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Job description / Role
Souq.com is the largest ecommerce site in the Arab world. Every month, Souq.com attracts more than 35 million visits to its catalogue of more than 500,000 unique products in 20 different categories, including consumer electronics, household goods, fashion, watches, perfumes, toys, and baby products. Established in 2005, Souq.com today operates both as an award-winning retail business and an online marketplace that allows SMEs, merchants, brands and distributors to distribute their products online.
With more than 2,000 employees, we operate with the scale and ambition of a big corporation, but we cultivate a strong entrepreneurial and nimble mindset to ensure we execute with speed and efficiency. We have offices and local operations in UAE, Egypt, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and leading Product and Engineering centers in Jordan and India. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, and a unique opportunity to join the leading player in an ever growing and exciting industry.
Responsibilities:
- Identify potential partnership opportunities by researching market / industry and keeping a close eye on key developments in the region.
- Cold call as appropriate within the market or geographic area to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities. Meet potential clients by growing, maintaining, and leveraging professional network.
- Through market research develop forward-thinking, creative marketing strategies aimed at generating leads, growing sales, and driving revenue.
- Plan persuasive approaches and pitches that will convince potential clients to do business with the Souq.com
- Develop a cordial professional rapport with new clients, and set targets for sales and provide support that will continually improve the relationship. Grow and retain existing accounts by presenting new solutions and services to partners.
- Using knowledge of the market and competitors, identify and develop the company's unique selling propositions and differentiators.
- Daily operational management of key partnerships.
- Work in close collaboration with Regional Marketing team to ensure alignment of broader goals.
- Monitor customer acquisition, sales & revenue and optimize campaigns accordingly.
- Compile and analyze performance metrics to assess placements effectiveness and to identify new opportunities.
- Plan and develop the required creative/marketing material, landing pages, promotions etc.
Requirements
- Minimum 2 years of e-commerce experience.
- Bachelor's in sales, marketing or communications and/or related fields or equivalent.
- Knowledge of different revenue models.
- Ability to work effectively within fast paced, diverse cross functional teams
- Fluency in Arabic is preferred.
Core Competencies:
- Robust networking and persuasion skills.
- Good understanding of online marketing and the various channels.
About the Company
Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae.