Marketing & Partnerships Lead (Personal Shopper Program)

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented  Marketing & Partnerships Lead (Personal Shopper Programme) to join our Ventures 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 Head of Venture: (Head of Personal Programme)

Your responsibilities will include:

Partnership Support & Execution:

• Drive the identification, evaluation, and execution of new brand and merchant partnerships.
• Support the design and roll-out of partnership strategies that create value for Personal Shoppers and their customers.

• Conduct market and competitor research to spot new partnership and activation opportunities.

Campaign Management & Coordination:

• Lead the delivery of partnership and Personal Shopper campaigns from briefing through to launch and post-campaign review.

• Coordinate across creative, digital, and content teams to develop compelling marketing material and toolkits for Personal Shoppers.

• Manage campaign calendars, timelines, and ensure all deliverables are met on time and aligned with program objectives.

Relationship Management:

• Act as the day-to-day contact for key partners and play an active role in nurturing long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.

• Liaise directly with internal and external partners to support campaign rollouts and activations.

• Assist with negotiations and agreement discussions alongside the Head of Venture.

Performance Tracking & Reporting

• Monitor and report on partnership and campaign effectiveness against defined KPIs and metrics.

• Prepare regular updates, insights, and recommendations to drive ongoing improvement of activities.

• Track campaign budgets and ensure accurate reconciliation of partnership spending.

Administrative & Operational Support:

• Maintain partnership and campaign documentation, databases, and records.
• Assist with contract administration, purchase orders, and budget management for partnership and activation activities.
• Support the planning and delivery of events, activations, and promotional activities for the Personal Shopper Program.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field
• 3-5 years of marketing experience, with some exposure to partnerships, sponsorships, or collaborative marketing.
• Experience with campaign management and cross- functional project coordination.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools.
• E-commerce or retail experience is advantageous.
• Previous agency or client-side marketing experience preferred.

Attributes Required:

• Strong project management and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for building relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and provide insights.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborative approach with ability to work across different teams and functions
• Proactive and self-motivated with strong ownership mentality.

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 Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

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

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.