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Merchandise Manager - New Partnerships

Merchandise Manager - New Partnerships

Activate TalentWorkFromHome, Eastern Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Schedule : Monday to Friday, 8 : 00am to 5 : 00pm

Location : 100% Remote in South Africa

Contract : Independent Contractor

What You'll be Doing

The Merchandise Manager, New Partnerships will support a key strategic initiative to aggressively recruit new brands to the portfolio, reporting to the Director of Merchandising,

As Merchandise Manager on a Typical Day, You'll

  • Support the Lightopia business by targeting a provided list of 90-100 Lighting vendors to secure partnerships.
  • After firming up terms and conditions, quickly onboard vendors, setting them up in the system, obtaining the item setup form for processing.
  • Coordinate the on-site launch, submitting creative briefs for the banner and ensuring a good site experience.
  • Communicate new brand story and pass key marketing assets to the Merchandising and Marketing teams for launch campaign.
  • Pass continued relationship management off to the Merchandising Team.

What You Bring to the Role

  • Sense of urgency.
  • Ability to take ownership and drive results.
  • Exceptional reliability and follow through.
  • Being proactive with communication, as we work on remote teams.
  • Extremely organized.
  • Ability to think strategically and act tactically with excellent attention to detail.
  • Tenacity and grit to work through big ideas and problem solve down to the minute details.
  • Professionalism in written and verbal communication. Ability to communicate and present to all levels in the organization.
  • High participation in work sessions via Zoom or MS Teams, as we work in a highly collaborative environment.
  • Qualifications and Requirements

  • Undergraduate degree in Business Administration, Merchandising, Marketing or related field, or minimum 3 years relevant work experience.
  • Strong critical thinking, problem solving skills.
  • Able to build collaborative relationships with internal and external partners.
  • Sense of urgency, detail oriented, and able to provide clear and thorough communication.
  • Express ideas precisely, persuasively, and effectively.
  • Must be able to operate independently with minimal daily supervision.
  • Commitment to and passion for continuous improvement.
  • Experience with the following systems is preferred – Microsoft Office, Netsuite
  • Our Purpose and Growth Culture :

    We are taking deliberate action to cultivate an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to tie spaces together with meaningful design. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key core values :

  • Team First - we collaborate and support each other
  • Whatever It Takes - we get it done
  • Win On Service - we do right by our customers
  • Be Curious - we seek creative, data-driven solutions
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