About the role
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).
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Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference
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