GDM Retail Express is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: E-Commerce Business Development Lead

Location: Gbagada, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Lead overall penetration of our E-commerce / Digital growth
• Create long-term plan, market research, revenue build out and implementation proposal for growth and expansion.
• Develop forecast and drive performance for e-commerce & marketplace.
• Analyze, identify and take action on opportunities and gaps, especially low-hanging fruits.
• Build P&L, monitor investments and profitability of new initiatives to aid in e-commerce growth.
• Be the key launcher department with new initiatives.

Nurture the growth of Marketplace:

• Drive Marketplace growth by collaborating with Marketing and Merchandising teams to constantly optimize with scalable improvements and campaigns.
• Identify key business lines, assortment strategy and price point to support sales.
• Collaborate closely with the Marketing team to amplify Marketplace presence with the right marketing strategy.
• Set the vision and advise on high potential markets for expansion opportunities.
• Identify trends in the market, and business practices to find ways to capitalize on the constantly changing landscape.
• Kickstart strategic partnerships with other brands / distribution partners
• Pitch GDM RetailExpress to complementary brands or services and grow an ecosystem of like-minded brands.
• Grow and manage relationships with Marketplace partners.
• Ensure revenue and profit growth of partners.
• Explore and determine markets with other distribution model potential.
• Evaluate and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the day-to-day operation.

Team Lead & Project Management:

• Leading the Business Development team to be one of the most growth centric, performance-driven teams in the company.
• Lead and manage a high-performance team for projects and execution.
• Able to get hands-on with research and project management while understanding and knowing when and where to delegate.
• Collaborate closely with all other functional team leads for new projects, partnerships and executing growth strategy.

Requirements

• BA / BS Degree from top University in Business, Economics, or relevant fields.
• 4+ years of relevant work experience as a business development, account management, project management or consultant
• Past experience in e-commerce/ marketplace is preferable
• Superior communication and storyboarding skills via Google Slides or Powerpoint.
• High analytical, numerate and proficiency in Excel and Google sheet.
• Superb business acumen and strong critical thinking skills.
• Analytical with good ability to make sensible judgment calls with quantitative and qualitative information.

What You Should Be:

• A good grasp of the GDM RetailExpress brand and unique proposition.
• Self-starter with the drive to work in a fast-paced, ever changing, high-growth organization.
• Exposure with an exceptional ability to create and maintain strategic relationships with external partners.
• A track record of extreme ownership and delivering tangible results.
• Solid project manager, and multi-tasker; ability to handle tight deadlines while being detail-oriented.
• Sales oriented and numbers driven; a strong drive to hit targets.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively with various teams.
• An appetite to learn and at ease with uncertainty; open to challenging projects outside your comfort zone.
• Strong communication skills and ability to influence teams and project stakeholders.
• The ability to lead a high-performing team with clear goals and strategy to attain growth expectations.

Salary
N300,000 – N500,000 Monthly.

Application Closing Date
30th November, 2023.