SWAT Team at Jumia Nigeria

Jumia is Nigeria's number one online shopping destination where you can shop the widest selection of electronics, fashion, home appliances, kid's items and more in Nigeria and have them shipped directly to your home or office at your convenience! We offer free nationwide delivery, free returns and have several convenient payment options to choose from, either with your debit/credit cards or cash on delivery. With affordable prices and great products, Jumia lets you enjoy an awesome shopping experience with your order sent directly to your doorstep. No muss, no fuss, super convenience guaranteed.

Jumia is recruiting to fill the following positions below:

Job Title: SWAT Team

Location: Nigeria

Introduction to the role
We are looking for talented people to join our team and embark on an exciting journey in the core of business development

SWAT Team
The SWAT team is a tactical high potential team of individuals dedicated to working on Jumia’s most complex opportunities, on a project mode. Each SWAT team member will work under the direct supervision of Jumia’s senior executives (CEOs, MDs and VPs). It is 9 to 12 months experience leading to a senior position within Jumia.

We are looking for talented individuals with imaginative and resourceful approaches to problem solving in the area of project management, strategic growth, business development, and retail development. Possessing strong analytical and execution skills, this position will provide execution support to the organization's growth initiatives.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide analytical and execution support to the organization's growth initiatives depending on what projects, departments and functions is assigned.
• Ability to work with senior leaders to deliver business partnerships or provide insights and key actions in support of their strategic agenda
• Coordinate and manage the process for internal projects delivery including the interaction with external advisors and supervision of workflow between multiple teams and internal senior leaders
• Prepare periodic progress reports to senior management and MDs on each project assigned.
• You will work on interesting projects such as:
  • Renegotiating payment terms with our suppliers.
  • Streamlining the key “time-to-online” processes.
  • Support the operational implementation of an ERP.
  • Redefining our pricing strategy per category.
  • Lead the company-wide project to improve customer satisfaction.
  • Enhance route planning processes of our own-fleet delivery.
  • Build a performance management system for our sales forces.

Candidate qualifications and requirements
The ideal candidate will provide a combination of a strategic mindset with the ability to execute on set objectives and achieve desired outcomes.

• MBA background is preferred but not required.
• At least four years of relevant experience at a leading bank, buy-side institution, consulting firm, where primary experience includes business development, project management and strategic execution.
• Strategic expertise in consumer-focused companies/industries (e.g. retail, fashion, consumer products, e-commerce) a plus.
• Strong business skills and familiarity with retail analytics.
• Ability to collect data, establish facts, assess results, and draw sound conclusions.
• Adept at presenting information, and communicating across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to build strong relationships with peers and senior leadership.
• Strong proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.
• Drive and entrepreneurial mindset, hands-on attitude required to bring maximum impact.
• Experience in Africa / Nigeria is a plus.

What we offer

• A unique education in working in a leading company in a new industry in Nigeria and Africa.
• Become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world.
• An attractive salary package.
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.

Application Closing Date
17th October, 2014

How to Apply:
Interested candidates whose experience and competencies match the job profile should send their CV as an email attachment with subject line YOUR NAME_POSITION e.g. Michael Johnson_SWAT Team to: [email protected]

Please Note: that only shortlisted candidates would be contacted