include:

    • Cultivating and managing long term partnerships with key national restaurant brands
    • Increasing business revenue from existing accounts by consulting with national partners and developing partner strategies. This will range from the optimisation of menus, to marketing collaborations.
    • Implement strategies to drive profitability through pricing,commercial mix and partners utilisation of the Mr D Food Partner Advertising Program
    • Provide national partners with weekly and monthly performance reports
    • Coordinate selling efforts across the team to execute large scale onboarding of national partners
    • Working cross-functionally within the business to optimise partnerships, leading all aspects internally and externally
    • Monitor and analyse the performance of national partner-specific KPIs, preparing and presenting partner performance review meetings to the Mr D Food business
    • Ensure national partners are kept accountable on all aspects of service delivery to Mr D Food customers by ensuring we always focus on continuous restaurant operational performance
    • Negotiate contracts and close agreements to maximize profits while ensuring clients satisfaction.
    • Collaborate with the marketing team to develop new sales strategies and advertising packages

    Attributes required:

    • Key Account or Account Management experience
    • Strong knowledge of the restaurant industry
    • Excellent listening, negotiation, and presentation abilities.
    • Highly analytical
    • A love for winning
    • Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment
    • Ability to collaborate effectively with team members within the organisation
    • Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment
    • Ability to create and deliver client-focused solutions based on customer needs.
    • Proven ability to manage multiple projects at a time while paying strict attention to detail
    • Proven track record of exceeding targets

     Qualifications:

    • Proven track record of hitting goals and targets
    • Competence in Excel
    • Minimum 2 years account or key account management experience
    • Bachelor's Degree or relevant other tertiary qualification

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to takealot.com on job-boards.greenhouse.io to apply

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