Senior Commercial Analyst at Jumia Nigeria

Jumia is Africa's leading internet group, with already over 3,000 employees in more than 20 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, Jumia House, Jumia Jobs and Jumia Services. It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom, Rocket Internet, Axa, Orange, Goldman Sachs & CdC.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Commercial Analyst

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time
Department: Commercial Planning & Performance

Job Objective 

• The Senior Commercial Analyst / Commercial Performance Manager is managing and coordinating the work of a small team (2/3 people) of commercial analysts. He aims at bringing exceptional growth for revenue, volume, margin, assortment and conversion rate. 
• The Senior Commercial Analyst / Commercial Performance Manager is definitely the main contributor for delivering a world-class customer experience and ensuring Jumia becomes the most beloved shopping destination for Africans. 
• The Senior Commercial Analyst / Commercial Performance Manager at Jumia is responsible for anticipating and structuring the commercial activity.

It includes 5 dimensions clearly identified:

• Business steering monthly and daily from topline to bottom line
• Commercial event organization
• Price management to ensure we offer the lowest prices across all markets
• Weekly analysis of our Jumia actual trajectory versus business plan
• Influencing / Coordinating other departments to ensure seamless execution.

Key Responsibilities  

• Coordinating the execution of the Performance Steering Actions (PSAs) with the Seller Management team
• Giving daily and weekly visibility on key deviations versus Business Plan 
• Defining, coordinating and executing Jumia promotional events, from Black Friday and Jumia Anniversary to weekly commercial events
• Promoting the diversity on our websites by coordinating commercial teams and marketing teams to highlight strong categories level 3
• Fostering deduplication on our platform (having a maximum number of vendors selling the same SKUs)
• Increasing the number of fast-moving marketplace SKUs secured in Jumia Express to ensure a best in class commercial experience
• Centralizing all BI requests from local and central commercial teams to ensure commercial has specs for each development needed and receive the right level of prioritization by our BI team.

Qualification & Experience  

• Top Business / Engineering Schools and Universities Degree
• 2 - 4  years experience
• A significant experience in eCommerce, management consulting, venture capital, company creation or category management (retail) would be a plus
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel (VBA would be a plus)
• Ability to analyse large data sets to make strategic decisions.

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online