Promotions Co-ordinator

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Promotions Co-ordinator to join our Trade Optimization team in our Cape Town offices.

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.

Role reports to: Promotions Operations Manager

Key responsibilities: 

• Support the Promotions Operations Manager in executing the promotional campaigns on site according to the Promotions calendar.
• This requires coordination with internal stakeholders in Retail, Marketing, Marketplace, Catalogue and Advertising.
• Communicate the deadlines, requirements and processes of all promotional campaigns. This includes updating all promotional tools and platforms.
• Selecting relevant promotional offers to be highlighted on email newsletters or featured on site for all Promotions.
• Monthly reporting on promotional campaigns using relevant metrics and provide actionable insights to optimise future campaigns.
• Daily monitoring of planned promotional offers for each campaign and following up with relevant stakeholders where needed.
• Using promotional tools and spreadsheets to ensure the quality of our promotional offers meets the requirements and following up with stakeholders where needed.
• This involves checking that the product selection is suitable, product listings are accurate, stock is available and pricing is competitive.
• Resolving queries and escalations from stakeholders.
• Training stakeholders in Retail and Marketplace to use the promotional tools.
• Coordinating with the Design Team to develop compelling and accurate banners for promotional campaigns.
• Ensure that the correct artwork is uploaded on site according to deadlines.
• Compile & maintain the Promotion Operations team monthly work schedule and task distribution in Asana.
• Planning, collaboration & implementation of the additional processes and tasks that are required when executing Anchor campaigns (Black Friday, Fire Sale, TakealotMore Days & Thanksalot Sale).
• Collaborate with the Product Team to improve the Promotional Tools through new feature requests and identifying any bugs
• Accurate and timely activation of promotions with zero errors.
• Post go live quality checks and proactively resolving any queries.

Minimum Required Qualification: 

• Degree/Advanced Diploma qualification OR if  qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 5 years experience in a high-performance environment in either retail marketing/buying/planning will be required

Minimum Required Experience: 

• Experience in retail promotions is highly preferred
• 3+ years in a  experience in a high-performance environment in either retail marketing/buying/planning

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities: 

• Proficient in using Excel and Project Management tools.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make data-driven decisions.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Creative thinker with the ability to generate innovative promotional ideas.
• Collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment to strict deadlines

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, 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 who is Smart, has Integrity, and 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.