, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Head of Supplier Business to join our team in Cape Town.
We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, young, creative, hard- working people to join us.
We offer market related benefits, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored if you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.
This position reports to the Head of Retail and Marketplace: Your responsibilities will include: Build & lead a team of Supplier Business Managers to ensure optimum income is derived from Takealot trading termsEstablish productive, professional relationships with key suppliers and cross functional divisions focused toward the business strategyNegotiate and recover maximum income from trading terms in line with the business strategyKey understanding of retail landscape and develop programs and opportunities to increase supplier incomeKey central business resource who provides support and knowledge for the retail divisions and suppliersLead key supplier (current & future) rebate and trading term negotiationsReview all vendor contracts and assess their earning potential against category benchmarksEnsure all trading terms are category aligned and fit within the strategyBuild a framework and institutionalize processes and work streams that yield maximum incomeStrict adherence to all compliance & legislative requirementsManage, train and build a team of highly effective negotiatorsDeliver income recoveries that meet and exceed the business plan Attributes required: Smart, analytical thinker with strong numerical skillsInnovative, creative individual unafraid to take risks, you ask difficult questions and challenge status quoEnergetic, dynamic individual - can-do attitude, self-motivated, assertive & resilientResults oriented - Proven track record of execution and delivering exceptional resultsProven experience and passion for working across functions and with c-level leaders, synthesizing multiple points of view and owning a coherent action plan, all while negotiating and influencing othersStrong decision making skillsExperience in building, managing and developing teams Qualifications and Experience: 5+ years' experience in retail/ wholesale environment5+ years managerial experienceBachelor's degree required (Supply chain / Finance or Business degree advantageous)Strong competency in analytical tools 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. We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who:
is forthright but respectfulis an expert at doing, who can not only design but also executeis analytical, able to use data to make decisionsis competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hoursis passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experienceis entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and fasteris business SMART.
Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product inputis curious and challenge the status quois innovative and enjoys iterationis collaborativewill be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com.thinks like an owner of the business.is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING
