At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.
You need to follow simple guidelines:
- Before applying, make sure you discuss the opportunity with your direct manager and that both of you agree that this is positive for your development (written approval from your direct manager will be required).
- Apply with your Jumia e-mail.
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.
We are seeking a Group Financial Reporting Expert to join our dynamic team. As a leading eCommerce platform across the African market, we are looking for an individual who can manage and enhance our financial reporting processes while collaborating with key stakeholders across our diverse operations. This role is a unique opportunity to shape the financial narrative of a major eCommerce player in Africa.
As Head of Acquisition & Incubation for Jumia Ghana, you will be at the core of Jumia Mall strategy.
Jumia is indeed a pure marketplace, relentlessly growing its base of happy and engaged sellers, the services we provide them with, the assortment Jumia offers to its customers. You will be In charge of one of the most critical parts of our marketplace, the acquisition of sellers and their first 30 days live on Jumia. You will shape the way we acquire and train thousands of sellers; Using all levers to make them grow while ensuring their operation excellence remains perfect to protect our CXP.
What you will be doing
- Reaching your targets on:
- Number of new live Vendors on our platform
- % of those new live vendors ending up their 30 days acquisition period with more than 15 SKUS live
- % of order cancellation for new live vendors
- Assortment created by your newly acquired sellers
- Achieved net merchandise value target for new active vendors
- Tightly monitoring acquisition performance per acquisition channel:
- From number of leads to live sellers
- From live sellers to active sellers
- Monitoring the average time for a new seller to go live
- Developing new acquisition channels to sustain Jumia seller acquisition ambition
- Optimizing all systems, processes and tools to ensure we acquire, activate and retain a maximum number
- Promoting Jumia Advantage Program to all new sellers, program giving strong incentives to sellers to grow their sell out as well as to improve their operational KPIs
- Driving the “Sell on Jumia” branding and marketing strategy
What we are looking for candidates who are/have:
- A first Degree from a reputable and accredited university
- 4+ years experience in consulting or e-commerce
- Performance oriented
- Strong entrepreneurial mindset
- Strong management and leadership skills
- Structured
- Well organized
- Resistant to stress
- Excellent interpersonal and analytical skills
- Proactive and has proven ability to deliver exceptional results despite operational challenge
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power -point) tools.
- Good verbal and written communication skills and presentation skills.
- Good problem-solving skills required
- Proven ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to work to deadlines and targets, can prioritize tasks under pressure.
Deadline for applications: 31-03-2025
Rounds of Interviews: 1. HR Screening; 2. Technical interviews with potential manager;
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