Jobs Available at takealot.com

Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Gain a deep understanding of the Marketplace division in terms of its strategic objectives, business processes, available tools & systems, and relevant external best practice benchmarks
• Work closely with the Head of Product for Merchant to define and maintain a Product Roadmap that delivers on technical developments required to support the Marketplace Division in achieving its strategic objectives
• Measure the success of developments via the tracking of relevant metrics 
• Take ownership of improving these metrics by identifying and prioritising appropriate roadmap projects
• Define the strategic business requirements for technical systems development related to specific projects prioritised on the Product Roadmap, using relevant data to support decision-making
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical IT user stories and project specifications, by ensuring that projects are broken down into phases to deliver immediate business benefit
• End-to-end project management of technical projects throughout the entire product development lifecycle – setting timelines, driving project schedules, leading cross-functional development teams from design through to release, and managing the production launch
• Manage all stakeholder communications - to ensure appropriate input on the Product Roadmap prioritisation and communication on its execution
• Manage the engineering backlog via appropriate sprint prioritisation and planning

Qualifications:

• Relevant Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma (Information Systems/Computer Science/Engineering/Commerce) with at least 5 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
• If you do not have a Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a related field, an equivalent experience requirement must be met which equates to at least 7 years of experience in product management, business analysis, or a related role, preferably driving large, company-wide initiatives (through projects or responsibilities)
• Experience in an agile/iterative project management and development environment is beneficial 
• Experience in an e-commerce environment is beneficial 

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• Lead and define the Advanced Analytics strategy, ensuring alignment with the Group Data Strategy through the effective use of predictive and prescriptive analytics.
• Lead and oversee a team of cross functional analysts, providing support to various business verticals.
• Manage advanced analytics initiatives from start to finish, encompassing problem definition, data analysis, model development, testing, implementation, and ongoing oversight.
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify business needs and convert them into analytical projects and solutions.
• Establish consistent methodologies for analytics processes, tools, and frameworks to guarantee the scalability, performance, and quality of data products.
• Train and mentor team members, while fostering an environment of continuous learning and innovation.
• Manage stakeholder relationships to prioritize analytics workstreams aligned with strategic business objectives.
• Integrate advanced analytics processes with the group data platform and BI systems. 
• Ensure adherence to analytics governance standards, data privacy, and compliance policies in all delivered solutions.
• Provide input and strategic direction on adopting emerging technologies in the advanced analytics space.
• Drive cultural change toward analytics adoption and data-informed decision-making across the group.
• Own key data products to ensure that they are catalogued and maintained according to standards.

Skills we need:

• Introduce new standards and best practices for analytics and insights across the group.
• Support analysts in their professional development and career path by building their career framework.
• Develop training and upskilling programs to improve general data literacy across the group.
• Create new data product certification standards and drive the adoption.
• Demonstrates knowledge of key business functions and the technologies supporting their analytics and decision making.
• Leads discussions with senior leaders across the business to encourage and enable analytical insights.
• Sets expectations for and reviews management and key stakeholder reports and dashboards.
• This role entails securing substantial business ownership and commitment partnering with data teams guided by Data Mesh principals.
• Holds self and team members accountable for achievements, publicly recognizing successes.

Experience and Qualifications:

• Preferably a Bachelor’s Degree or advanced Diploma in Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related field.
• Advanced degrees (Master’s/Ph.D.) are highly advantageous.
• Demonstrable expertise in statistical analysis, predictive modeling, and machine learning techniques.
• Extensive experience working with SQL and programming languages such as Python or R
• Skilled with data tools and integration frameworks, especially in cloud-based environments.
• Strong knowledge of advanced analytics platforms and frameworks.
• A strong grasp of the entire analytics pipeline, from preparing data to deploying data products into production.

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Experience in the retail or e-commerce industry.
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and best practices.

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Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

• As the software engineering manager, you will lead a group of software engineers constantly striving for quality solutions that are delivered on time, within budget and scope, and drive a culture of quality and personal accountability.
• You will need a strong understanding of large-scale full-stack platform development, and have experience building Front-end, Backend, and RESTful web applications.  You need to have a development background and have a good understanding of architectural practices. You will be an advocate of Agile engineering practices, and you will preferably have prior line management or leadership experience with a track record of keeping highly skilled developers motivated. You will need to successfully launch new products quickly, as well as manage a large existing codebase.
• This is an exciting opportunity to lead a growing team of engineers working on Takealot.com's ambitious development roadmap.
• This is a hands-on role: Your time will be split between the day-to-day people management and development required of a high-performing and successful team, along with the architectural and strategic planning with peers and senior engineers to deliver high-quality, performant systems at scale.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering
• At least 5 years of Software Development experience building production-grade backend applications/systems 
• If you do not have a Bachelor’s Degree or an Advanced Diploma (in Computer Science, Mathematics, or Engineering), an equivalent experience requirement must be met, which equates to at least 8 years of Software Development experience building production-grade backend applications/systems
• 2 to 5 years of experience is required managing a team of engineers, including performance management.

Additional Preferred Skills & Experience:

• A thorough understanding of software engineering practices and best practices, including source code control systems, the use of IDEs, and testing tools
• Experience working within an agile team that is operationally hands-on and an advocate of that culture.
• Significant technical experience and a proven track record of architectural ownership and understanding.
• Experience in developing distributed, transactional, and highly available systems.
• Good RDBMS/SQL experience in a high-load environment.
• A thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals, including object-oriented design, data structures, and algorithms.
• Experience with building RESTful API’s and related microservices
• Experience working with cloud platforms like Google Cloud, AWS, and/or Azure is desirable
• Hands-on experience implementing web stacks using technologies such as Nginx, Varnish or similar desirable
• Previous experience in Web front-end development with PHP, HTML, and JavaScript, and related libraries (React, Angular, Backbone) is desirable
• Experience with Linux/Unix and UNIX tools.

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Purpose of the role:

• Developing and implementing continuous improvement projects across the TDT network to improve efficiency and reduce cost
• Key responsibilities:(What are you directly responsible to achieve within the scope of your role)
• Initiating and implementing continuous improvement projects across the TDT network to improve efficiency and reduce cost
• Project managing all strategic and operations critical project for the Takealot Delivery Team
• Active Stakeholder Management by ensuring clear communication channels are maintained between all  parties and ensuring that the TDT network can support the business plans of Takealot, Superbalist and MrD Food
• Working cross functionally with the Engineering and Distribution Centre operations team to optimise total delivery lead-time and logistics cost
• Benchmarking logistics networks, fleet and materialhandling equipment solutions with other role players both locally and globally to improve operations and reduce logistics costs
• Support logistics tenders with 3PL service providers and facilitating the introduction of new service providers within the network
• Responsible for medium to long term roadmap and subsequent impact assessment on the development roadmap, capex and operational planning
• Responsible for operationalizing all new business development initiatives within the TDT network
• Oversee the cross functional Compliance function in support of at all TDT business units
• Managing a team responsible for the coordination of TDT projects within the main TDT regions.

Minimum Required Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain or Project management related field
• Minimum 7 - 10 years in senior management role within Logistics / Supply Chain
• Proven track record of success in delivering projects against operational and profit targets
• Sound operational background within management of a network
• Experience of managing customers at a senior level
• Change management experience
• Logistics supply chain experience at a strategic level
• Quantitative analytical capability, with a strong grasp of management and cost accounting principles and metrics
• Good leadership and team development skills

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Key responsibilities: (What are you directly responsible to achieve within the scope of your role)

• Productive performance of Inbound, Outbound, Dispatch, Housekeeping operational performance. Budget / cost management
• Overall management and coordination of all DC activities (Dispatch Department, Inbound and Outbound Department) so that orders are shipped on schedule and product is within quality standards and cost objectives
• Ensuring DC adheres to company policy and administer practices in a fair and equitable manner. Managing budget and controlling expenses
• Recommending policies and programs, which guide the organization in maintaining and improving its competitive position and the profitability of the operation
• Drives creation of staffing plans, schedules, quality initiatives and process change initiatives to enable the DC to meet and exceed business objectives
• Ensures standards for product quality, equipment, and operator performance are maintained and that cost- effective technology is used to maximize production
• Keep up to date on information and technology affecting distribution operations to increase innovation and ensure continual improvement throughout the DC
• Sets / clarifies requirements and expectations for DC Managers

Output: (What are you expected to deliver within the scope of your role)

• Measures performance, provides feedback, and hold DC Managers accountable for their performance and the performance of their departments
• Takes proactive steps to ensure that best practices are shared across all departments & shifts
• Works closely with supporting functions (HR, Finance, IT and Supply Chain) to build and secure support and resources for projects and initiative)

Minimum Required Qualification:

• Grade 12
• Relevant tertiary qualification (Logistics, Supply Chain, Ind.Engineering, Management).
• 5+ years DC Operations experience in a complex or large/multinational operation.
• Previous managerial experience within a Distribution Center.
• Demonstrated leadership ability required.
• Previous Warehouse Management System (WMS)
• PC knowledge and ability required.
• Strong oral and written communication, analytical, organizational and time management skills required.

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Your responsibilities will include:

• Day to day operational management of operations in the region for Takealot Logistics
• Ensure 1st time delivery percentage of 98% or higher consistently
• Manage, lead and grow operational support team
• Management of 3pl partners in region
• Intervention and management with Franchises/branches in region to ensure delivery against
• 1st time delivery percentage
• Working closely with support teams in Tech, compliance, finance to deliver Takealot Logistics goals
• Effective management of fleet in region to ensure 100% compliance to Road Traffic Act, and ensure compliance to OEM fleet benchmarks
• Growing existing Takealot Logistics reach through new branches, satellites and product mix
• Champion and clearly communicate new central initiatives and processes to the team
• From a customer perspective, add significant value through forming part of the intellectual input to business supply chain issues and opportunities
• Maintain accurate reporting on cost and performance components
• Ensure use and accuracy of monitoring and management systems
• Review logistical processes with the objective of identifying efficiency improvements, implementing new or enhanced processes, while understanding the role of related systems, and the impact on upstream or downstream functions
• Interpret the merchandise seasonal plans to ensure efficient flow and distribution of products through the network
• Monitor the gap between the demand and supply planning processes to produce accurate supply strategies and plans, to achieve target customer service level agreements
• Cascade the strategy to the team and continuously provide them with direction
• Identify issues at high level and analyse, resolve them at a detailed level
• Take accountability for the quality of the technology and processes within the team, and implement changes and best practice as required
• Manage and Monitor logistics adherence to best practice and performance
• Lead the team in logistics performance projects
• Drive change and lead the implementation of best practice Define, train and improve of current internal processes
• Continuously monitor service levels and address issues
• Oversee the management of the logistics budget and negotiate the logistic contracts
• Oversee the compliance of data capturing into the portal and the accuracy of the invoicing
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• Ensure the proper utilization, maintenance, and follow up of the Takealot Logistics fleet as well as control and management of the cost of the fleet (fuel, maintenance, and repairs); also that a regular maintenance plan is set up for all vehicles
• Ensure the development / revision and / or the implementation and adherence to vehicle policy in the organization
• Takealot Logistics operational evangelist, understand clearly the Takealot Logistics business and provide input operationally, tactically and strategically on all operational facets

Competencies:

• Sound operational background within a highly unionized environment
• Strong organizational and administrative ability
• Hard working- 24 X 7 operation and willing to work extended hours
• Able to cope in a high-pressured environment
• Forthright but respectful
• An expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• Analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• Competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST

Qualifications:

• Degree in Logistics/Operations Management/ Supply Chain Management or Business/Commerce
• Post graduate qualification in any of the streams listed above
• Project management
• Advance diploma in Retail Management Principles

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Qualifications & Experience:

• Diploma in Business Management, Communications or equivalent

The skills we need:

• Computer Literacy – intermediate knowledge of Excel required
• Good verbal and written English language skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong Attention to Detail