# Sales and Account Manager - Company: [Takealotgroup]() - Location: Johannesburg - Team: Takealot\.com Marketplace - Posted: August 25, 2026 ## Job description takealot.com, a leading South African online retailer, is looking for a highly talented Sales and Account Manager to join our team in Johannesburg. We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, hard-working people with integrity to join us.  We offer a market related, Total Remuneration Package which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great. **Reporting to the Sales and Account Manager Team Lead.** **Your responsibilities will include:** * Deliver on Marketplace sales and selection targets focused on 3rd party seller acquisition, growth and retention, by: * Creating and maintaining a robust sales pipeline with focus on key strategic sellers * Recruiting new sellers and maximising results of existing sellers * Building lasting seller relationships * Driving the success of sellers by actively increasing and retaining sales and product selection * Exceeding sales goals * Travelling within South Africa (Monthly) * Work closely with Category Managers to drive product assortment in line with the category selection strategy * Create executable actions by managing data **Attributes required:** * Ability to go beyond what is expected * Commercially-minded, strong negotiator * Solutions-oriented, can-do attitude; self-motivated * Excellent communication and presentation skills * Passionate about takealot.com and the potential of marketplace * Ability to develop senior level relationships quickly and effectively * Strong prioritization and time management skills * Comfortable with change and excellent team player * Ability to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously **Qualifications and Experience:** * Bachelor's Degree * 3 - 5 years solution sales experience, preferably in the retail and/ software solutions industry * Experience presenting to senior managers & the C-suite * Proven track record of delivering results * Competence in Excel * Experience in an e-commerce environment is a plus **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. We seek to Employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind** who: * is respectful but forthright * is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute * is analytical, able to use data to make decisions * is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours) * is **passionate about the potential of e-commerce** and delivering a **world-class customer experience** * is **entrepreneurial**, **thrives under change** and accepts it is a constant and always **looks for solutions** to do something better and faster * is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input; * is curious and challenge the status quo * is innovative and enjoys iteration * is collaborative * will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for takealot.com * **thinks like an owner** of the business * is **SMART, has INTEGRITY** and **is HARD WORKING** If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind** so come and join us! *Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference* ## Apply [Apply on Takealotgroup]() Canonical job page: