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.
What you will be doing:
- Act as the main point of contact for a portfolio of key clients and for internal KAM teams on all Jumia Advertising Services (JAS) matters.
- Build and maintain strong commercial relationships with clients to drive recurring, growing and sustainable business.
- Manage the full sales cycle: brief intake and qualification, media recommendation, pitch, negotiation, closing, execution follow-up and reporting.
- Lead media strategy for your accounts: define objectives, plan multi-channel campaigns, recommend formats and allocate budgets accordingly.
- Work closely with internal teams (Ad Ops, design, data, commercial) to ensure seamless campaign execution and KPI delivery.
- Optimize campaigns on a daily basis and provide proactive client servicing through regular check-ins, insights, performance reviews and strategic recommendations.
- Identify upsell and cross-sell opportunities to expand account value.
- Monitor performance, market trends and competitor activity to continuously propose relevant improvements and innovative solutions to clients.
What we are looking for:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Marketing, Business, Advertising or a related field.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in digital advertising in a sales or client-facing role: media agency, ad network, publisher, retail media platform or advertiser side.
- Strong hands-on experience managing online marketing campaigns: display, performance, retail media, social… with a solid understanding of KPIs and budget management.
- Comfortable working with data, dashboards and large datasets.
- Strong client management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and priorities at once.
- Commercial mindset with proven ability to negotiate, persuade and close deals.
- Sensitivity to brand identity and content quality.
We Offer:
- A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
- A unique opportunity of having strong impact in building the African e-commerce 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
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