JOB DESCRIPTION:

Takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Advertising Sales Specialist: Team Lead to join our team in Cape Town. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative and 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.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop strategies for acquiring new advertising customers, and retaining and upselling existing customers
• Assist in managing strategic brands and support client engagement for high value advertising customers
• Ensure sales processes are followed by the sales team and that sales data is accurate and complete
• Drive improvements in the quality of data and reporting offered to clients
• Identify shortfalls in the sales process and help improve efficiency
• Coach the advertising sales team to improve their sales skills and performance

• Manage and support a team of Sales Specialists with day-to-day operations

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Commercially astute with an inherent understanding of driver of business value
• Is able to dive deep and is never out of touch with the details of the business
• Exceptional negotiation and closing skills
• Has relentlessly high standards (is never satisfied with the status quo)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years’ work experience
• Experience managing a sales team
• Experience with Salesforce or similar CRM
• Bachelor of Commerce Degree (or equivalent diploma) is preferential but not required

JOB DETAILS:

• Company: Takealot
• Vacancy Type: Full Time
• Job Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
• Application Deadline: SEE APPLICATION PAGE