
Head, E-commerce
- Ibadan, Oyo State
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Craft a comprehensive strategy for all e-commerce and alternate sales channels, focusing on volume growth, market penetration, and margin improvement.
- Establish and manage partnerships with 3rd party platforms and enhance product visibility and sales.
- Oversee the development, launch, and optimization FoodCo e-commerce platform to ensure a seamless shopping experience.
- Monitor and drive sales volume through digital channels, ensuring targets are met or exceeded.
- Implement strategies to maximize margins through effective pricing, promotions, and cost management.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as conversion rates, average order value, customer acquisition cost, and customer lifetime value.
- Oversee the digital sales of existing products, ensuring they meet sales and profitability targets.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure a steady and diverse product offering.
- Identify and evaluate opportunities to enter new product categories, focusing on cooked food, groceries, toiletries, household items, and health and beauty products.
- Plan and execute digital marketing campaigns to drive traffic and sales across all e-commerce channels.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance customer engagement, retention, and loyalty through personalized marketing and excellent customer service.
- Ensure the creation of high-quality content, including product descriptions, images, and videos to enhance the online shopping experience.
- Oversee logistics, warehousing, and fulfillment operations to ensure timely and accurate delivery of products.
- Ensure seamless integration of e-commerce platforms with other business systems like inventory management, CRM, and ERP.
- Ensure all e-commerce operations comply with relevant regulations and standards, and maintain a high level of security for customer data.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the e-commerce team to achieve business goals.
- Work closely with other departments such as marketing, sales, supply chain, and finance to ensure alignment and collaboration on e-commerce initiatives.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence within the e-commerce team.
- Lead and oversee the technical teams, including developers, IT specialists, and data analysts, to ensure successful project delivery and ongoing platform maintenance.
- Implement rigorous quality assurance and testing processes to ensure the reliability and performance of the e-commerce platforms.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, E-commerce, or a related field; MBA or equivalent advanced degree is preferred.
- Minimum of 10+ years' experience in e-commerce management, digital marketing, or a similar role within the consumer goods or retail industry.
- Strong understanding of e-commerce platforms, digital marketing tools, SEO, and data analytics.
- Ability to develop and execute comprehensive e-commerce strategies that drive growth and profitability.
- Proficiency in managing and optimizing e-commerce platforms (e.g.,Magento).
- Expertise in digital marketing techniques, including SEO, SEM, social media advertising, and email marketing.
- Strong analytical skills with experience using tools like Google Analytics, BI tools, and CRM systems.