takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Head of Subscription to join our team in Cape Town.

We’re a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, 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!

The position reports to the Chief Marketing Officer.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Develop and implement strategies drive sign ups and retention for Takealot’s Subscription offering; including marketing the scheme across channels and platforms.
  • Own and manage the P&L of the vertical to drive customer satisfaction; frequency and manage unit economics.
  • Oversee operational execution to deliver results and meet business objectives.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams including Marketing, Operations, Customer Service, Retail, Finance, Product and Engineering.
  • Own the evolution of the program; from technology to benefits.
  • Evaluate, launch and manage new partnerships as needed.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry best practices in subscription to ensure strategy remains cutting-edge.

Attributes required:

  • Passionate about takealot.com; the brand and its customers
  • Strong commercial acumen
  • Strategic thinker; able to build a vision for the vertical and translate this vision into product design and operational plans
  • Solutions-oriented executer; can-do attitude; self-motivated
  • Strong Data Analysis, Manipulation and Reporting Skills
  • Strong Problem Solving Skills and Solutions Orientated
  • Analytical; uses data to inform decisions
  • Comfortable with change and excellent team player

Qualifications and experience:

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field. An MBA or related advanced degree is advantageous.
  • 7 - 10 years commercial experience including 2 - 3 years experience in managing Loyalty Programmes or Subscriptions
  • Experience presenting to senior managers and the C-suite
  • Experience in the tech sector / building a product from the ground up - Advantageous

The Environment

  • takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 
  • We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 
  • We are short on ego and high on output. 
  • We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 
  • We love what we do and what we are creating

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who: 

  • is forthright but respectful 
  • is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute 
  • is analytical, able to use data to make decisions 
  • is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours 
  • is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience 
  • is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster 
  • is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input 
  • is curious and challenge the status quo 
  • is innovative and enjoys iteration 
  • is collaborative 
  • will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com. 
  • thinks like an owner of the business. 
  • is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARDWORKING 

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us! 

Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.

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