Promotions ManagerTakealotMORE

South Africas leading online retailer is looking for a highly talented Promotions Manager TakealotMORE to join our Group Customer Services & Insights team in Cape Town.

We are seeking a strategic and innovative Promotions Manager to own and drive the promotional strategy for TakealotMORE subscriptions across Takealot and Mr D. This individual will be responsible for curating and managing member promotions including MORE deals ensuring they deliver value to members while driving business objectives. The role requires a balance of strategic thinking stakeholder management and data-driven decision-making to build a world-class subscription experience.

This position reports to the Head of TakealotMORE

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop and own the promotional strategy for TakealotMORE subscriptions on Takealot and Mr D ensuring alignment with overall business goals and broader promotions strategy for each business.
• Define and maintain the rules and guidelines for member-exclusive promotions including deal selection criteria discount thresholds and funding models.
• Benchmark against global players to identify best practices and innovative approaches to subscription promotions.
• Use data and analytics to select deals and evaluate performance identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Establish and manage the promotional budget ensuring efficient deal selection to maximise ROI and meet targets for GMV rate of sale member acquisition and retention.
• Collaborate with the Promotions team to screen and load deals ensuring they meet strategic objectives.
• Spearhead personalisation initiatives to tailor promotions to subscriber preferences leveraging data and insights.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Retail Marketplace Promotions Mr D Sales Marketing Retail Media Finance Supply Chain and other stakeholders).
• Source funding for promotions by engaging with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Track and report on the financial performance of promotions ensuring they meet budgetary and revenue targets.
• Present promotional plans and results to senior leadership highlighting their impact on subscriber growth retention and GMV.
• Develop and maintain dashboards to track key metrics such as subscriber acquisition retention and engagement.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and competitor activities identifying opportunities to differentiate TakealotMORE.
• Work with Product and Engineering teams to develop the tech roadmap for TakealotMORE promotions and launch new features. Experiment with new promotional formats and strategies testing their effectiveness and scaling successful initiatives.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Business Marketing Data Analytics or a related field is required.
• An Advanced degree is advantageous.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel SQL or BI platforms (e.g. Looker Big Query Tableau Power BI).
• Experience using KNIME R or Python for data analysis and modelling is advantageous.
• 5 years of experience in e-commerce retail or subscription-based businesses with a focus on promotions
• Proven track record of developing and executing successful promotional strategies.
• Budget management experience with a focus on maximising ROI.
• Proven track record of analysing data to drive business decisions.

Attributes Required:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work with large datasets.
• Results-driven mindset with a focus on achieving commercial targets.
• Familiarity with personalisation tools and techniques including segmentation and targeting is advantageous
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with experience working cross-functionally.

The Environment:

• employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic smart customer- centric fun and have the shared ambition of 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 its all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.
• We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind whois Smart has Integrityand is Hardworking.

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us!

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