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, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Engineering 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! This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team of engineers working on Mr D’s ambitious development roadmap.
- This is a hands-on role where you can expect around 30% of your time writing code and working with others on your team directly contributing to the production of code. The remainder of your time will be split between architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior developers across the department and the day-to-day people management & development required of a high-performing and successful team.
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. Code alongside industry leaders and upskill in record time.
- 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.
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This position reports to the Platform Engineering Director.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it:
- Guide team development efforts toward successful delivery
- Provide technical leadership to team members through coaching and mentorship
- Enforce high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
- Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team
- Collaborate with other software developers, technical product managers, product owners, and business owners to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain business applications Assist in the collection and documentation of user requirements, development of user stories, estimates, and work plans
- Prepare reports, manuals, and other documentation on the status, operation, and maintenance of software
- Ensure that the team builds applications in accordance with agreed best practices and standards around security, scalability, operations, and testing.
- Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code Develop, refine, and tune integrations between applications
- Analyze and resolve technical and application problems
- Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties
- Communicate with leadership regarding progress against plans, issues, and needs Work with other team leads to leverage targeted technologies, processes, standards, and methodologies
- Conduct regular 1:1 meetings with each assigned team member to assist with issues and provide mentoring support
- Serve as an integral part of the recruitment team for open positions within the team
- Provide performance input of assigned team members for the performance enhancement review process
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders outside of your area
- Strong driver to identify and improve key areas for engineering staff retention
- Influences team to adopt current company technology standards
- Ensure your team implements on-call rotations and manages their operations effectively
- Enables the team to reduce tech debt, automate mundane work, reduce hot desk workload, and build systems for success
The skills we need:
- A solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high-energy
- Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions
- Capability to present ideas succinctly, in writing and verbally
- Passion for learning new skills and appreciation for inventing and simplifying
- A curious thinker who understands technical topics beyond the average reader
- Comfortable with rapidly changing and/or loosely defined requirements that are refined over time
- Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, OO concepts, data structures, and algorithms
Qualifications & Experience:
- At least 5 years experience in software engineering, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
- Degree in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience leading and managing a team of engineers on complex software projects
- Experience influencing a team of developers to deliver highly available and scalable solutions
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability, and scaling) new and existing systems
- Experience with stateless architecture design, microservices, and the understanding of the strengths and weaknesses thereof
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Experience with cloud service providers like GCP/AWS and development in a *nix environment
- Strong hands-on experience in Python development, with a mindset for developing optimized code
- Experience with creating APIs and using databases (relational & non-relational)
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- Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Finance Administrator Maternity Cover 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 Accountant of Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Create and maintain business partner accounts
- Reconciliations of business partner accounts
- Resolve business partner queries
- Preparation of statements and distribution thereof to business partners
- Preparation of various billings and invoices to business partners
- Assist with internal queries on business partners
- Processing transactions on accounts payable and accounts receivable
- Maintaining the age-analyses on accounts payable and receivable
- Following up with debtors regarding overdue accounts receivable
- Processing of daily transactions
- Reconciliation of control accounts
- Processing of daily refunds based on various payment methods
- Assistance with creation and maintenance of coupons
- Assistance with daily, weekly and monthly reporting
- Responsible for daily bank uploads and bank reconciliations
- Processing of overhead invoices and payments
- Additional ad hoc duties, as required within the finance department
Attributes required:
- Accuracy and attention to detail
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Good communication skills, interpersonal skills
- Ability to interpret statements
- Work under pressure
- Deadline driven
Requirements:
- A minimum of 2-3 years experience in a similar role
- Advanced Excel
- Basic knowledge of Pastel Evolution knowledge would be beneficial
- A Bcom degree
- Honours would be advantageous
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- Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented CRM 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 CRM of Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Assist in managing the CRM channels and CRM budget
- Map out the customer journey along with key communication channels, messaging and desired outcome
- Segmentation and management of the customer database to ensure the correct targeting and communication
- Reporting on performance of communication with the intention of optimising communication and customer behaviour
- Analyse data to derive insights into the customer base and formulate communication plans to drive desired behaviour.
- Ensure that all CRM touchpoints contribute to a consistent and positive brand image and experience
- Develop test strategies and use the derived insights to develop more effective ways of communicating with customers
- Support other customer facing departments with guidelines on customer engagement
Skills & Attributes required:
- Proficiency in CRM/Automation tools (e.g. Braze, Hubspot)
- Proficiency in analytics tools (Looker, GA, Tableau etc)
- Experience in marketing and communication.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
Qualifications:
- A relevant tertiary education
- 5 years experience within CRM
- Experience within e-commerce and/or a digital company
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- Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Senior Copywriter 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 Brand of Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include:
Crafting compelling content for diverse media.
- Write engaging copy for digital ads.
- Develop persuasive content for websites.
- Create impactful social media posts.
- Edit and proofread marketing materials.
Collaborating with creative and marketing teams.
- Work closely with designers for visual consistency.
- Coordinate with marketing on campaign goals.
- Engage in brainstorming to generate ideas.
- Align content strategy with brand objectives
Reviewing and refining content strategies.
- Analyze content effectiveness and adapt strategies.
- Ensure messaging aligns with brand voice.
- Monitor and incorporate industry trends.
- Meet regularly to assess content needs.
Mentoring junior writers and creatives.
- Provide feedback on writing samples.
- Guide junior writers in project execution.
- Foster creative growth and skill development.
- Encourage innovative solutions to writing challenges.
Attributes required:
- Ability to translate a creative concept into a clear content plan
- Strategically driven with a sound understanding of brand and business growth.
- Must be comfortable with writing in various styles and for multiple formats for example digital advertising, UX for mobile app, social media, performance marketing, in-app, PR, radio etc
- Active and well-rounded personal presence in social media, with an understanding of each platform and the best practices
- Detail orientated
- Excellent proof-reader
- Must be able to manage a team, a content calendar and an agency relationship.
- Takes initiative and works well independently
- Strong communication and time management skills
- An enthusiasm for being a part of a fast-paced start-up environment
- Blogging and ad agency experience advantageous
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Marketing, or a related field.
- Creative track record with 5+ years industry experience with a through the line portfolio
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Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Head of Partner Catalogue and Onboarding 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.
Purpose of Role:
- Strategically lead the onboarding and data management processes for partner catalogues on the Mr D platform, ensuring the integration of AI and other technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness and oversee the development and implementation of advanced data listing and optimization strategies to enhance partner visibility and performance.
This role reports to the Restaurant Marketplace Manager at Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Strategically lead the onboarding and data management processes for partner catalogues on the Mr D platform, ensuring the integration of AI and other technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Oversee the development and implementation of advanced data listing and optimization strategies to enhance partner visibility and performance.
- Manage and expand the data capturing team, ensuring high standards of efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
- Drive collaboration between product, restaurant, and technical teams to develop innovative tools and processes that support data management and partner onboarding.
- Partner with the Sales and Key Account Management teams to ensure a seamless and superior onboarding experience for new partners.
- Establish and maintain industry-leading practices for restaurant listings, using data-driven strategies to predict and implement effective listing strategies.
- Spearhead initiatives to identify and capitalise on upselling opportunities within partner catalogues using data insights.
- Ensure continuous liaison with partners and Account Managers to maintain competitive, complete, and accurate listings.
- Analyse and report on the effectiveness of onboarding and data management strategies, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for high-level restaurant partner listing queries and concerns, providing quick and effective solutions.
- Incorporate AI to optimise all facets of partner data management and onboarding, streamlining processes, enhancing decision-making, and improving partner relationships and performance metrics.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team, encouraging experimentation with new AI technologies and methodologies.
Skills & Attributes required:
- Accuracy and attention to detail in a high-pressure environment
- Advanced ability to use logic to arrive at conclusions
- A self-guided learner with a keen interest in data quality
- Ability to convert abstract catalogue information into easy to understand information for our customers while adhering to our data structure.
- Strong excel skills and knowledge of Kanban workflows
- Experience leading projects throughout their lifecycle
- Strong communicator
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to delegate
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in business administration
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in catalogue or project management of which a min of 2 years should be leading small/medium-sized teams
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- Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Senior Merchandising Associate 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, Superbalist.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
This position reports to the Marketplace Manager of Mr D.
Purpose of 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.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Own merchandising and promotional strategy across the Mr D marketplace verticals
- Drive merchandising with a focus on maximising partner discoverability and conversion
- Maximise the usage of the Mr D app merchandising inventory and report back on successes and learnings
- Run cross departmental sessions that focus on best practice partner curation
- Understand and report on the commercial impact of merchandising initiatives
- Manage merchandising planning sessions and calendars
- Work closely with the advertising teams to ensure execution of booked campaigns
- Lead a team of Merchandising Associates to ensure the day to day running of merchandising and promotional tasks and reporting
- Ensure daily reporting back to the business on overall performance
Attributes required:
- Attention to detail in a high pressure environment.
- Strong analytical ability supported by solid Excel skills.
- Advanced ability to use logic and common sense to arrive at conclusions.
- Willingness to buy into the requirements of a fast paced start-up environment.
- Ability to verbalize as well as visualize findings and results.
- Enterprising spirit and ability to take ownership of tasks.
- Highly numerate.
- A strong interest in e-commerce.
- Strong team player.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Relevant tertiary qualification
- Minimum 3-5 years experience in an Ecommerce Marketplace Environment/Online B2B or Retail
- A minimum of 1-2 years leading a team
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Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Senior Partner Integration Co-ordinator 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 Data Integration Manager of Mr D.
Your responsibilities will include (but not limited to):
- Developing and managing long term partnerships with key national restaurant brands and act as their primary point of contact with all listing related needs.
- Increasing revenue from existing accounts by consulting with national partners and developing partner strategies. This will range from the optimisation of menus and partner’s utilization of the Mr D partner promotion program
- Provide national partners with weekly and monthly performance reports
- Working cross functionally within the business between the finance, marketing and operations team to optimize partnerships.
- Onboard new restaurant partners
- Monitor restaurant and menu data within the operational platforms
- Execute the workflow according to set priorities and deadlines
- Ensure quality and accuracy of data entry into systems
- Interact with restaurants to establish menu listing requirements
- Make recommendations to improve processes and system enhancements
- Cataloging
- Ad Hoc Requests when needed
Attributes required:
- Excellent communications skills.
- 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 organization
- High attention to detail
- Attention to detail and accuracy in a high-pressure environment
- Ability to prioritize workloads
- Ability to work independently but also be a team player across teams
- Must be computer literate in MS office packages
- Must be computer literate in G Suite packages
- Be project orientated
- Must be able to work overtime when required
- An enthusiasm for food
- Willingness to support the greater Mr D team to achieve its aspirational goal
Qualifications:
- 1 year experience in dealing with external key account partners.
- Matric or Relevant tertiary qualification
- Beneficial but not required: Minimum of 2 years in a data capturing position
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- Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Finance Team Leader - Trade to join our Finance Team in Cape Town.
- We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and 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.
The position reports to the Accounts Payable Manager
Your responsibilities will include:
- Team Leadership and Management
- Supervise and mentor a team of accounts payable specialists.
- Organize training sessions to enhance team skills and knowledge.
- Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback.
- Accounts Payable Processing
- Oversee the timely and accurate processing of invoices, statement reconsiliations and payments.
- Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
- Manage month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Vendor Management:
- Maintain strong working relationships with vendors.
- Negotiate payment terms and handle disputes effectively.
- Ensure vendor accounts are reconciled accurately and resolutions are executed on for outstanding items
- Process Improvement:
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy.
- Collaborate with IT and other departments to enhance AP systems.
- Develop and maintain internal controls and procedures.
- Reporting and Compliance:
- Prepare detailed reports regarding AP metrics for senior management.
- Monthly reporting on all Ballance sheet control accounts ( GRIR)
- Manage audits related to accounts payable.
Attributes required:
- Continuous improvement- and scaling mindset
- Ability to lead from the front
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work independently
- Problem solving
- Self motivated
- Deadline driven
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field.
- 4- 5 years of experience in accounts payable, with at least 2 years in a supervisory role.
- Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.
- Proficient in AP software and systems
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
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, its 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 forthright but respectful
- 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 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 HARDWORKING
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- Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Campaign Manager: Category Growth Specialist to join our team in Cape Town.
- We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people to join us. We offer market-related benefits, 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 role reports to the Head of Performance & Projects
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and implement a social media paid content strategy that supports takealot.com’s Marketing objectives (with external counsel/workshop from brand strategy partners where required). Integrating Paid and Organic, with Paid strategic & implementation support from our Head of Performance Marketing and external agency.
- Run, Optimise, and Manage Takealot’s performance channels with a core focus across Paid Social, and reporting on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis to the internal and external stakeholders.
- Liaise with other departments to direct the marketing priorities that enable business success across paid social & other paid media channels.
- Build and maintain relationships with our commercial partners at an account manager level and advise on best practices across performance and organic media channels.
- Develop & execute Paid Social Media strategies for key business categories
- Work closely with the Social Media Manager to align organic & paid strategies and campaigns across social media.
- Work closely with the Social Media Manager to build channel-specific content plans that engage and excite followers across all social media channels
- Execute all commercial paid campaigns as booked by the Advertising or Retail Marketing teams
- Technical implementation of campaign strategies (campaign setup, bidding strategy executions, and feedback loop), and A/B test across all performance marketing channels.
- Run, Optimize and Manage our campaign sets across various channels(Google, Facebook, TikTok etc) and platforms (web + app)
- Develop, scale, and continuously refine and optimize our campaign strategy for the future, ensuring our full-funnel marketing strategy complements each performance channel.
- Plot out the category-specific growth across digital channels, identifying strategic growth audiences and building a high-quality category-specific media plan.
Attributes required:
- Data-driven decision-making capabilities with the ability to converse with all levels of management about their approach.
- A strong problem-solving and solution-orientated mindset.
- Attention to detail in all levels of their approach to campaign management. (Campaign set up and reporting)
- E-commerce experience (Required)
Qualifications and Experience:
- A tertiary qualification is required preferably in Marketing, Statistics, Mathematics, or Computer Science
- At least 3-5 years of experience in a campaign manager role.
- Certifications: Google Ads (Required) Google Analytics (Required) DoubleClick (Beneficial)
- Experience on the following platforms:
- Google Ads (Required) - Includes Search(Required), Shopping(Required), Discover(Beneficial), YouTube(Required), and App Campaign (Beneficial)
- Google Marketing Platform: (Having experience across all is beneficial but not required)
- SA360 (Beneficial)
- DV360 and CM360 (Beneficial)
- GA360 (Beneficial) and GA4(Beneficial)
- Experience on the following platforms Social Platforms:
- Meta Ads ( Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp) (Required)
- TikTok (Required)
- Snapchat (Beneficial)
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- takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Category Marketing Manager: FMCG 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.
This position reports to the Head of Category Marketing & Partnerships.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop and implement effective marketing strategies for a the Beauty category to drive customer engagement, adoption, brand awareness, GMV and market share growth objectives
- Conduct market research and analysis to identify customer needs, preferences, and trends within the category, and use this information to develop targeted marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Retail & Marketplace, Advertising, and Marketing, production and design, to ensure alignment of marketing strategies with business objectives and campaign calendar / roadmap.
- Create and manage marketing budgets for the category, allocating resources effectively to maximize return on investment.
- Create and own the category, supplier and brand marketing plans and marketing calendar.
- Plan and execute integrated marketing campaigns across various channels, including paid / performance, social media, CRM marketing, events, and brand & comms, ATL to reach the target audience and achieve growth objectives
- Monitor and analyze marketing campaign performance, using data-driven insights to optimize strategies, improve conversion rates, and drive continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, such as suppliers, industry partners, and influencers, to enhance brand positioning and expand market reach.
- Build relationships with suppliers, sellers and partners to identify strong co-branding opportunities, and craft value exchange / co-op marketing agreements with these partners. In addition, you will be required to drive commercial opportunities with suppliers through the crafting of proposals, timeous execution of campaigns and post campaign reporting.
- Stay up-to-date with and share industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging marketing techniques, and make recommendations for adapting strategies to maintain a competitive edge.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to foster a high-performing and collaborative work environment to achieve category marketing objectives
- Collaborate with the Advertising team to develop effective campaigns, materials, and promotions that align with marketing strategies and support growth, GMV and Advertising revenue goals.
- Operational and Management reporting weekly and monthly
Attributes required:
- FMCG category knowledge essential
- Demonstrable negotiation skills
- Strong knowledge of marketing principles, techniques, and best practices, with a demonstrated track record of successful marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights to drive marketing strategy and decision-making.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of aesthetics.
- Proficiency in marketing software and tools, including analytics platforms, CRM systems, email marketing platforms, and social media management tools.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience in managing a team, including the ability to provide guidance, feedback, and support to team members.
- Flexibility and adaptability to navigate ambiguity and thrive in a dynamic, evolving industry.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in business, marketing or communication
- A minimum of 8-10 years marketing & retail experience
- Experience working across marketing channels – Digital, ATL, Partnerships, Commercial – with demonstrable results
- Retail or e-commerce marketing experience beneficial
- Demonstrable negotiation skills
- Experience in developing and managing annual marketing budgets
- Proven experience in category marketing, brand management, or product marketing, preferably within a similar industry or product category.
- Strong knowledge of marketing principles, techniques, and best practices, with a demonstrated track record of successful marketing campaigns and initiatives.
- Excellent analytical skills and ability to translate data into actionable insights to drive marketing strategy and decision-making.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a strong sense of aesthetics.
- Proficiency in marketing software and tools, including analytics platforms, CRM systems, email marketing platforms, and social media management tools.
- Demonstrated leadership skills and experience in managing a team, including the ability to provide guidance, feedback, and support to team members.
- Flexibility and adaptability to navigate ambiguity and thrive in a dynamic, evolving industry.
- An understanding of e-commerce and the key levers that drive sales in an e-commerce environment
- A strong working knowledge of Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel is required
- Tech Savvy - have a passion for technology and how to use technological solutions to improve performance
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- takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Head of Partnership Marketing 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.
This position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Develop Partnership Strategy: Collaborate with the marketing team to develop a comprehensive partnership strategy aligned with the marketing and business objectives.
- Identify and Evaluate Partnership Opportunities: Research and identify potential partnership opportunities. Evaluate partnerships based on strategic fit, audience alignment, and potential impact
- Negotiate Partnership Agreements: Lead negotiations with potential partners to establish mutually beneficial partnership agreements, campaign agreements and T&Cs. Define partnership terms, including goals, objectives, deliverables, and commercials.
- Manage Partnership Relationships: Cultivate strong relationships with strategic partners. Serve as the main point of contact for partners, ensuring effective communication and collaboration throughout the partnership and campaign lifecycle.
- Collaborate on Marketing Campaigns: Work closely with marketing teams to integrate partnership initiatives into marketing campaigns and partner campaigns. Develop briefs for creative and compelling marketing campaigns that leverage partner and internal assets and resources to drive partner campaign objectives.
- Execute Partnership Campaigns: Manage the briefs and execution of partnership campaigns from concept to completion. Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless execution and timely delivery of campaign deliverables.
- Track, analyse and report on performance: Define KPIs and metrics to measure the effectiveness of partnership campaigns. Track performance metrics, analyse internal data, spend, return on campaign metrics, and generate insights to optimise partnership strategies and drive continuous improvement.
- Manage Partnership Budget: Develop and manage the partnership marketing budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and adherence to budget, co-funding marketing budget and marketing income
- Provide leadership and mentorship to the Partnership team, fostering a high-performance culture and supporting the professional growth and development of the team.
- Operational and Management reporting weekly and monthly
- Keep marketing team informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Partnership Marketing, and make recommendations for adapting strategies to maintain a competitive edge.
Attributes required:
- Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish and maintain partnerships at all levels.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey ideas and negotiate agreements.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and insights to drive decision-making and optimize campaign performance.
- Creative thinker with the ability to develop innovative partnership ideas and campaigns.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and effectively manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business administration, or a related field.
- A master's degree is a plus.
- A minimum of 5-7 years marketing & retail experience
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Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking talented Business Development Graduates to join our Personal Shopper team in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Diploma/ Degree in Marketing/ BCom Degree/ Operations Management
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented Retail or Commerce focused Graduates to join our Mr D division in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Retail or Commercial Degree
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented Graduate to join our Mr D BI & Analytics team in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Math or Bus Sci
- BBus Sci, (Engineering with exposure to Data)
- Bcom with a strong interest in Data Pipeline or Visualisation
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented OHS Intern to join our DC Operations team in Cape Town!
About the Internship:
- At the Takealot Group, our internship program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Health and Safety related qualification
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking talented Advertising Graduates to join our dynamic e-commerce teams in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Marketing / Digital Marketing / Advertising
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented Operational Analysis Intern to join our DC Operations team in Cape Town.
About the Internship:
- At the Takealot Group, our internship program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Degree in Analytics / B.Sc. Data
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented Business Development Graduates to join our Takealot NOW team in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking a talented Facilities Intern to join our dynamic team in Cape Town.
About the Internship:
- At the Takealot Group, our internship program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Business Admin diploma/degree
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
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- Takealot Group, South Africa’s premier online retail organisation, is seeking talented Marketplace Operations Graduates to join our dynamic teams in Cape Town.
About the Graduate Program:
- At the Takealot Group, our graduate program is designed to equip you with both technical and soft skills essential for launching your career. You’ll learn from industry leaders in a vibrant, fast-paced environment. Gain unique insights into the e-commerce world with plenty of practical experiences.
What You Bring:
Qualifications & Experience:
- Industrial Engineering / Operations Degree
Essential Skills:
- Computer Literacy
- Strong Attention to Detail
Attributes We Value:
- A confident team player who is not afraid to share their opinion with others
- Creative and energetic
- Hands-on approach
- Confident with strong opinions
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong problem-solving abilities
Method of Application
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