Mr D - Advertising Team Lead

Mr D, a division of takealot.com, is looking for a highly talented Advertising Team Lead 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: Takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance. 

Purpose of Role

The Advertising Team Lead will identify, prospect, and close sales opportunities with non-endemic advertisers. This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent sales skills and a deep understanding of the digital advertising landscape.

This position reports to the Marketplace Manager and Head of Food for Mr D.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Oversee and manage the advertising business across Mr D's food and retail verticals
• Conduct strategic and market analysis of the online advertising sector in South Africa to identify growth opportunities.
• Analyze the performance of advertising assets and create comprehensive reports to inform business decisions
• Collaborate with the Advertising team to build and manage advertising budgets, forecasts, and sales team targets.
• Develop insights into trends and opportunities within Mr D's advertising business to drive growth and innovation.
• Perform ad hoc analysis to support the Sales, Key Accounts, Product and Campaign Management Teams.
• Provide data-driven insights to support key client meetings and enhance client relationships.
• Translate business questions into functional analyses to test theories and provide actionable insights.
• Conduct analytical support for advertising and related teams to generate valuable insights into campaign performance.
• Prepare and automate reports for ongoing analysis and decision-making.
• Assist with data project automation to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Provide support in budget planning and execution.

Skills & Attributes required:

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships
• Self-motivated, goal-oriented, and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Proficiency in CRM software and sales tools.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to drive decision-making.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions.
• Logical and solutions-oriented individual, motivated by building workable solutions.
• Ability to disaggregate and structure solutions to ambiguous problems.
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and strong prioritization skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders, including Senior Management.
• Strong aptitude for learning new systems and technologies.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to create compelling narratives around data.
• Self-guided learner, passionate about data, and eager to develop and enhance analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently, productively, and proactively, following through on all responsibilities to bring projects to a successful conclusion.
• Ability to translate business needs and goals into analytical approaches and responses.
• High-energy individual with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Highly organized and efficient, with the ability to meet tight deadlines. 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or a related field
• 4 years experience in selling advertising
• Proven track record of success in advertising sales, preferably in digital or mobile advertising.
• Strong understanding of the digital advertising ecosystem, including programmatic advertising, display ads, and mobile marketing.

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 MyAcademy 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