Commercial Strategy Lead
Sabi
Posted on Tuesday, November 14, 2023
About us
Sabi is Africa’s leading provider of enabling infrastructure powering the distribution of goods and services. Our platform enables and empowers a broad ecosystem of users, allowing merchants, importers, exporters, distributors, and manufacturers to expand their capabilities and grow their businesses using Sabi’s technology rails.
Job Description
About
Us
Sabi
is Africa’s leading provider of enabling infrastructure powering
the distribution of goods and services. Our platform enables and
empowers a broad ecosystem of users, allowing retail merchants,
exporters, aggregators, distributors, and manufacturers to grow
their capabilities using Sabi’s technology rails. These rails
provide access to physical goods supply, logistics, business
tools, financial services and data insights. Since it’s launch
in 2021, Sabi has grown to be the largest B2B marketplace
serving sub-Saharan Africa.
Our
Values
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Excellence - Be the Best. Highest standards.
Consistently.
-
Value
Focused -
Make sure we give users the best value. All the time.
-
Big
minds -
Innovate. Think big. Be open. Don’t be petty. No ego. No
castles.
-
Knuckle
down -
Do the work. Get your hands dirty. Deliver
-
Kindness - Be considerate. Life is stressful
enough
-
Ownership - Everything is your job. Take
responsibility. Drive it.
- Simplicity - Strip it down. Get to the essence.
Job
Purpose
As the Strategy Lead, you will play a critical role in developing and implementing commercial & business development strategies to drive business growth, enhance competitiveness, and maximize profitability. You will play a pivotal role in steering strategic initiatives and conducting analysis to tackle complex business challenges, review the business current strategy and goals to identify its potential strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for growth.
Job
Responsibilities
- Drive
initiatives and strategies that enhance business performance and contribute to
sustainable growth for Sabi.
- Steer the development of
short-and long-term vision and strategic plans of commercial strategy, new and
existing business models, and business digitalization, both from portfolio and
market perspective.
- Conduct
in-depth market analysis to identify emerging trends, opportunities, and
potential threats to the business.
- Develop,
refine, and execute comprehensive business development strategies tailored to
the unique challenges and opportunities for Sabi.
- Devise strategies to
leverage market dynamics and propel the company toward consistent and
exponential growth.
- Analyze and interpret the various
product activity by lines of business and channels (lifecycle management tool)
- Identify and
assess business expansion opportunities, including partnerships,
collaborations, client acquisition, and market expansion initiatives.
- Collaborate seamlessly with
marketing, product, and other departments to ensure a unified approach to
achieving business development and expansion objectives to elevate the
company’s growth trajectory.
- Develop an
in-depth understanding of our business and external market forces.
- Evaluate and analyze
the performance metrics of strategic initiatives.
- Prepare comprehensive
reports and offer strategic recommendations based on performance analysis.
Requirements
Special Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business
administration, Marketing or any commercial-related field. An MBA would be an added advantage.
- Minimum of 6 years of
experience in Business consulting & Strategy development, business
analysis, or related fields within a fast-paced environment. Previous Startup
experience is desired.
- Proven success in developing and executing impactful
commercial and business development strategies.
- Proficiency in market
research, financial analysis, and strategic planning.
- Strong analytical skills and
the ability to interpret complex data and trends.
- Excellent communication, presentation,
and leadership skills.
Candidate Specification
- Motivated
by the mission of Sabi
- Pragmatic
with quantitative and analytical ability and attention to
detail
- Driven,
independent thinker and leader who can juggle multiple
projects simultaneously with fast-changing
priorities
- High
level of integrity and dependability with a strong sense of
urgency.
- A
focus on execution. Willing and able to get hands
dirty.
- Flexibility
to roll up your sleeves and attack problems and projects as
they arise, where you will need to set out a clear structure,
method and outcomes yourself .
Benefits
- Rapid
Career Growth
- Annual
Training Budget
- Robust Health Coverage, including
-
Optical
Cover, and
- Dental
Cover
- Wellness Programs, including
- Free
Gym Cover
- Free
Spa Cover
- Competitive
Pension Plan
- Opportunity
to work in other global office.
-
Life
Cover
- Performance
Bonus
- Paid
Vacation Days
- Fully-funded
Team Bonding Activities
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