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Mr D, a division of the Takealot Group, 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 and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
This position reports to the Marketplace Manager of Mr D.
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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:
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- 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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