Marketplace Sales Intern

Takealot.com, South Africa's leading online retailer, is looking for a highly talented

Marketplace Sales Intern to join our Cross-Border eCommerce team.

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!

Qualifications & Experience Requirements:

• N6 / NCV in Business Management, Marketing, Sales, or related field
• The skills we need: Computer Literacy
• Strong Attention to Detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Time management and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Data interpretation and presentation.
• Basic understanding of e-commerce or online marketplace platforms (advantageous).
• Familiarity with Google Sheets and Looker or similar BI tools (advantageous).
• Attributes required: Collaborative
• Creative Energy
• Hands on Have an opinion and voice it
• Strong communication skills
• Strong problem solving skills

Key responsibilities:

• Support Business Development Admins (BDAs) with day-to-day administrative tasks, seller correspondence, and account management activities.
• Prepare clear reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate sales performance, seller metrics, and marketplace insights to stakeholders.
• Collect, analyse, and interpret sales, seller, and marketplace data to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Assist in maintaining seller records, onboarding documentation, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Monitor seller performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and assist in identifying improvement opportunities and corrective actions.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics, Catalogue, and Customer Experience.
• Support the coordination and administration of promotional activities, deal submissions, and catalogue updates.
• Participate in problem-solving initiatives by identifying root causes, proposing practical solutions, and supporting implementation.
• Assist with seller onboarding support, listing quality checks, and ensuring data integrity across marketplace systems.
• This is an 18-month contract
• High Level: At the Takealot Group, our Internship  Programme will help you build both technical and soft-skills to launch your career, learning from the best in the business. The Internship  program will prepare you for a career in a large-scale and fast-paced environment.
• Every selected Intern gains unique insights into the e-commerce environment with vast amounts of practical experience from daily exposure to a broad range of skills. The program consists of various technical and soft skill courses where you will receive training on a variety of areas.
• You’ll be working with some of the strongest professionals South Africa has to offer who bring experience from a multitude of Great Industries.
• The Environment: takealot.com employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun and have the shared ambition of takealot.com being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
• We are short on ego and high on output.
• We are doers and not only thinkers, it’s all in the execution after all.
• We love what we do and what we are creating.
• Let’s talk about life @ Takealot Group
• 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.
• Mentorship Program: We aren’t kidding when we say the people with the best people win. Now’s your chance to be one of the best, by learning from the best.
• 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 MyAcademy, Udacity, Coursera and more.
• Good times: Get to know the other extraordinary minds at takealot.com during regular social events and out-of-office activities (think hikes, think mini golf, think good times).
• 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!!
• Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.