Walmart Marketplace Specialist

Have you ever used Walmart? Great! Looking for an exciting challenge where every day you get to make a difference? Fantastic! Are you a problem solver, able to come up with solutions to problems yourself? Awesome! A Walmart marketplace specialist to join our fast-growing team. If you have experience managing Walmart, then we want to hear from you!

COMPANY: We help people and brands achieve their full potential. To this end we have created a team that has become the jealously guarded secret for a number of successful existing and start-up brands. We are the people behind several of Amazon’s success stories, working closely with brands to develop and deliver their digital marketplace strategy. Now we’re looking to carry that success onto Walmart, offering our brands another way to thrive online. We are growing rapidly and are looking for the right people to join our team.

ABOUT THE ROLE: We are looking for someone to join our newly formed Walmart team. You’ll have exposure to a full breadth of our client base, with new challenges every day. With real responsibility – your opinions and decisions will count!

Your role will include:
*Developing and implementing holistic Walmart strategies
*Setting up and managing Walmart accounts
*Driving traffic through Walmart or external marketing
*Analysing market trends
*Crunching data and looking for insights

Other things that come up in the day-to-day running of a fast-growing business

ABOUT YOU: A 2:1 or above in a Mathematics/Economics/Psychology, related degree is preferred. Experience managing Walmart accounts is essential. What will also be important is your attitude and entrepreneurial skills.

You should:
Have a strong analytical mind and be comfortable with numbers. Current team members include economists, mathematicians, consumer psychologists, and law graduates.
*Have an instinct for what makes people want to buy products online;
*Enjoy the competitive nature of selling online – our success will be objectively measured in sales metrics across Walmart and other relevant online channels. You should enjoy trying to do better than before;
*Skilled at Office Suite, particularly Excel and Word – you need to know your pivot tables and =vlookups, or be sharp enough to learn them on your own;
*Use initiative and problem-solve – if issues come up, are you going to be able to use your own initiative to find a solution or will you need someone to find a solution for you? We want problem solvers;
*Brand champion – you understand the value of a strong brand and will quickly get to grips with our brand world and ensure everything you do sits within it;
*Keen interpersonal skills and an ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds;
*A demonstrable ability to think outside the box, innovate and think creatively.

Location: Cape Town (South Africa)

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