Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Marketplace Program Manager: Brand Program 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 is a position reporting to the Marketplace Operations Manager.

Your responsibilities will include

Design and implement processes for the onboarding of new brands. Develop and implement initiatives to support brand development and growth. Negotiate and manage current growth incentive contracts, ensuring alignment with broader business objectives. Lead cross-functional teams to launch and manage new growth incentives for brands, aligning with our marketplace's integrity and appeal. Design and execute commercial solutions that incentivize brand investments in stock, marketing, and advertising, enhancing their visibility and success on our platform. Develop strategies for brand protection, including for sellers with approved trademarks, authorized resellers, and those with trademarks in progress. Collaborate with Legal, Promotions and Marketing teams to design features, services, and operational solutions that support brand investments and retention. Ensuring robust brand-level controls with sellers Monitor and report on the performance of growth, making strategic adjustments on incentives and/or current fees, to meet revenue targets and enhance the seller and Takealot brand profitability

Attributes required

Project Management skills and qualifications Strong with data and analytics Strong leadership and cross functional management skills with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or related field Additional qualification in project management preferred 3+ years of experience in e-commerce, retail, or brand marketing Experience in contracts, rebates and negotiations Proven ability to design and execute new processes, strategies, and commercial solutions

The Environment and Company Culture:

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 respectful but forthright 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 HARD WORKING

If you meet the above criteria and are an Extraordinary Mind, come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.