About Jumia:
Jumia is a leading pan-African e-commerce platform. Its mission is to improve the quality of everyday life in Africa by leveraging technology to deliver innovative, convenient and affordable online services to customers, while helping businesses grow as they use Jumia's platform to better reach and serve customers.
Jumia is built around a marketplace and supported by a proprietary logistics business [Jumia Logistics] and a digital payment and fintech platform [Jumia Pay]. With over 3,000 employees, Jumia is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by very high-profile shareholders. Jumia is committed to creating a sustainable impact in Africa.
In April 2019, Jumia was the first Tech company in Africa to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
What you will be doing
- Monitor the annual year contract negotiations with suppliers that enhance the company’s profitability.
- Building Supplier relationships that result in revenue and profitability growth.
- Directing the implementation of category strategy.
- Develop a pricing strategy that meets the company’s objectives.
- Developing the assortment of the category.
- Monitoring the sales, purchase &inventory targets.
- Identifying the promotion’s activities to achieve targets.
- Managing and developing the performance of the category.
- Liaising with relevant internal departments to ensure that customer needs are met.
- Develop reports to assess the performance of the category.
- Work closely with the marketing teams on communication channels for campaigns to reach existing and new customers.
- Identify new business opportunities within the home category and proactively pursue them.
- Prepare and deliver sales presentations, proposals, and contracts to potential vendors.
- Negotiate pricing and contractual terms to secure new partnerships.
- Stay updated on industry trends, market conditions, and competitors to provide strategic recommendations and drive innovation.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, or any related field
- Strong commercial skills
- Good analytical and numerical skills
- Great capacity to handle high stake negotiations;
- Structured, data-driven, thorough
- Good with tools (excel & PPT, Salesforce would be a plus)
- Strong interpersonal skills, a team player
- Great ability to work in a fast-paced and competitive environment
- Flawless English communication.
We Offer:
- A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
- A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce sector
- The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team
- An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders
