Job Vacancies at takealot.com

Purpose of the role:

• Provide research and analysis support to help develop business cases for new opportunities.
• Gather and organize data to understand market size and trends.
• Support investigations into how solutions are implemented locally and internationally.
• Assist in building models and reports to quantify business opportunities.
• Help develop high-level functional requirements with input from different teams.
• Support planning and budgeting for new projects.
• Assist in project management tasks related to implementing new initiatives.

Your responsibilities can include:

• Providing the research and analysis required to develop robust businesses cases for new opportunities to grow the business 
• Assembling and analysing the data to determine the size of the market for new concepts
• Researching how solutions are being implemented locally and internationally
• Using online tools and resources as well as identifying and engaging other information sources
• Building Excel models to quantify the size of opportunities
• Applying creative problem solving to develop solutions
• Developing the high-level functional requirements that the business would need to implement the opportunity.  You will need to work with specialists across the business to understand what is needed to practically implement ideas
• Building implementation plans and budgets for the execution of new projects
• Project managing the implementation of selected opportunities
• Accurate research data and analysis to support business decisions.
• Well-organized reports and models that quantify opportunities.
• Clear documentation of functional requirements.
• Effective support in project planning and execution.
• Timely assistance in delivering business growth initiatives

Qualifications and experience:

• Matric certificate or equivalent.
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in an administrative role involving research, data gathering, and coordination

Attributes required :

• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to handle ambiguous tasks and contribute to solution development.
• Good quantitative and data handling skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and professionally with various stakeholders.
• Basic project support and planning capabilities.
• Willingness to learn and adapt.

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Your responsibilities will include

• Monitor and correct Drivers Profiles in line with SOP.
• Provide input on SOP reviews.
• Conduct audits on all compliance documents.
• Capture the driver's details on Driver Verification Control Spreadsheet (Excel).
• Attend to the Driver Transfer mailbox and action transfer requests.
• Turn-off IC Drivers with expired documents and E-Learning.
• Send weekly emails to hubs informing them of expired documents and e-learning.
• Accurately compile verification stats on the assigned Monthly Recruitment & Verification letter and submit to relevant stakeholders i.e. Franchisee, Hub recruiter, FM & FCC.
• Action all verification requests via the Zendesk ticketing system.
• Complete daily reports on performance (Verification & Clean up).
• Take responsibility for matters and work assigned.
• Attend weekly team meetings timeously.

Attributes required:

• Exceptional organizational and compliance and administrative skills.
• Have a keen eye and attention to detail.
• Must be able to work under pressure and high workloads from time to time.
• Must be able to think outside of the box and be proactive in your approach to your responsibilities.
• A Solutions-oriented and attention to detail – qualitatively (written SOP’s and email structure) and quantitatively (charts and tables)
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to interpret and inform decisions that are pragmatic and operationally practical.
• Ability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally.
• Versatile and with an appetite to learn from the experience of others and independently through experimentation and research.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, but also maintain a focus on ranked priorities with the highest strategic impact.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Matric
• 1 – 2 Years Audit / Document Management Experience
• KYC & AML experience
• Must be knowledgeable on Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Workspace
• Knows how to work under pressure
• Works well in a team
• Must be computer literate.

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About the role:

• To own merchandising efforts across the Mr D marketplace verticals, ensuring order mix and commercial goals are achieved by reviewing and carefully curating hyperlocal merchandising strategies.
• In addition, to lead the evolution of merchandising toward a product-led, AI-enabled personalisation function — owning the vision and requirements for personalised customer experiences, partnering with Product and Data Science to build and optimise recommendation and personalisation algorithms, and overseeing the technical integration of shops and partners onboarding to the platform, ensuring robust product, pricing, and promotional feeds that power automated merchandising at scale.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Direct promotion and merchandising initiatives across Mr D vertical channels 
• Head up merchandising efforts, prioritizing optimal partner visibility alongside conversion rates 
• Optimize engagement with Mr D mobile application assets and assess operational insights 
• Partner closely with media sales teams for seamless fulfillment of reserved placements 
• Direct a team of Merchandising Associates in handling daily operations and analytics 
• Provide key stakeholders with everyday progress tracking and metric performance
• Drive smart, product-led personalisation shifts by collaborating with Product and Data Science teams regarding specifications, rules, and outcomes 
• Set catalog standards for storefront presentation, encompassing detail page image guidelines, metadata, navigation layout, and seller landing pages 
• Supervise technical integrations for onboarding platform partners to guarantee stable data feeds across pricing, inventory, and promotions

Skills & Attributes required:

• Proactive drive with full accountability for deliverables
• Entrepreneurial commercial mindset 
• Advanced quantitative skills
• Effective cross-functional contributor
• Cross-departmental partner skilled at interfacing with Product, Data Science, and Engineering functions 
• Agile orientation with high capacity for shifting technical environments 
• Meticulous oversight of listing benchmarks across partner systems and catalog assets

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Commerce / Engineering / Science / IT
• Minimum 3-5 years experience in an Ecommerce Marketplace Environment/Online B2B or Retail 
• A minimum of 1-2 years leading a team 
• Experience working with Product or Data Science teams on digital or personalisation initiatives