Head of E-Commerce Job in Kenya

empire

Job Advert: Head of E-Commerce

We specialize in designing, developing and implementing Financial Technology solutions

The Role: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the position holder will be responsible for developing, driving and implementing the e-commerce strategy to maximize sales, with a persistent emphasis on customer acquisition, conversions and maximizing average order value.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the overall strategy to ensure revenue growth through customer acquisition;
• Build and direct a cohesive team of internal and external personnel to effectively develop E-Commerce solution.
• Undertaking all day-to-day website operations and order management tasks, including daily monitoring tasks.
• Reviewing and actively managing the efficient flow of all orders through the order management process, identifying any potential issues.
• Coordinating operations management tasks that relate to 3rd party suppliers and tools, coordinating resources, information and activities where required.
• Manage and develop the website (and sub-sites) to optimize new customer acquisition, sales and brand experience;
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to manage all aspect of the E-Commerce business including, business planning, content strategy and development;
• Ensure proper management of customer experience including design aesthetics, content navigation, information architecture, branding/marketing and functionality;
• Continually review the relevance and commercial potential of new areas of digital development and make recommendations;
• Serve as the first point of contact for cross-functional teams – customer service, warehousing and logistics, loss prevention, ecommerce IT, retail operations etc. – assisting with any queries
• Creating and maintaining ecommerce operations documentation and guides

Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing/ ICT or business related;
• 1+ year’s ecommerce experience, preferably in retail management
• Experience working with cross-functional teams such as customer service, warehousing and logistics, and ecommerce IT, with demonstrated ability to manage good relationships with both internal teams and external suppliers
• Extensive experience working with web analytics tools e.g. Webtrends, Ominiture;
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment

How to Apply:

Interested?

Apply to hr@empire.co.ke with subject “Head of E-Commerce” by 16th Apr 2018.