Jumia Key Account Manager: Advertising - Jobs in South Africa

Jumia Key Account Manager: Advertising - Jobs in South Africa

Description
Position at Zando
Zando was founded in 2012 and since then has grown exponentially to become South Africa’s biggest online fashion store. Zando forms part of the Jumia Group, the leading e-commerce platform in Africa. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people's lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live.

E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive. With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating sustainable impact in Africa and offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.

Jumia Advertising is a dynamic, fast growing business unit within the Jumia group. It is our mission to become Africa’s leading digital Advertising platform and to do so we are looking for a flexible, motivated Key Account Manager with an entrepreneurial spirit and can-do attitude. Aside from the opportunity to work in e-commerce with a diverse, innovative and dynamic team, we can offer you flexible working hours and a fun and fast pace work environment!

Key Performance Areas:

Understand the local media landscape and look for opportunities to impact media plans with new partners and formats.

Actively leverage your network of agencies, brands & partners in promoting usage of Jumia Advertising.

Proactively lead client relationships by leveraging traffic and platform capabilities to drive the client’s business and marketing objectives.

Collaborate with our Commercial Team and Key Accounts to develop clear business objectives, high impact digital advertising & marketing programs and measurement of those programs.

Manage projects across cross-functional teams and with the client to ensure successful delivery of those programs.

Present findings and results to Key Accounts and Client Executives.

Act as a knowledgeable industry leader in online marketing, analytics, and targeting.

Improve and share project management processes, standards, templates and best practices both internally and with client teams.

Maximize revenue inflow from these client accounts.

Attain

monthly, quarterly and annual sales targets related to your client account portfolio.

Actively identify and pursue new advertising client accounts.

Conceptualize, verbalize, document, test, propose and present new online revenue generating opportunities.

Use web analytics tools to analyse site traffic and user demographics in support of online campaign proposals and client presentations.

Source, execute, optimise and evaluate all elements of each media campaign. Be the campaign owner from strategy to execution.

Set up all measurement metrics and KPIs for each campaign.

Provide key learnings reports quarterly with recommendations for future plans.


Education, skills, behaviour and knowledge required:

An advertising / marketing or related qualification will be advantageous.

Interest in delivering and supporting Jumia in a client-facing role.

Ability to excel in team environments.

Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.

Passionate about advertising, marketing, data, analytics and technology.

Minimum of 3 years sales experience.

Minimum of 1 years digital advertising sales (advantageous but not essential).

Interest in client-side positions and digital marketing initiatives.

Must be able to balance a creative and business approach.

Must be passionate about online advertising and marketing.

The ability to create and maintain good relationships with client accounts.

Able to identify and realize revenue opportunities related to online advertising.

Ability to live the Zando values: (Delivers customer satisfaction, Leads Completely, Embraces and Drives Change, Goes the extra mile, Is adventurous, open-minded and creative, Creates fun and a positive team Spirit)

*This appointment will be made in accordance with the Company’s Employment Equity Plan and preference will be given to people from Designated Groups and people with a disability, provided such job applicants meet the inherent criteria of the vacancy.
* Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.



How to apply
For more information and job application details, see; Jumia Key Account Manager: Advertising Jobs in South Africa

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