Jobs at takealot.com

Role overview

• In this pivotal role, you will oversee all outbound inventory operations, ensuring precision, operational excellence, and timely delivery of products to our valued customers.
• The ideal candidate will drive continuous improvement while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and efficiency.

The requirements for the role are:

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Business Administration, or related discipline
• 5-8 years of progressive experience in outbound inventory management within the logistics sector
• Demonstrated track record of process optimization and results-driven performance
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong business acumen
• Outstanding leadership capabilities with proven team management experience
• Superior organizational skills and creative problem-solving aptitude
• Advanced proficiency with inventory management software and systems
• Strong analytical mindset with expertise in data analysis and reporting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of inventory control methodologies, logistics operations, and supply chain best practices

Your responsibilities will include:

• Strategically manage the complete outbound inventory lifecycle, guaranteeing precise and prompt dispatch of merchandise
• Lead and develop a high-performing team of inventory specialists through mentorship, training initiatives, and regular performance feedback
• Design and execute innovative strategies to enhance inventory management workflows, minimize errors, and boost operational efficiency
• Foster cross-functional collaboration with procurement, warehousing, and transportation teams to ensure seamless end-to-end operations
• Compile and analyze comprehensive inventory reports to deliver actionable insights and strategic recommendations to leadership
• Maintain strict adherence to company policies, industry regulations, and safety protocols
• Leverage advanced inventory management technologies to effectively monitor and control inventory levels
• Proactively identify and resolve inventory discrepancies and customer/supplier concerns with exceptional problem-solving skills
• Meet KPIs and SLAs.

The required competencies are:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency in inventory management software and systems.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to generate and interpret reports.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• In-depth understanding of inventory control procedures, logistics, and supply chain management.

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Your responsibilities may include:

• Overall management and coordination of all warehousing function in the Outbound area.
• Outbound operations will include Inventory management, picking, packing, staging and handover/dispatching of stock.
• Ensuring returned damaged stock is processed and ready for collection on time and in full
• Introduce and maintain daily productivity metrics to ensure that staff structures are running efficiently
• Collaborate with other departments to coordinate outbound activities and ensure timely delivery of goods to customers. 
• Process and operational improvements within the return to supplier function
• Strategic reviews of departmental KPIs and SLAs
• Daily, weekly & monthly commercial reporting management
• Liaise with and work with other departments.
• Optimizing all workflow activities within the different stakeholders and departments.
• Collaborate with line managers to identify staff training and development needs for improved performance.
• Demonstrate, train, and enforce Operational “Best Practices”
• Assist in the coaching of staff towards meeting and exceeding performance expectations for quantity, quality, timeliness, and efficiency
• Identify areas that need the most improvement and report to GM Operations for quality and performance enhancement.
• Manage performance with all staff within the department 
• Train and support the understanding of operational KPIs
• Work on ad hoc projects and events.
• Preparation of management reports
• Collaborate with project and operations managers

Qualifications and attributes: 

• Tertiary qualification / Diploma preferred in Logistics/Operations Management/ Supply Chain Management / Engineering or Business/Commerce Preferred
• 3 - 5 years field experience in operations
• Experience in the management of stock
• Strong People management
• Full understanding of a WMS, application, troubleshooting, and reporting dashboards
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in management role in operations

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 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 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 HARDWORKING

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Lead BI analytical projects as part of the implementation of new BI software tools and systems (Google Big Query, Looker).
• Work on highly complex, cross-functional, and enterprise BI solutions.
• Evaluate internal and external stakeholder needs in order to provide appropriate solutions.
• Participate in the planning process, technical design, development and testing of BI solutions.
• Provide input to the development of information quality metrics.
• Review data pipelines and test plans to ensure that business results are tested and correct.
• Research, identify, analyse, and provide input to new tools, frameworks, techniques, patterns, or processes that will have a positive impact on the BI architecture.
• Research and develop best practices for reports and dashboards deployments.
• Provide guidance, training, and problem-solving assistance to other team members.
• Provide subject matter expertise for key BI core functions.

The skills we need: 

• Ability to understand a customer's business needs and translate them into dev requirements.
• Ability to anticipate, identify, and define problems- seek root causes.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to collaborate with other members of formal and informal groups in the pursuit of common missions, vision, values, and mutual goals.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management, and a minimum of 3-5 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience is required.
• In the event that a candidate does not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of Business Analysis or related technical experience.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience using BI reporting tools (e.g., Looker, QlikView, Tableau, Microsoft BI, etc.).
• Minimum 3 years SQL experience.
• Minimum 3 years Data Warehousing experience.
• High proficiency in working with large data sets and business models.
• Retail or e-commerce industry experience is beneficial.
• Knowledge of one or more business functional areas.
• Python Experience would be advantageous.
• Let’s talk about life @ Mr D
• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Remote working: Love water cooler chats and working from home? We offer a hybrid working model for the best of both worlds.
• Mentorship programme: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• Naspers Tech Community & Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Right tools, right job: Mac or Windows, two monitors or one. Whatever your preference, you’ll work on the latest tech, off the latest tech.
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support, and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Tech stack (for days): Angular, Python, Kotlin, Swift, AWS, Kafka, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, IOT and all things machine learning. If you build it, they will come.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

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Your responsibilities will include:

Manage, Run, Optimise and Report back on Paid Advertising channels on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to the internal and external stakeholders, these include but are not limited to:

• SEM (Google Search & Google Shopping) Display & Video 360 (Acquisition & Remarketing) 
• App Install & App Engagement (Acquisition & Retention) Video (YouTube) 
• Managing paid advertising budgets optimally to achieve business 
• KPI’s Assist business departments with paid advertising requirements, reporting, analysis and strategies
• Help other business departments understand and how best to implement their digital advertising requests.
• Keep up to date of changes in the digital industry and setting up tests to implement and determine the viability of these new changes on our internal paid advertising
• Develop and drive a mobile app acquisition and retention strategy

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities:

• Strong knowledge of Paid media channels including Google Ads (Search, Display, Shopping & YouTube), META and Tiktok
• DV360 and SA360 experience (Beneficial)     
• Demonstrated knowledge of data analytics tools including Google Analytics and MMPs such as Adjust or Appsflyer
• Certifications: Google Ads & Google Analytics (Required)
• Understanding of ASO and SEO (beneficial)
• Google Tag Manager experience(beneficial)
• Advanced analytic and reporting skills required
• Proficient in daily, weekly, and monthly reporting standards

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Digital Marketing or Marketing or equivalent or Statistics, Mathematics or Computer Science
• 2 - 4 years’ experience in a paid advertising role 
• 1+ years proven success managing user acquisition channels for mobile apps

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on Prosus Academy and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

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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

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on Prosus Academy and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it. 
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere. 
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to). 

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Your responsibilities can include:

Development and Implementation:

• Design, develop, and implement various tools to create visibility, reduce risk, and improve productivity in operations.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to design and implement software solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code (we use python).
• Integrate third-party libraries and APIs into external applications.
• Optimize application performance for speed and efficiency.
• Implement security best practices to protect user data.
• Develop project documentation, including technical documentation and user guides in the form of SOPs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, Infrastructure, Release Engineering, Data Engineering, Analytical Engineering, IT Services, and any other technical team required for scope of work.
• Automate reporting processes using scripting languages (e.g. Python, JavaScript, C#).

Technical Skills and Tools:

• Implement version control using GIT.
• Implement continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Write technical documentation for APIs and libraries.
• Implement analytics and tracking features in applications.
• Design and implement database schemas.
• Optimize database queries and indexes for performance where needed.
• Develop RESTful APIs for communication between frontend and backend.
• Implement error handling and logging mechanisms.
• Estimate story points and task durations for sprint planning.
• Demonstrate a willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies.

Attributes required:

• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude and high energy.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking, using data to inform decisions.
• Passion for understanding ambiguous, complex problems and driving high quality, innovative, clean solutions.
• Highly structured thinker with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Must have exceptional communication skills to help deliver insights to diverse stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn and personal desire to keep up to date with technology and process.
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player.
• Refactor code to improve readability and maintainability when needed.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation.

Qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree, BTech or Advanced Diploma in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering 3 years of experience in a software/technology environment.
• In the event that you do not have a bachelor’s degree or an advanced diploma (in Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to a minimum of 6 years of experience in a software/technology environment.
• Minimum 3 years database knowledge and experience including the ability to write and optimize complex queries using SQL.
• Minimum 2 years experience building end to end applications using python.
• Experience with one or more system monitoring and alerting systems.
• Experience designing and developing reports.
• Understanding and experience in one of the following environments will be beneficial: ecommerce, supply chain & Logistics.
• Linux server and networking experience is beneficial.

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 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 strives 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 challenges 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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Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyze complex datasets to identify opportunities for improvement in your functional area.
• Build, validate, and maintain models to guide commercial decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Retail, Marketplace, Supply Chain, Promotions, Product, and other stakeholders to influence outcomes.
• Continuously improve tools, dashboards, and workflows that enable scalable analysis and performance monitoring.
• Translate business problems into structured analytical approaches and clearly communicate insights to non-technical audiences.
• Take ownership of initiatives, follow through on delivery, and adapt quickly to changing business priorities.
• Ability to deliver under deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong leadership potential — capable of influencing and mentoring others.
• Committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
• Adopts and leverages AI in their daily tasks to improve their efficiency.
• Analyze list price structures to optimize margins while remaining competitive.
• Develop models that guide base pricing decisions across products and categories.
• Identify patterns in pricing elasticity and suggest price repositioning.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or Economics.
• Additional postgraduate studies preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in data analytics or a relevant quantitative function.
• Functional domain experience related to the role (e.g., pricing, promotions, demand planning, retail channel).
• Exposure to online or traditional retail environments is highly preferred.
• Management consulting experience is advantageous.

Attributes Required:

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency in SQL (Postgres, BigQuery).
• Experience using KNIME, R, or Python for data analysis and modelling.
• Ability to work with large datasets and interpret results meaningfully.
• Understanding of retail dynamics and levers of commercial performance.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical ability.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creative thinking.
• Self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently.
• High personal accountability and ownership mindset.
• Strong communication skills — able to defend your point of view, but humble in the face of better arguments.

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 Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

go to method of application »

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyze complex datasets to identify opportunities for improvement in your functional area.
• Build, validate, and maintain models to guide commercial decisions.
• Partner cross-functionally with Retail, Marketplace, Supply Chain, Promotions, Product, and other stakeholders to influence outcomes.
• Continuously improve tools, dashboards, and workflows that enable scalable analysis and performance monitoring.
• Translate business problems into structured analytical approaches and clearly communicate insights to non-technical audiences.
• Take ownership of initiatives, follow through on delivery, and adapt quickly to changing business priorities.
• Ability to deliver under deadlines and adapt to changing priorities.
• Strong leadership potential — capable of influencing and mentoring others.
• Committed to excellence and continuous improvement.
• Adopts and leverages AI in their daily tasks to improve their efficiency.
• Analyze list price structures to optimize margins while remaining competitive.
• Develop models that guide base pricing decisions across products and categories.
• Identify patterns in pricing elasticity and suggest price repositioning.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in a quantitative field such as Engineering, Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or Economics.
• Additional postgraduate studies preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in data analytics or a relevant quantitative function.
• Functional domain experience related to the role (e.g., pricing, promotions, demand planning, retail channel).
• Exposure to online or traditional retail environments is highly preferred.
• Management consulting experience is advantageous.

Attributes Required:

• Advanced Excel skills.
• Proficiency in SQL (Postgres, BigQuery).
• Experience using KNIME, R, or Python for data analysis and modelling.
• Ability to work with large datasets and interpret results meaningfully.
• Understanding of retail dynamics and levers of commercial performance.
• Experience collaborating across cross-functional teams.
• Excellent quantitative and analytical ability.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creative thinking.
• Self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently.
• High personal accountability and ownership mindset.
• Strong communication skills — able to defend your point of view, but humble in the face of better arguments.

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 Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking.