takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Merchandising & Promotional Curator to join our team in Cape Town 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. This position reports to Senior Site Merchandiser.Your responsibilities will include:Working closely with the Divisional Head and Department Managers to support the Retail & Marketplace strategy within each division. That means featuring key brands, key lines and facilitating clearing of stock where appropriate. Core to the role is to drive discoverability of these lines.You are the primary contact between Retail-Marketplace and the Merchandising team and need to make sure merchant marketing priorities are correctly briefed and within the deadlines.You need to ensure the most relevant ranges & products are elevated - based on data from Search, Conversion, Consumer Trends, Retail strategy and Marketplace Strategy.Besides merchant marketing priorities, you are expected to explore new ways to provide exposure to selected products in collaboration with the Marketing team.Review performance and drive continuous improvement of product pages and landing pages to discoverability and serve customers with highly relevant products.Attributes required:Excellent communication skills, both written and spokenOrganised, ability to prioritiseSolutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivatedComfortable with learning and adapting to new systemsCurious and creative with a track record of making an impactFamiliar with online shopping and trends in ecommerceQualifications and Experience:Bachelor's degree or Diploma (Business Science or Commerce preferable)At least 2 year's related retail / commerce experience Skilled in MS Office packages, particularly excelRetail buying/e-commerce experience preferable but not an absolute requirementThe 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 respectful is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute is analytical, able to use data to make decisions is competitive, self-directed 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 e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster 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.com. thinks like an owner of the business. is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us! Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference. Should you not reside in the city the vacancy is based (Cape Town) and would need to relocate for a job opportunity, it is understood that this relocation would be your financial responsibility. By applying for this position it is deemed that you understand and accept this * Please select Have you completed a Post-Matric Qualification? * Please select What is your current highest completed qualification * Please select With which of the following do you have proven working experience? * Marketing Digital advertising Digital campaigns. Retail Administration e-commerce e-Merchandising None of the above With which of the following Analytics tools do you have proven working experience? * Google Analytics Content Square Other Analytics tools None of the above Do you currently have a Restraint of Trade which may affect the outcome of this application? * NoYesYes, I have a Restraint of Trade, but it will not affect this application Please select I consent to Takealot receiving my personal information for recruitment purposes and processing my personal information specifically for those purposes, in accordance with its internal privacy and retention policies. For more information, please refer to the Takealot Privacy Policy on the website. * Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) - POPIA Please select #J-18808-Ljbffr
