Marketplace Sales Intern

Takealotcom; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship program

Online learning

Free parking

Total remuneration package

Job summary

Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, invites applications for a Marketplace Sales Intern to join the Cross-Border eCommerce team in Cape Town. The role focuses on supporting BDAs, preparing sales dashboards, and analyzing marketplace data to drive improvements.

The 18-month internship offers hands-on experience, cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Logistics, Catalogue, and Customer Experience, and exposure to promotional administration and catalogue updates.

Qualifications

• N6/NCV in Business Management, Marketing, Sales, or related field required.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Familiarity with GA/BI tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support BDAs with day-to-day administrative tasks, seller correspondence, and account management activities.
• Prepare reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate sales performance and marketplace insights.
• Collect, analyse, and interpret sales, seller, and marketplace data to support decision-making.

Skills

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

MS Office Suite

Data interpretation

Google Sheets

Education

N6 / NCV in Business Management, Marketing, Sales

Tools

Looker

Job description

Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Marketplace Sales Intern to join our Cross-Border eCommerce team.

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!

Qualifications & Experience Requirements:

N6 / NCV in Business Management, Marketing, Sales, or related field

The skills we need:

• Computer Literacy
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Time management and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Data interpretation and presentation.
• Basic understanding of e-commerce or online marketplace platforms (advantageous).
• Familiarity with Google Sheets and Looker or similar BI tools (advantageous).

Attributes required:

• Collaborative
• Creative Energy
• Hands on
• Have an opinion and voice it
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills

Key responsibilities:

• Support Business Development Admins (BDAs) with day-to-day administrative tasks, seller correspondence, and account management activities.
• Prepare clear reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate sales performance, seller metrics, and marketplace insights to stakeholders.
• Collect, analyse, and interpret sales, seller, and marketplace data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Assist in maintaining seller records, onboarding documentation, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Monitor seller performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and assist in identifying improvement opportunities and corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Catalogue, and Customer Experience.
• Support the coordination and administration of promotional activities, deal submissions, and catalogue updates.
• Participate in problem-solving initiatives by identifying root causes, proposing practical solutions, and supporting implementation.
• Assist with seller onboarding support, listing quality checks, and ensuring data integrity across marketplace systems.

This is an 18-month contract

High Level:

At the Takealot Group, ourInternship Programme will help you build both technical and soft-skills to launch your career, learning from the best in the business. The Internship program will prepare you for a career in a large-scale and fast-paced environment.

Every selected Interngains unique insights into the e-commerce environment with vast amounts of practical experience from daily exposure to a broad range of skills. The program consists of various technical and soft skill courses where you will receive training on a variety of areas.

You’ll be working with some of the strongest professionals South Africa has to offer who bring experience from a multitude of Great Industries.

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.

Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group

• The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
• No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
• Mentorship Program: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
• Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you see?

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.