Partnerships Marketing Manager - TakealotNOW

takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a versatile Partnership Marketing Manager to join our Group Customer Service & Insights team in Cape Town

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

The successful incumbent will be responsbile to develop and manage strategic partnerships to enhance the TakealotMORE program value proposition and drive business objectives. Strengthen TakealotMORE through partnerships for MORE deals, Retail Media and broader benefits. Oversee partnerships end to end; from identifying potential partners, to campaign coordination, to relationship management and reporting, while ensuring adherence to SLAs.

Your responsibilities will include:

Key responsibilities:

Partnership Support & Execution:

• Support the development and implementation of TakealotMORE partnership strategies aligned with marketing and business objectives for the Takealot Group.
• Leverage partnerships to drive business objectives for TakealotMORE deals, Retail Media and broader benefits.
• Assist in researching and identifying potential partnership opportunities through market analysis and competitor research.
• Support partnership evaluations by conducting audience alignment analysis and impact assessments.

Campaign Management & Coordination:

• Execute partnership campaigns from briefing through to completion, ensuring all deliverables are met on time and within scope.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Creative, Content, Digital, Retail Media, Retail & Marketplace) and external partners to ensure seamless campaign delivery.
• Develop and maintain campaign timelines, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned and informed of progress.
• Support the creation of campaign briefs and creative direction for partnership initiatives.

Relationship Management:

• Serve as day-to-day contact for assigned partners, maintaining regular communication and relationship building.
• Schedule and coordinate partnership meetings, calls, and check-ins
• Support the Group Head of TakealotMORE in partner negotiations and agreement discussions.

Performance Tracking & Reporting:

• Monitor and track partnership campaign performance against defined KPIs, metrics and SLA’s.
• Compile regular performance reports and provide analysis on campaign effectiveness.
• Support budget tracking and reconciliation for partnership activities.
• Assist with monthly and weekly operational reporting.

Administrative & Operational Support:

• Maintain partnership databases and documentation.
• Support contract administration and partnership agreement management.
• Coordinate partnership events, activations, and promotional activities.
• Assist with budget management and purchase order processing.

Output:

• Completed research reports and partnership strategies, aligned with marketing and business objectives.
• Partner campaigns shipped on time and in line with brand guidelines, to deliver on campaign KPIs and objectives.
• Regular communication logs and updates with partners.
• Completed partnership agreements ahead of campaign launches.
• Secured deals funding and Retail Media investment from brands and partners.
• Performance reports analysing campaign effectiveness against KPIs, metrics, SLAs, budgets and targets.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Communications, or related field
• 3-5 years of marketing experience.
• At least 1-2 years exposure to partnerships, sponsorships, or collaborative marketing.
• Experience with campaign management and cross-functional project coordination.
• Strong proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and project management tools.
• E-commerce, retail and subscriptions experience is advantageous.
• Previous agency or client-side marketing experience preferred.

Attributes Required:

• Strong project management and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for building relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret data and provide insights.
• Creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Collaborative approach with ability to work across different teams and functions.
• Proactive and self-motivated with strong ownership mentality.

The Environment: 

• takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer- centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e- commerce company in Africa. 
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve. 
• We are short on ego and high on output. 
• We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all. 
• We love what we do and what we are creating.
• We seek to employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who is Smart, has Integrity, and is Hardworking. 

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind so come and join us! 

Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply.