Jobs at Jumia

What you will be doing

• Own the P&L of the category, driving GMV, revenue, contribution margin, and vendor monetization.
• Lead and develop a team of Key Account Managers, ensuring high performance, clear ownership, and structured development.
• Define the category strategy, including assortment growth, price positioning, and sourcing tactics to win across segments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with C-level executives of top brands and distributors, ensuring Jumia is a key strategic partner.
• Acquire new brands and large distributors to scale assortment, improve product availability, and strengthen competitiveness.
• Lead Joint Business Plans (JBPs) with strategic vendors, ensuring alignment on targets, marketing plans, and visibility campaigns.
• Promote and sell Jumia’s advertising and visibility services to vendors in your portfolio to drive monetization and traffic.
• Collaborate with the commercial planning and marketing teams to design impactful campaigns and promotions.
• Monitor and analyze category performance through dashboards and reports, identifying actions to accelerate growth or fix gaps.
• Track and manage pricing, out-of-stock, and operational KPIs to ensure best-in-class customer experience.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration with supply chain, operations, finance, and product teams to ensure execution excellence.

What we are looking for

• 7+ years of experience in the category industry, retail, or e-commerce, including team leadership and full P&L ownership.
• Strong understanding of the category ecosystem in the market: key players, price ladders, customer segments, and sourcing models.
• Graduate of a top-tier business or engineering school (Top 5 in your country or globally recognized).
• Strong commercial leadership and negotiation capabilities with C-level stakeholders.
• Proven track record in managing teams, delivering results through people, and developing talent.
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking, with the ability to structure category plans and drive execution.
• Fluency in English and French; excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working with data and tools (Excel, dashboards, Google Suite, CRM, BI tools).
• High resilience and adaptability in fast-paced, growth-oriented environments.

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What you will be doing

• Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with C-level executives and account managers of our top brands and distributors in the category. You will be one of the key external representatives of Jumia in this category, alongside the Country Managing Director and CCO.
• Develop and execute strategic plans to drive sales growth and maximize revenue across your portfolio.
• Lead the acquisition of new high-potential brands and large distributors to enrich our assortment and consolidate Jumia’s leadership in your category.
• Identify and unlock monetization opportunities by promoting and selling Jumia’s advertising and visibility services to brands and partners in your portfolio.
• Collaborate with marketing and commercial planning teams to build promotional campaigns tailored to your accounts and the category dynamics.
• Analyze sales performance and market data to identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Monitor and report on key account metrics, including sales, inventory, campaign performance, and customer satisfaction.
• Negotiate win-win agreements and long-term partnerships with key accounts, ensuring mutual profitability and sustainable collaboration.
• Stay ahead of market trends, competitor activity, and evolving customer preferences to inform your strategy and recommendations.
• Coordinate closely with internal teams (merchandising, operations, logistics, etc.) to ensure flawless execution and customer satisfaction.

What we are looking for

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the Retail or ecommerce industry.
• Top Engineering, Business Schools & Universities (top 5 of your field for your country).
• Proficiency in MS Office and Google tools.
• Familiar with relationship management tools.
• Strong commercial & analytical skills.
• Great capacity to handle high-stakes negotiations.
• Strong interpersonal skills: Convince the people and your team that you are making the right decisions.
• Great ability to work in a fast-paced and competitive environment.
• Flawless English 

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What you will be doing

System Administration and Enhancement:

• Spearhead the administration and continuous improvement of our financial systems
• Develop and deploy cutting-edge features and applications to streamline finance operations
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate systems, automate accounting tasks, and enhance financial reporting

User Empowerment and Support:

• Provide expert guidance and training to users across all departments and locations
• Troubleshoot issues and empower users to maximize system capabilities
• Foster a culture of technological adoption and innovation within the finance department

Process Optimization and Automation:

• Identify opportunities to simplify complex processes through intelligent automation
• Design and implement solutions that improve data quality, financial controls, and reporting accuracy
• Drive the development of user-friendly interfaces and intuitive workflows

Cross-functional Collaboration:

• Partner with IT, finance teams, and other stakeholders to align system capabilities with business needs
• Contribute to strategic initiatives that leverage financial systems to support business growth
• Act as a liaison between finance and technology teams, translating business requirements into technical specifications

What we are looking for

• Proven “hands-on” experience in financial systems administration - MS Dynamics NAV is a significant 'plus', but we value expertise in any modern ERP system
• Unlock the power of financial data with your SQL expertise - as a Finance Systems Specialist, your SQL skills will be invaluable
• Showcase your C# and JavaScript skills to supercharge your application - while not required, proficiency in these languages will set you apart
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail
• Passion for innovation and a track record of delivering impactful solutions to complex challenges
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Proactive mindset and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment
• Fluency in English, both verbal and written

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What you will be doing

• Design and develop pipelines using Python, PySpark, and SQL
• Use GitLab as the versioning control system
• Utilize S3 buckets for storing large volumes of raw and processed data
• Implement and manage complex data workflows using Apache Airflow (MWAA) to orchestrate tasks
• Utilize Apache Iceberg (or similar) for managing and organizing data in the data lake
• Create and maintain data catalogs using AWS Glue Catalog to organize metadata
• AWS Athena for interactive querying
• Familiarize with data modeling techniques to support analytics and reporting requirements, as well as knowledge of the data journey stages within a data lake (Medallion Architecture)

What we are looking for

• Ideally, a degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• Ideally, +5 years of experience within the Data Engineering landscape
• Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, SQL, and the overall AWS data ecosystem
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users
• Proficiency to work with Github
• Terraform and CICD pipelines are a great ‘nice-to-have