Account Manager - Advertising (Marketplace Sponsored Product Ads)

takealot.com; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, seeks an Account Manager in Cape Town to enhance the adoption of their advertising platform. The role requires analytical skills to drive campaign performance and foster relationships with Marketplace sellers, ensuring marketing initiatives are executed efficiently. We're looking for a motivated professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about e-commerce and digital marketing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma in a relevant field.
• At least 5 years of account management experience.
• 3 years experience in B2B software or advertising sales.

Responsibilities

• Drive adoption of Takealot’s advertising platform.
• Analyze sales metrics and provide insights to sellers.
• Supervise billing and payment processes for advertising.

Skills

Online Marketing

Advertising

Sales Strategies

Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

Job description

Account Manager - Advertising (Marketplace Sponsored Product Ads)

Cape Town

takealot.com, 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 won’t 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 Takealot’s self-serviceadvertising platform for Sponsored Advertising; byMarketplace sellers
● For self-service, analyse sales metrics and advertising data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
● Provide sellers with clear, data-driven insights andrecommendations.
● Build media plans for top-tier 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 reports,share results with clients, and maintain a portfoliodocumenting campaign execution.
● 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, hard-working, with demonstrable integrity
● A passion for online, digital marketing and advertising isessential
● Bias towards action and solution-oriented
● A self-starter and fast learner with an active thirst forknowledge
● Willing to take direction and able to work independently,demonstrating initiative
● Highly organised with meticulous attention to detail
● Ability to multi-task and to meet tight deadlines
● Comfortable working under pressure in a fast-pacedenvironment

● Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
● If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t 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)
● E-Commerce experience is advantageous but notrequired
● Demonstrated ability to consistently achieve salestargets
● Strong track record of internal and external relationship management

The Environment:

• 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.

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