Account Manager - Advertising Marketplace Sponsored Product Ads

Takealot; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot seeks an Account Manager for its Advertising team, based in Cape Town. The role involves driving the use of an innovative advertising platform, managing client relationships, and providing insightful data analyses to enhance seller performance. The ideal candidate will have a passion for digital marketing and proven experience in account management in a fast-paced environment, contributing to the growth of this leading e-commerce company.

Qualifications

• 5 years of account management experience if degree not met.
• 3 years experience in B2B software or advertising sales.
• Strong track record in achieving sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of Takealot's self-service advertising platform.
• Analyze sales metrics and provide data-driven insights.
• Manage campaign performance and ensure client satisfaction.

Skills

Digital Marketing

Account Management

Analytical Skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

Job description

takealot a leading South African online retailer is looking for a Account Manager Advertising to join our Takealot Group Advertising team in Cape Town. We are a young dynamic hyper growth company looking for smart creative hardworking people to join us. We offer market related benefits a great work environment and a promise that you wont be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

This position reports to the Lead Sales Specialist

Your responsibilities will include :

Driving the adoption and usage of Takealots selfserviceadvertising platform for Sponsored Advertising; byMarketplace sellers

For selfservice analyse sales metrics and advertising data to identify trends and areas for improvement.

Provide sellers with clear datadriven insights andrecommendations.

Build media plans for toptier spending sellers and identify opportunities for upselling additional services oradvertising solutions.

Coordinate the collection of assets needed for designersto create and execute campaigns.

Manage the integration of all booked advertisingcampaigns into the marketing calendar ensuring theyare communicated to retail marketing managers anddelivered effectively and on schedule.

Supervise billing and payment processes to ensureaccuracy and timeliness.

Monitor campaign performance through tracking reportsshare results with clients and maintain a portfoliodocumenting campaign .

Consistently meet and surpass advertising sales targetsfor the platform

Assist in development of promotional material andcontent to encourage adoption of the platform byMarketplace Sellers

Provide support to Marketplace Account Managers toencourage usage of the advertising platform by their KeyAccounts and problem solve issues with these accounts

Implement new seller acquisition strategies

Collect feedback from sellers about the advertisingplatform and provide useful insights to further enhancethe platform

Collaborate with the CRM team to build case studies ofthe successful usage of the tools and develop materialfor sellers to drive adoption / retention / growth

Contribute to the development and / or hosting ofeducational webinars to train users on performancemetrics insights and how to drive greater results

Escalate any operational platform issues to the technicalteams to resolve

Attributes Required :

Smart hardworking with demonstrable integrity

A passion for online digital marketing and advertising isessential

Bias towards action and solutionoriented

A selfstarter and fast learner with an active thirst forknowledge

Willing to take direction and able to work independentlydemonstrating initiative

Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail

Ability to multitask and to meet tight deadlines

Comfortable working under pressure in a fastpacedenvironment

Qualification Competencies & Experience :

Bachelors Degree or Advanced Diploma

If the degree / diploma qualification requirement isnt met at least 5 years of account managementexperience / exposure (through projects orresponsibilities will be required

3 years experience in B2B software or advertising sales (account management)

Digital Marketing Advertising and Sales experience (must have)

ECommerce experience is advantageous but notrequired

Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve salestargets

Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

The Environment :

• Takealot employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic smart customercentric fun and have the shared ambition of takealot being the leading ecommerce 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 after all
• We love what we do and what we are creating

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Min d 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 selfdirected 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 ecommerce and delivering a worldclass 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
• 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.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Income Tax,Attorney At Law,Field,AS 400,Content Management

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

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