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# Mr D - Partner Catalogue and Onboarding Manager at takealot.com

- **Company:** takealot.com
- **Location:** Cape Town, South Africa
- **Posted:** 2024-09-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom/jobs/6232073

## Job description

[Mr D](https://www.mrdfood.com/), a division of the Takealot Group, is looking for a highly talented Partner Catalogue and Onboarding Manager to join our team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us!

Think you’ve been challenged before? Think again!

- Scale: Show the millions of Mr D customers what you can do
- Learn: We work with the best of the best, and then some.
- Grow: Expand your career in the fast-growing Takealot Group: Takealot.com and Mr D. We like to promote from within: Here’s your chance.

Purpose of Role: Strategically lead the onboarding and data management processes for partner catalogues on the Mr D platform, ensuring the integration of AI and other technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness and oversee the development and implementation of advanced data listing and optimization strategies to enhance partner visibility and performance.

This role reports to the Marketplace Manager at Mr D.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Strategically lead the onboarding and data management processes for partner catalogues on the Mr D platform, ensuring the integration of AI and other technologies to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Oversee the development and implementation of advanced data listing and optimization strategies to enhance partner visibility and performance.
- Manage and expand the data capturing team, ensuring high standards of efficiency, accuracy, and productivity.
- Drive collaboration between product, restaurant, and technical teams to develop innovative tools and processes that support data management and partner onboarding.
- Partner with the Sales and Key Account Management teams to ensure a seamless and superior onboarding experience for new partners.
- Establish and maintain industry-leading practices for restaurant listings, using data-driven strategies to predict and implement effective listing strategies.
- Spearhead initiatives to identify and capitalise on upselling opportunities within partner catalogues using data insights.
- Ensure continuous liaison with partners and Account Managers to maintain competitive, complete, and accurate listings.
- Analyse and report on the effectiveness of onboarding and data management strategies, providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for high-level restaurant partner listing queries and concerns, providing quick and effective solutions.
- Incorporate AI to optimise all facets of partner data management and onboarding, streamlining processes, enhancing decision-making, and improving partner relationships and performance metrics.
- Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team, encouraging experimentation with new AI technologies and methodologies.

Skills & Attributes required:

- Accuracy and attention to detail in a high-pressure environment
- Advanced ability to use logic to arrive at conclusions
- A self-guided learner with a keen interest in data quality
- Ability to convert abstract catalogue information into easy to understand information for our customers while adhering to our data structure.
- Strong excel skills and knowledge of Kanban workflows
- Experience leading projects throughout their lifecycle
- Strong communicator
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to delegate

Qualifications and Experience:

- Bachelor’s Degree/ Advanced Diploma in business administration
- A minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in catalogue or project management of which a min of 2 years should be leading small/medium-sized teams

Let’s talk about life @ Mr D

- The power is in your hands: We offer a market-related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs. Go on, be the master of your own destiny.
- No doors: We aren’t fans of stuffy offices or siloed work environments. See someone you like? High five, collab and make something great.
- Online Learning: Share ideas and grow with global industry leaders who are all just a Slack message away. Love to learn? Up-skill with free access to courses on Prosus Academy and more.
- Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds in the takealot group during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
- Birthday leave: Cake Day all the way. Enjoy your day off - you deserve it.
- Help when you need it most: Confidential counselling, legal support and financial guidance, for free, anytime, anywhere.
- Free parking: No more 5km fun runs to your desk (unless you want to).

Like what you see?

If you meet the above you are an Extraordinary Mind. Apply today!!

Mr D is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference

## About takealot.com

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Takealot.com is South Africa's largest online retailer, offering millions of products across 30+ categories through a marketplace and owned logistics network.
- **Entity Type**: Private (division of Takealot Group, majority-owned by Naspers; total funding $1.2B across multiple rounds)
- **Headquarters**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Kim Reid

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: E-commerce / Online Retail
- Target customers: B2C consumers across South Africa, plus B2B services for 12,000+ marketplace sellers
- Mission or purpose: "Changing lives in South Africa for the better through e-commerce."

## Products & Services
- **Takealot.com Marketplace**: Core e-commerce platform offering millions of products from local and international brands, with options for delivery or collection at 100+ Pickup Points (including 30+ Pick n Pay locations).
- **Mr D**: On-demand food delivery service (part of Takealot Group).
- **Superbalist.com**: Online fashion and homeware retailer (part of Takealot Group).
- **TakealotMORE**: Membership/loyalty program offering perks and faster delivery.
- **Seller CAPITAL**: Funding program for marketplace sellers.
- **Pickup Points**: Nationwide network for order collection, including in-store Pick n Pay locations.
- **Exclusive Brands**: George & Mason, Getup, Campground, Fire Up.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Takealot Group is private, majority-owned by Naspers)
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of $808M (2024) for takealot.com; takealot.com became profitable in 2024; Takealot Group targets group profitability by 2026.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Naspers (majority owner, 96% stake), Tiger Global Management (early investor), Pick n Pay (pickup point partner)
- **Growth Signals**: +18% employee headcount growth YoY (2,162 employees); 105 active job postings (+114% YoY); 288,225 LinkedIn followers (+18.9% YoY); operates in 13 countries

## Competitive Advantages
- Largest e-commerce platform in Africa with a vast product selection and owned logistics network (Mr D) enabling fast delivery.
- Extensive physical infrastructure: 100+ Pickup Points integrated into grocery stores, reducing last-mile costs.
- Exclusive financial tools for sellers (Seller CAPITAL) that lock in marketplace loyalty.
- Strong parent company backing (Naspers) providing capital and strategic support.

## Strategic Focus
- Achieving group profitability by 2026 after takealot.com's 2024 profit milestone.
- Expanding the marketplace ecosystem with more sellers and exclusive brands.
- Deepening customer loyalty through TakealotMORE membership and convenient Pickup Points.
- Investing in technology and supply chain automation to improve efficiency.

## Why Work Here
- Culture values: "Customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, deliver results fast, achieve more together."
- Engineering roles available in Cape Town and Johannesburg, with a focus on Java, Python, Scala, and logistics tech.
- Hybrid/remote policy not explicitly stated; roles are based in South Africa.
- Notable perks: Opportunity to work on Africa's largest e-commerce platform, exposure to high-scale logistics and marketplace systems, and a diverse, trust-based environment.
- Employer rating: 3.2/5 (422 reviews) – strengths in culture (3.4) and career (3.3), but compensation rated lower (2.4).

## Sources
1. [Takealot Group – About Takealot.com](https://takealotgroup.com/takealot-com/)
2. [Takealot Group – Our Story](https://takealotgroup.com/)
3. [Takealot.com LinkedIn](https://za.linkedin.com/company/takealot)
4. [Takealot.com Careers (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/takealotcom)
5. [Crunchbase-style data from LinkedIn](https://za.linkedin.com/company/takealot) (financials and employee info)

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