Jumia is the leading e-commerce player in Africa. Founded in
2012 in Nigeria, Jumia's mission is to revolutionize the concept of shopping by
providing customers with the best online shopping experience and also to link
consumers and entrepreneurs to do better business together.
Jumia Group, a leading global incubator of startups
specialised in e-commerce. Jumia Group is Africa's leading internet firm, with
already over 3,000 employees in over 20 African countries and huge successes
such as Jumia Market, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, Jumia House, Jumia
Jobs, Jumia Car, Jumia Services It is led by top talented leaders offering a
great mix of local and international talents.
Africa is one of the fastest growing economies in the world,
offering excellent opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment. Its
economic growth has enabled innovative businesses to flourish and this is where
Africa Internet Group steps in.
We (Jumia) are currently looking for talented people to join our
team and embark on an exciting journey in the core of business development and
entrepreneurship.
About the Position: Category Manager- Internship
The Category Manager will be responsible for delivering a
world-class customer experience thanks to the right assortment, a perfect
online ergonomics, the best prices and the most innovative marketing campaigns.
There are 2 types of products fashion and General Merchandising (Books, High
Tech…). As a category manager you will be responsible for either fashion or General Merchandising.
Taking the lead on the category strategic orientation, the
category manager will have to bring an exceptional growth for the sales volume,
the margin and the conversion rate. He will be responsible for the decisions he
makes and will have to monitor his performance.
Your position as Category Manager entails (Responsibilities):
• Delivering a strategy for future growth by building the
most pertinent assortment of products, asking the buyer teams to follow up on
your instructions.
• Increasing the gross margin by being responsible for
Jumia’s price position and asking the buyer teams to renegotiate the costs on
strategic brands, categories and products.
• Meeting the main suppliers.
• Building a very friendly user interface, working closely
with the shop management teams (marketing) – It includes the creation of
banners, new filters, enhancing the category tree, selecting the products you
want to see at the top of the page, etc.
• Establishing plans that will be presented to the top
management on the strategic decision you make (which price point do we target
for this category, which marketing strategy I want to implement, which products
do I want to source, what will be the upcoming best sellers).
• Managing all the replenishment and inventory tools for
stock monitoring
• Creating campaigns and deciding through which marketing
channel you will push them
• As a whole, you have to identify and to promote the bestseller that will lead the market and strengthen Jumia’s position as the leader
of online retail
A successful candidate will fulfil the following
requirements:
Expected personal skills
• Action oriented and results oriented
• Strong analytical skill
• Strong inter-personal skills: Convince the people and your
team that you are making the right decisions
• Fast learner
• Well organized
• Resistant to stress
• Very independent with a strong ability to go further than
the expectations
Expected background and technical skills
• Top European Business Schools and Universities.
• A previous experience in management consulting, venture
capital, company creation or category management (retail) would be appreciated.
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel (VBA would be plus).
• Ability to analyse large data sets to make strategic
decisions.
As a whole, we expect someone passionate, creative and able
to work efficiently. The category manager is the CEO of his category and is
playing a key role within the company, interacting with roughly all the
departments and the top management. We expect a leader.
We (Jumia)offer:
• A unique experience in an international, entrepreneurial,
yet structured environment.
• An unparalleled personal and professional improvement as
our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our
future internet ventures.
• The opportunity to be part of a team full of talented
people with the best backgrounds.
How To Apply
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How To Apply
Interested and qualified persons should click here to Apply
