Online Merchandiser

takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Site Merchandiser 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. 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 Senior Site Merchandiser.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with Divisional Heads, the Discovery Team, and Marketing to direct on-site traffic
• Optimising site navigation, app navigation, and search functionality
• Measuring and improving the performance of site merchandising assets
• Launching new strategic themes and merchandising assets

Required Attributes

• Attention to detail and multi-initiative management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Analytical thinking capabilities
• Innovation and willingness to challenge the status quo
• Self-motivation and a positive attitude
• Curiosity and creativity with proven results

Qualifications

• 3+ years in merchandising, content strategy, or marketing
• E-commerce experience (advantageous)
• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma
• Strong analytical tool competency
• Website optimisation experience preferred

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; it’s all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

If you meet the above, you are an Extraordinary Mind, so come and join us!

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.