Job Vacancies at Jumia Nigeria, 4th October, 2018

Jumia is Africa’s leading internet group, with already over 3,000 employees in more than 20 African countries and huge successes such as Jumia, Jumia Travel, Jumia Food, Jumia Deals, and Jumia Services. It is led by top talented leaders offering a great mix of local and international talents and is backed by MTN, Millicom, Rocket Internet, Axa, Orange, Goldman Sachs & CdC.

We are currently looking for talented people with a passion for emerging markets and Africa to join our team and embark on our exciting journey.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Training Manager, Jumia Vendor University
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• In this role, you will be responsible for analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of training programs to Jumia vendors. Your primary responsibility is to create and develop interactive and impactful blended learning experiences, leveraging Instructor-led training, self-study, e-learning, social media and mobile solutions, to achieve measurable training results.

Responsibilities
In particular, you will:

• Develop education materials & programs for Jumia Vendors so they have strong knowledge of Seller Centre platform.
• Develop seasonal plan & schedule of educational training, workshops, classes
• Leverage existing and develop new templates for training design and development.
• Oversee all aspects of training delivery including a rollout plan, trainer preparation and effectiveness, and logistics.
• Responsible for consolidating and coordinating overall budget planning based on future training requirement development, monitoring and monthly internal reporting and communication.
• Work with the Vendor Success team to develop and improve current training materials, practices, and delivery methodologies to ensure successful and continuous training
• Evaluate and measure effectiveness of training programs by creating formal evaluations, soliciting feedback from participants, monitoring enrollment and attendance
• Responsibility for management of all new Jumia Academy Learning Platform related topics.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a training role, covering both technical and soft skills training; experience in retail is an asset
• Expertise in developing, planning, implementing and assessing training
• Ability to use multiple learning methods and link appropriate methods with subject matter.
• Skilled in use of training technology for delivery and use of technology for development of training materials and general work deliverables.
• Excellent one-to-many and one-to-one communication skills in both classroom and tutorial settings.
• Excellent communication skills for the purpose of knowledge transfer and skill development, including superior skill in explaining technical topics to novices and collaborating with subject matter experts and managers.
• Demonstrated experience developing classroom activities and reviews, job aids, online tutorials and/or other training materials.

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

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply

Job Title: Head of Vendor Acquisition
Location: Lagos
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The Head of Vendor Acquisition will lead Jumia Vendor Acquisition Strategy, which at a high level includes Vendor Acquisition, Vendor Retention, Vendor Development, Vendor Experience and Vendor Education
• You will be responsible for driving growth and revenue from Vendors across product lines
• In addition to organic growth, this position will develop relationships with channel partners to meet Vendor acquisition targets as required.

In particular, you will:

• Acquire and incubate key target sellers, in line with our long-term strategic plan
• Implement campaigns and initiatives for new sellers to boost their performance
• Devise a plan to acquire vendors and products to fuel an aggressive growth
• Break down regional targets into individual targets for each team member and ensure targets are achieved
• Devise and implement online and offline strategies to source leads
• Liaises with category team to drive and growth individual categories (e.g. Electronics, Health & Beauty, Fashion)
• Manage a team of acquisition agents and optimize their performance
• Directly interact with key new sellers to build relationship and ensure strong performance with Jumia
• Ensure overall sales target are met through planning, forecasting, marketing and collaboration with internal teams
• Recommend processes and performance measures to improve and motivate team in line with the company objectives

Professional Skills & Qualifications

• Degree in related courses which include; Business Administration/Management, Sales, Marketing, Economics.
• Minimum of 6 years of Vendor Management/Acquisitions and/or Business Development & Account Management experience is required
• Previous experience in fast-paced high-pressure sales environment with short closing cycles
• E-commerce experience is a plus
• Good relationship with top distributors in Major markets across different product categories would be an added advantage.

Interested and qualified candidates should:Click here to apply