Business Development Manager

takealot.com; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is seeking a Business Development Manager in Cape Town. The ideal candidate will be responsible for achieving sales targets and developing client acquisition strategies while being a proactive innovator with excellent communication skills. This role offers growth opportunities in a dynamic environment focused on e-commerce success.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years Freight Forwarding Sales experience required.
• Experience in generating leads through physical and digital means.
• Proven track record in business growth and client acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on sales targets for acquiring quality clients.
• Create and maintain a robust sales pipeline.
• Conceptualise and execute new client acquisition strategies.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Time Management

Analytical Skills

Self-motivation

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Business Development Manager to join our Cape Town Team.

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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver on sales targets focused on acquiring quality clients
• Creating and maintaining a robust sales pipeline with focus on key strategic clients
• Conceptualise and execute on new client acquisition strategies
• Be able to perform needs analysis for potential clients
• Feedback to Senior Management on both sourcing strategies for new clients, and our service delivery for existing client partnerships
• Able to manage data to create executable actions and report on findings
• Able to work with operational teams to relay client needs or concerns to create executable actions
• Able to work cross-functionally within the business to optimize client partnerships
• Ability to present to and build relationships with senior managers and clients
• Provide national partners with weekly and monthly performance reports around agreed SLA’s
• Monitor and analyze the performance of client-specific KPIs, preparing and presenting partner performance review meetings to the TDT & Takealot business
• Ensure client partners are also kept accountable on all aspects of their agreed service delivery SLA’s for continuous operational performance
• Traveling within South African provinces as required

Skills Required:

• Ability to go beyond what is expected
• Commercially-minded, strong negotiator
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Passionate about takealot.com and the potential of marketplace
• Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively
• Strong prioritization and time management skills
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
• Minimum 3 - 5 years Freight Forwarding Sales experience
• Experience in generating leads through physical and digital means
• Proven track record of delivering results in business growth and development or client acquisition Competence in Excel (Google Sheets) & PowerPoint (Google Slides)
• Experience in an e-commerce environment is an advantage

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who :

• is forthright but respectful
• 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 production put
• 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 you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply