Key Account Manager - Advertising (Agencies)

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Key Account Manager - Advertising to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and managing long-term partnerships with key advertising agencies

Educating advertising agencies on the Takealot Advertising proposition

Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives

Drive more revenue spend from advertising agencies by adding value and insights

Work collaboratively with other teams in the organisation to deliver strategic campaigns

Provide insightful reporting to Agencies with suggestions for future campaigns

Achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets

Identify opportunities to improve the experience of the Agencies

Qualifications and experience:

Solid network of Advertising Agency contacts

Experience working with Ad Agencies and Media Agencies in South Africa

Excellent presentation skills

Ability to translate advertiser strategy into advertising plans to meet expectations

Proven track record of consistently hitting goals and targets

Competence in Excel, PowerPoint & Google Workspace

Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma

If the degree/diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, 5+ years of account manager experience selling and actively pitching to media agencies

5 to 7 years minimum (at least 3 years key account experience)

Skills, knowledge and abilities:

Account Management experience

Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape

Excellent communication and presentation skills (Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail and follow-through

Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment

Ability to collaborate effectively with team members within the organisation

Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets

Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans

Ability to manage and influence teams across various business units

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 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

is 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. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.