Account Manager Brands & Ads - Uganda

If you’re here, it’s because you’re looking for an exciting ride. 

A ride that will fuel up your ambitions to take on a new challenge and stretch yourself beyond your comfort zone. 

We’ll deliver a non-vanilla culture built on talent, where we work to amplify the impact on millions of people, paving the way forward together. 

Not your usual app. We are the fastest-growing multi-category app connecting millions of users with businesses, and couriers, offering on-demand services from more than 170,000 local restaurants, grocers and supermarkets, and high street retail stores. We operate in more than 1500 cities across 25 countries. 

Together we revolutionise the way people connect with their everyday needs, from delivering essentials to connecting our ecosystem of users through innovative solutions powered by technology. For us, every day is filled with purpose.

What makes our ride unique? 

🤝 Our culture and strong values. 

💪 Our career development philosophy. 

🤝 Our commitment to being a force for good. 

We have a vision: To give everyone easy access to anything in their cities. And this is where your ride starts.

YOUR MISSION

You will be an integral part of the Glovo Brands Ads team, which is a cross-functional division focused on providing a range of advertising products to help brands increase awareness, consideration, conversion, and loyalty. Your main objectives will be: 1) Delivering ad campaigns that effectively boost sales for our partner brands by leveraging the constantly growing Glovo user base. 2) Driving incremental profit for Glovo through the development and sale of our advertising products.

In order to achieve these goals, you will need to be highly hands-on, and data-driven, possess excellent presentation skills, have a deep understanding of advertising products, coordinate effectively across departments, and manage external/internal stakeholders. Your role will also involve fostering strong business relationships and ensuring that Glovo becomes the preferred advertising partner for brands.

We are seeking passionate and creative marketers with a strong sales spirit or sales rock stars with a curiosity for marketing to join Glovo's Brands Ads team in Uganda

THE JOURNEY

• Understand the specificities of the Brands’ landscape in Uganda, and the potential of each segment (FMCG Brands, Non-Endemic Brands, Media Agencies, Financial Services) to build a localized strategy for brand ads
• Lead the identification, prioritization, and hunting of new prospects
• Educate prospects and existing partners on Glovo’s advertising offering
• Drive sales of Glovo advertising products 
• Build and nurture long-lasting relationships with partner Brands and Media Agencies
• Ensure flawless execution of ad campaigns, coordinating with cross-functional teams
• Monitor and analyze the performance of ad campaigns, assessing the impact on partners and Glovo's overall performance
• Track partners’ progress, meet targets and identify new opportunities
• Contribute to continuous enhancement and innovation, both in terms of advertising products and partnership models
• Create success stories and share best practices
• Team management

WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE RIDE

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in management, business administration, engineering, marketing
• 3+ years of Marketing or Sales experience at a leading Media Agency, Consumer Goods company, or e-commerce business
• Self-motivated, results-driven, and proactive attitude
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and tackling complex business challenges
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Proficiency in Office, particularly in Excel
• Experience in executing marketing campaigns or promotion plans across digital and non-digital channels
• Deep understanding of paid, owned, and earned media channels, including tracking and reporting on established performance marketing KPIs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with fluency in both French and English

Individuals representing diverse profiles, and abilities, encompassing various genders, ethnicities, and backgrounds, are less likely to apply for this role if they do not possess solid experience in 100% of these areas. Even if it seems you don't meet our musts don't let it stop you, we are all about finding the best talent out there! Skills can be learned, and embracing diversity is invaluable.

We believe driven talent deserves:

• 💪 Private health insurance to keep you at your peak.
• 🍔 Monthly Glovo credit to satisfy your cravings!
• 🏖️ Extra time off, the freedom to work from home two days a week, and the opportunity to work from anywhere for up to three weeks a year!
• 🧠 Online therapy and wellbeing benefits to ensure your mental well-being.

Here at Glovo, we thrive on diversity, we believe it enhances our teams, products, and culture. We know that the best ideas come from a mashup of brilliant diverse minds. This is why we are committed to providing equal opportunities to talent from all backgrounds - all genders, racial/diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, sexual orientations and all other unique characteristics that make you YOU. We will encourage you to bring your authentic self to work, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels heard. 

Feel free to note your pronouns in your application (e.g., she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc).

So, ready to take the wheel and make this the ride of your life? 

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