Mr D, a division of the Takealot.com Group, is looking for a highly talented Retail Media Key Account Manager_Retail 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!
Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!
- Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: Mr D, Takealot.com and TFS We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Serve as the primary liaison between internal & external stakeholders, clients and the Mr D Advertising team.
- Create advertising proposals to drive strategic objectives
- Generate campaign cost estimates (CEs) and oversee the invoicing process, ensuring accuracy and timeliness in financial transactions.
- Generate regular performance reports, analyse data trends, and provide actionable insights to clients for informed decision-making.
- Collaborate with various creative, analytics, and campaign management teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.
- Provide actionable, insightful reporting to Advertisers with suggestions for future campaigns
- Achieve and exceed advertising revenue targets
- Identify opportunities to improve the experience of the advertiser.
- Developing and managing long term partnerships with key FMCG/Shops brands and act as their primary point of contact for Advertising.
Attributes Required:
- Enthusiasm for being a part of an entrepreneurial, start-up environment
- Ability to work independently to achieve sales targets
- Ability to identify key advertising sales opportunities and translate these into implementable solutions and action plans
- Demonstrated success in managing client relationships, with the ability to understand client goals and communicate effectively.
- Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and build rapport with clients and internal teams.
- Proven track record of collaborating across different departments or teams to ensure seamless campaign execution and alignment with client objectives.
- Familiarity with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in digital marketing to drive innovation and maintain competitive advantage.
- Strong proficiency in Google Workspace
- Strong knowledge of the Retail Industry.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Advanced Diploma in Marketing, Advertising or Media
- Minimum 5 years Advertising Account Management experience or 3 years Digital Account Management experience.
- If the Degree/Advanced Diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, 6+ years’ experience in a digital/advertising account management role in digital marketing, advertising or similar environment with Matric/Diploma.
- Experience in advertising and media sales within FMCG/Shops.
- Strong knowledge of the Digital Advertising & e-commerce landscape.
Let’s talk about life @ Mr D
- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on Prosus Academy and more.
- Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).
Like what you see?
If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!
Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference
