Konga.com is Nigeria's largest online marketplace. We launched in July 2012 and our mission is to become the engine of ecommerce and trade in Africa.
We serve an ever expanding customer base, offering products that span various categories including Phones, Computers, Clothing, Shoes, Home Appliances, Books, Healthcare, Baby Products, personal care and much more.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Lead, Trading Management
Ref No: 150903-4
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full-Time
Reporting Line: VP, Marketplace Trading
Job Description
- The role of the Lead, Trading Management is to ensure optimal health and performance of the different Marketplace categories is sustained by building and maintaining relationships with key Konga Mall sellers, providing analytical support, partnering with other internal teams to ensure sellers have the best trading experience.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead a team of motivated trading analysts to ensure overall health and performance of the categories on Konga mall
- Maintain responsibility for category growth whether by growing seller base or increasing activity (GMV) of existing sellers and expanding their product range and stock depth
- Ensure week-on-week growth on Category Sales Volume/Value
- Identify high performers (Merchants and Products) and develop strategy to boost performance and transfer learnings to other Merchants and Products.
- Provide advisory services to sellers based on product competitiveness and historical performance
- Identify new seller opportunities and partnerships for the category, and work with the Acquisition team to pitch and onboard
- Manage new and existing sellers, with the responsibility of enhancing their experience - identify opportunities for better self-service, performance reporting and training resources
- Identify multiple sales channels to help boost positioning of merchant items.
- Responsible for weekly and monthly sales and order targets; Provide weekly report on category performance to line managers
Skills & Competencies:
- Good command of English Language and excellent communication skills (Verbal and written)
- Experience in merchandise/stock planning in a physical or online retail store.
- Adequate knowledge of trends in online retail or marketplaces is a strong added advantage
- Advance knowledge of Microsoft Excel package
- Creative problem-solving and analytical skills
- Confident self-starter and team player with demonstrated ability to work using initiative
- Result-oriented with proven track record
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, particularly Microsoft Excel
- Experience in Sales is an added advantage.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in any reputable University.
- 3-4 years’ work experience in the field of Sales, Digital Marketing, and/or Data/Business analysis.
- Previous managerial experience
- Masters / Post graduate degrees will be an advantage.
Application Closing Date
17th September, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online