takealot.com is looking for a Trade Strategist (Portfolio) to support the Trade Optimisation team by delivering data-driven insights and analytical models to improve business performance.
Requirements
- Analyze complex datasets to identify opportunities for improvement
- Build, validate, and maintain models to guide commercial decisions
- Partner cross-functionally with Retail, Marketplace, Supply Chain, Promotions, Product, and other stakeholders
- Translate business problems into structured analytical approaches
- Take ownership of initiatives and adapt quickly to changing business priorities
- Ability to deliver under deadlines and adapt to changing priorities
- Strong leadership potential — capable of influencing and mentoring others
- Committed to excellence and continuous improvement
- Adopts and leverages AI in daily tasks to improve efficiency
- Analyze list price structures to optimize margins
- Develop models that guide base pricing decisions
- Identify patterns in pricing elasticity and suggest price repositioning
Benefits
- Market-related Total Remuneration Package
- Great work environment
- Promise of not being bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge