Jumia Jobs 2021

Jumia is a leading e-commerce platform in Africa. It is built around a marketplace, Jumia Logistics, and JumiaPay. The marketplace helps millions of consumers and sellers to connect and transact. Jumia Logistics enables the delivery of millions of packages through our network of local partners.

JumiaPay facilitates the payments of online transactions for Jumia’s ecosystem. With over 1 billion people and 500 million internet users in Africa, Jumia believes that e-commerce is making people’s lives easier by helping them shop and pay for millions of products at the best prices wherever they live. E-commerce is also creating new opportunities for SMEs to grow, and job opportunities for a new generation to thrive.

With over 5,000 employees in more than 10 countries in Africa, 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 sustainable impact in Africa. Jumia offers unique opportunities in a vibrant and booming environment, creating new jobs, new skills, and empowering a new generation.

Job Description

Job Title: Head of Sales, Jumia Services 

Main responsibilities

•  Lead organization in the identification, development, setup and growth of new businesses within JS operating country.
• Develop business relationships to facilitate revenue generation for Jumia services assets in the country
• Drive large solution sales partnerships by creating the right pricing strategies and establishing optimal targeting approaches
• Oversee the operation and negotiation of carrier and third-party client contract rates, equipment availability, etc.
• Lead and challenge the team to be customer-centric; develop strategies to enhance our customer service and our growth, focusing on deliveries that are on-time, in-full and defect-free, to influence positive customer experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional leaders, outside contractors etc to ensure business development and scaling of business

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• An analytic or management degree from a top university
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Email, Internet etc.
• Proficient in Google Offic Suite – Google Drive, Google Sheets, Google Docs, Gmail etc.
• Minimum 3 years total experience in logistics or operations organisation
•  Experience working on sales/business development on retail/banking or losgisics organisatiob
• Ability to follow-up on tasks to be done on time
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent Communication skills and ability to communicate with different teams on a daily basis
• Must be willing to work with and learn new technologies

We Offer:

• A  unique expercience 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