Job Vacancies at Jumia Nigeria – 5 Positions

Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Department: HR - HR Operations
Job type: Full Time

Job Objective

• As Human Resources Associate, you will play a vital role in the HR department to support the execution of our HR agenda across different HR function on tasks and assignments that will be assigned to you from time to time.
• We seek agile, vibrant, and passionate individual who are self-driven, have a positive attitude, and demonstrate the ability to work independently and in a team in order to complete tasks.
• This is a fantastic opportunity for someone open to learning and building a HR career in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Support to drive engagement of employees by contributing in one way or the other to the execution of effective strategies that strengthen employee relations.
• Planning and coordinating day-to-day operations of the HR department by supporting in such activities like planning meetings, making notes etc.
• Support the recruitment function and sometimes owning and driving end-to-end recruitment process by placing adverts, screening applications, scheduling and conducting interviews and overall engagement with hiring managers and candidates.
• Engage in the training and onboarding of newly recruited staff so as to ensure that they are properly guided and are in the know of company rules and regulations.
• Take part in the off-boarding process of exiting staff to ensure that they comply with the procedures of company’s exit policy and ensure good leavers join the company’s alumni network.
• Disperse circulars and notifications for meetings.
• Schedule and Lead inter-departmental meetings within the company.
• Carry out conflict resolution amongst employees.
• Writing of reports and the preparation of presentations for managers is also part of the description of most human resources associates.

Requirements and Qualification

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or in any other Business-related field
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in a human resources function is a plus
• Any other form of human resources certification is also a plus
• Must possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Must be structured in thinking and approach to problem solving.
• Average analytical skills and must demonstrate proficiency in the use of analytical tools like MS excel.
• Ability to work as part of a team, and in some cases to also lead a team.
• Leadership and organizational abilities are required to be good on the job.
• Must be able to display a high level of adaptability in any given situation.
• Must be meticulous in handling assignments and be able to pay attention to details.

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures
• Competitive compensation

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Full Time

Description

• The Logistics unit of the Biggest E-Commerce company in Nigeria Jumia Service, is currently seeking to engage proactive, vibrant, energetic, and qualified individuals an opportunity to be part of its supply chain system.

Responsibilities
As a Dispatch Rider, your responsibility includes:

• Conduct inspections of the Bike prior to dispatch operations.
• Pack and load packages/meals onto the Bike according to the company's material handling process.
• Maintain excellent communication with customers, restaurants and partners
• Obtain delivery confirmations from each customer.
• Daily remittance and delivery reconciliation.

Requirements
Dispatch Riders must meet the following criteria to be considered for the role:

• SSCE / GCE / NECO
• Experience: Minimum of 1 year.
• Minimum of 18 years of Age.
• Possess a valid rider license.
• Ability to pass company tests and background check
• Strong customer service skills.
• Must possess a positive and professional attitude.

Application Closing Date
31st May, 2021.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-Time
Department: Commercial - Key Account Management

Job Objective

• As Strategic Jumia Partner Manager for FMCG category, you will have the end-to- end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the assigned category.
• Your role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, and manage partners including vendors and brands. Constant interface with the commercial planning, Vendor success & Marketing team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous growth of our existing business by owning pricing and promotions strategy, working with marketing teams to improve product content and visibility; and managing stock availability by coordinating teams across the business to bring the product to the customer.
• Complete Sales performance of the 3c’s Categories, vendors, merchant’s management and monitoring of sales strategies with a view to increasing the Business unit’s Net Margin Position (NMP) & Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV).
• Customer acquisition thru Value Offering, Sales Campaign Management, etc.
• Create and present strategic insights for the Business unit to gain alignment of major initiatives at multiple levels of the organization.
• Analyze & Present post – promotion analysis for retail and Marketplace, quantifying impact to brand and category.
• Define and optimize curation / assortment selection strategy for your category ensuring relevance of selection / styling to optimize revenues and sales velocity.
• Support product and content creation process to increase assortment live.
• Plan and maintain constant stock availability.
• Trend Spotting: Should be able to identify broader trends and fill category gaps
• Build weekly marketing plan, contribute determining which products / subcategories will be promoted on website and through all marketing channels (Newsletters, Facebook, etc.).
• Develop strong analytics to evaluate daily / weekly / monthly performance and optimize further marketing, pricing, and product selection.
• Develop and manage subcategories under Jumia. Maintain the P&L and develop annual and quarterly category strategic plans by conducting financial analysis of the business.
• Manage the entire physical product lifecycle, from strategic activities to tactical implementation, including product portfolio idea generation
• Work closely with the vendor management team to identify vendors and negotiate contracts to ensure best quality and costs.
• Partner with Jumia Services to improve product availability, reduce costs, and minimize our working capital investment. Work together with system teams to identify main opportunities for process automation and efficiency gains.
• Influence large number stakeholders across the business; work closely with the team members and other business groups to deliver results and be comfortable in presenting projects and results to senior leadership on a regular basis.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in any field from a recognised and accredited University
• 8+ years’ experience in managing key accounts in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods environment.
• Build’s and Presents Joint Business Plans and aligns on a refined version with accounts being managed.
• Understands implications of performance analysis and performance steering levers (e.g., low CR% leads to either better content or better price)
• Has strong clarity on the value proposition of Marketing Value Added services
• Exceptional negotiation. listening and communication skills required. Manages tri-partite conversations between Jumia, brands and their distributors.
• Advanced Excel. Knowledge of other tools i.e. PBI etc is an advantage
• Exceptional team working skills and people management.
• Has already a good network / portfolio of sellers relevant to the category to onboard on Jumia - Added advantage
• Exceptional analytical skills.

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
Job type: Full-Time
Department: Commercial

Job Objective

• As Strategic Jumia Partner Manager for phone and computing category, you will have the end-to- end responsibility of the customer experience and growth of the assigned category.
• Your role is to bring in the relevant assortment, design targeted promotions, and manage partners including vendors and brands. Constant interface with the commercial planning, Vendor success & Marketing team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure continuous growth of our existing business by owning pricing and promotions strategy, working with marketing teams to improve product content and visibility; and managing stock availability by coordinating teams across the business to bring the product to the customer.
• Complete Sales performance of the 3c’s Categories, vendors, merchant’s management and monitoring of sales strategies with a view to increasing the Business unit’s Net Margin Position (NMP) & Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV).
• Customer acquisition thru Value Offering, Sales Campaign Management, etc.
• Create and present strategic insights for the Business unit to gain alignment of major initiatives at multiple levels of the organization.
• Analyze & Present post – promotion analysis for retail and Marketplace, quantifying impact to brand and category.
• Define and optimize curation / assortment selection strategy for your category ensuring relevance of selection / styling to optimize revenues and sales velocity.
• Support product and content creation process to increase assortment live.
• Plan and maintain constant stock availability.
• Trend Spotting: Should be able to identify broader trends and fill category gaps
• Build weekly marketing plan, contribute determining which products / subcategories will be promoted on website and through all marketing channels (Newsletters, Facebook, etc.).
• Develop strong analytics to evaluate daily / weekly / monthly performance and optimize further marketing, pricing, and product selection.
• Develop and manage subcategories under Jumia. Maintain the P&L and develop annual and quarterly category strategic plans by conducting financial analysis of the business.
• Manage the entire physical product lifecycle, from strategic activities to tactical implementation, including product portfolio idea generation
• Work closely with the vendor management team to identify vendors and negotiate contracts to ensure best quality and costs.
• Partner with Jumia Services to improve product availability, reduce costs, and minimize our working capital investment. Work together with system teams to identify main opportunities for process automation and efficiency gains.
• Influence large number stakeholders across the business; work closely with the team members and other business groups to deliver results and be comfortable in presenting projects and results to senior leadership on a regular basis.

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in any field from a recognised and accredited University
• 8+ years’ experience in managing key accounts in the phones and computing category.
• Build’s and Presents Joint Business Plans and aligns on a refined version with accounts being managed.
• Understands implications of performance analysis and performance steering levers (e.g., low CR% leads to either better content or better price)
• Has strong clarity on the value proposition of Marketing Value Added services
• Exceptional negotiation. listening and communication skills required. Manages tri-partite conversations between Jumia, brands and their distributors.
• Advanced Excel. Knowledge of other tools i.e. PBI etc is an advantage
• Exceptional team working skills and people management.
• Has already a good network / portfolio of sellers relevant to the category to onboard on Jumia - Added advantage
• Exceptional analytical skills.

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Location: Lagos
Department: Commercial - Commercial Planning
Job Type: Full Time

Job Objective

• Jumia’s platform across Africa is already the largest and most engaged platform. As we are entering a phase of unbelievable scale-up, our ability and the necessity to monetize the platform is growing.
• This is where you will step in. This is a crucial role at Jumia, with direct exposure to top management, provided the importance of the job. Your key objective is to drive our gross margin*. As part of his job, the Revenue Manager will have to show a great understanding of ecommerce and marketplace (or a very strong ability to learn), developing streams of value added services for our sellers and our customers, ensuring by this a road to profitability for Jumia.
• The Revenue Manager will be interacting mostly with C-Levels of Jumia. It will definitely be a key success factor for him to engage the senior leadership team into what he/she identified as the next generation of revenue stream. As our profitability also relies on our topline, the Revenue Manager will be strongly committed with all commercial directors to ensure our new revenue streams do not impact negatively the top line.
• Based on his expertise, the revenue manager will also be the owner of most inventory decisions as well as budgets dedicated to investments into prices (e.g subsidy). *Gross margin being composed of: marketplace commission, retail margin, shipping fee revenues, vendors penalties, vendors value added services, logistics fees.

Responsibilities
Monitoring Gross Profit P&L performance vs budget:

• Building analysis to ensure smart reporting on the performance across all categories, leading to actionoriented recommendations (at Cat1 / Cat2 / Cat 3 + Seller Level at GP1 level).
• Improving our GP2 by optimizing seller and customer passthrough and adapting the commission matrix to reflect price leadership opportunities and scale our Value Added Services.
• Owner of developing the next generation for revenue streams focused on providing services to sellers (Values Added Services):
• Take ownership of VAS products including elaborating on the product value proposition, target market, application scenarios, key differentiators and USPs, benchmarking, trends and vision
• Monitoring, leading and accelerating the adoption of these services o Designing action plans to be executed by KAMs
• Reconciliation of Marketing Contribution (Deal tracker vs booked by Finance) + back margin follow-up
• Making sure that all revenue streams are booked and correctly implemented

Inventory Management:

• Management of POs (Retail): making sure that we inbound the right assortment at the right quantity and with a price leadership

Management of COs (Consignment):

• CP Coordination / execution of Inventory to ensure a healthy rolling stock
• Making sure that all products in our WH are visible on the website
• Making sure we give visibility to best sellers
• Making sure that they are picked as collections in the consumer needs (merchandising campaigns).
• Making sure that the seller subscribes to visibility services (SP, VAS, etc…)
• Making sure that we reprice the slow movers (PSA, Phoenix)
• Coordinate Performance Steering Actions with KAMs so that they can negotiate deep discounts with sellers to animate a clearance campaign.

Repricing of Forfeited Items:

• Coordinating with IT to make sure that the products are live on the website.
• Reprice the items in order to maximize our margins while ensuring that the items move quickly
• Work on the collections for the clearance campaign.
• Ensuring Jumia is offering the lowest prices on its assortment by scanning, mapping and comparing Jumia and its competitors’ SKUs several times a week (“Phoenix Process”).

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in top tier consulting firms, 2+ years experience in top tier e-commerce firms, 2+ years in top tier investment banks or audit firms
• Top tier engineering universities

We Offer

• A unique experience in an entrepreneurial, yet structured environment.
• The opportunity to become part of a highly professional and dynamic team working around the world.
• An unparalleled personal and professional growth as our longer-term objective is to train the next generation of leaders for our future internet ventures.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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