• Application Deadline:
• Position: Category Manager (Computing)


• Job Type Full Time


• Qualification BA/BSc/HND


• Experience 7 years


• Location Not specified


• Job Field Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development 
  

Job Objective:

• As Category Manager (Computing), you will have the end-to-end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the category that has been assigned to you.


• Your role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, and manage partners including vendors and brands – interfacing constantly with the Commercial Planning, Vendor Success & Marketing teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• ​Ensure continuous growth of our existing business by owning pricing and promotions strategy, working with marketing teams to improve product content and visibility; and managing stock availability by coordinating teams across the business to bring the product to the customer.


• ​Complete sales performance of the 3c’s Categories, vendors, merchant’s management, and monitoring of sales strategies with a view to increasing the Business unit’s Net Margin Position (NMP) & Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV).


• ​Customer acquisition thru Value Offering, Sales Campaign Management, etc.


• ​Create and present strategic insights for the Business unit to gain alignment of major initiatives at multiple levels of the organization.


• ​Analyze and present post – promotion analysis for retail and Marketplace, quantifying impact to brand and category.


• ​Define and optimize curation/assortment selection strategy for your category ensuring relevance of selection/styling to optimize revenues and sales velocity.


• ​Support product and content creation process to increase assortment live. 


• ​Plan and maintain constant stock availability.


• ​Trend Spotting: Should be able to identify broader trends and fill category gaps.


• ​Build weekly marketing plan, contribute determining which products/subcategories will be promoted on website and through all marketing channels (Newsletters, Facebook, etc.).


• ​Develop strong analytics to evaluate daily/weekly/monthly performance and optimize further marketing, pricing, and product selection.


• ​Develop and manage subcategories under Jumia.


• Maintain the P&L and develop annual and quarterly category strategic plans by conducting financial analysis of the business.


• ​Manage the entire physical product lifecycle, from strategic activities to tactical implementation, including product portfolio idea generation.


• ​Work closely with the vendor management team to identify vendors and negotiate contracts to ensure best quality and costs.


• ​Partner with Jumia Services to improve product availability, reduce costs, and minimize our working capital investment.


• Work together with system teams to identify main opportunities for process automation and efficiency gains.


• ​Influence large number stakeholders across the business; work closely with the team members and other business groups to deliver results and be comfortable in presenting projects and results to senior leadership on a regular basis.

Requirements: Education, Experience & Qualifications:

• ​BSc / Higher Diploma in a relevant field from a reputable educational institution. Post-graduate qualification or professional certification in a sales / marketing discipline will be a plus.


• 7+ years of experience in a similar role, with at least 2 years in a leadership position


• The ability to prioritize key accounts is a required skill.


• ​Process Improvement Management


• ​Good understanding of P&L, and Cash-Flow Management


• ​Skilled negotiation & Value-based selling


• ​Experience negotiating bulk discounts, MOQs & Credit Terms


• ​Experience building partnership with strategic OEMs.


• ​Owner mentality and an entrepreneurial drive.


• ​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.


• ​Tenacity to develop ideas independently and thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment is essential for success.


• ​Company and customer expertise.


• ​Strategic perspective.

We Offer 

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment


• A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African ecommerce 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