Account Manager - Advertising Marketplace Sponsored Product Ads

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 theLead 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 metat 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 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 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.