Business Development Manager

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Business Development Manager to join our team in Cape Town.

We’re 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 the Sales & Account Manager Team Lead.

Your responsibilities will include

• Deliver on Marketplace sales targets focused on acquiring quality 3rd party sellers
• Creating and maintaining a robust sales pipeline with focus on key strategic sellers
• Conceptualise and execute on new seller acquisition strategies
• Be able to perform needs analysis for potential sellers
• Travelling within South Africa (Monthly)
• Work closely with Brand, Category and Sales & Account Managers to build a robust seller pipeline
• Feedback to Brand Manager and Team Leader on sourcing strategies
• Identify, set up and host expos, events and webinars
• Create executable actions by managing data
• Ability to present and build relationships with senior managers

Attributes Required

• Ability to go beyond what is expected
• Commercially-minded, strong negotiator
• Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Passionate about takealot.com and the potential of marketplace
• Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively
• Strong prioritization and time management skills
• Comfortable with change and excellent team player
• Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or Advanced Diploma
• 3 - 5 years solution sales experience, preferably in the retail and/or software solutions industry OR
• If the Degree / Diploma qualification requirement isn’t met, at least 7 years sales experience
• Experience presenting to senior managers & the C-suite
• Experience in generating leads through physical and digital means
• Proven track record of delivering results in business development or client acquisition
• Competence in Excel
• Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus
• Must have own car

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 .