Head of Marketplace Strategy , MENA Marketplace

Amazon; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company is seeking a talented leader to manage its Marketplace business in Saudi Arabia. The role involves owning the Selling Partner experience and contributing to the strategic vision. Responsibilities include leading a team to improve Marketplace tool usage and identifying new business opportunities. Candidates should have extensive experience in e-commerce or related fields, with strong analytical and project management skills. A bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required along with a proven track record in people management.

Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience (5-7 years), ideally in e-commerce, technology, FMCG, or retail.
• Minimum 3 years of people management experience.
• Ability to manage complex projects and tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Own the Selling Partner experience in KSA to boost business growth.
• Manage a team to design strategies for Marketplace tool usage.
• Identify and drive new opportunities for Marketplace business.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

SQL knowledge

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Management, Data Science, Engineering

Tools

Advanced Excel

Database analysis tools

Job description

We are looking for a talented leader to manage the Marketplace business. He or she will also contribute to set the strategic vision for additional opportunities for Amazon's Marketplace.

Key job responsibilities

• Owning end-to-end the Selling Partner experience in KSA to build a strong group of fast-growing categories in the related P&L
• Managing a team of Program managers, account managers and business analysts and other functions to design strategies to improve usage of Marketplace tools and features by selling partners and grow their business locally, regionally and internationally
• Partnering with business and technical teams to design and build features and solutions specific to country requirements, while producing those features for regional application
• Identifying and driving new opportunities for Amazon's Marketplace business
• Hiring and developing a team of account manager supporting the growth of the business through existing and new sellers

A day in the life

• Owning end-to-end the Selling Partner experience in KSA to build a strong seller base and boost their growth through relevant program adoption
• Partnering with business and technical teams to design and build country-specific features and solutions, ensuring those features are applicable globally
• Identifying and driving new opportunities for Amazon's Marketplace business

Basic Qualifications

• Extensive professional experience (5-7 Yrs), in complex and dynamic environment ideally in e-commerce, technology, FMCG, retail or top-management consulting - with minimum 3 years of people management experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Economics, Management, Data science, Engineering or related degree required
• Demonstrated Analytical ability throughout the professional experience
• Strong analytical skills (including advanced excel and database analysis)
• Excellent presentation, interpersonal and communication skills
• A great deal of personal initiative and strong hands-on attitude along with creativeness, decisiveness and results-driven mentality for a business-focused way of thinking
• Proven project management skills, customer focused, extremely detail-oriented, and able to effectively prioritize and multi-task
• Proven experience in developing original ideas, approaches, and solutions to typical, unusual, or difficult situations in a competitive and ever changing business climate
• Knowledge of SQL

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience and demonstrated track record in Fashion/ Softlines Industry
• 7+ years experience in account management, product marketing or management consulting roles
• 5+ years experience in people management in sales and business development set ups

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