Business Development Manager at Vivo Activewear

The Business Development representative is key in driving the Shop Zetu Agenda, to be the leading fashion marketplace in East Africa. They are responsible for on-boarding and managing brands that are on-boarded onto the platform. They are also responsible for managing the Shop Zetu Social Media Pages.

Responsibilities 

• Research and reach out to possible partner brands for Shop Zetu. 
• Manage the on-boarding process for partner brands. 
• Train brands on Shop Zetu Processes, Systems and Policies. 
• Ensure that all partner brands have reviewed and signed contracts. 
• Act as a link between the marketing team, the E-commerce team and partner brands and share information around sales, product feedback from customers and promotions or campaigns. 
• Monitor partner brand stock levels and ensure partner brand products and quantities are showing on the website. 
• Co-ordinate the on-boarding of partner brand products on Shop Zetu together with the buying, warehousing, marketing and E-Commerce team. 
• Grow overall Shop Zetu Sales by working with Marketing and E-Commerce to develop campaigns and sales strategies to grow partner brand sales.

Behavioral Competence

• Be reliable and able to meet deadlines
• Be motivated and determined
• Be creative, with a good eye for content creation
• Have good communication and people skills
• Self-Leadership and Self-starter.

About you

• Minimum 2 years experience in Marketing, Communications or Sales 
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Communication, Sales. 
• Interest in Contemporary culture: fashion, design, photography and art.
• Knowledge and Experience in Social Media Marketing
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Experience and knowledge in managing partners and suppliers is a plus.