Jumia Global Commercial Planner - Jumia (Full Time)

At Jumia, mobility is at the heart of our people development approach. This job board helps us establish more transparency in available opportunities in the company to promote mobility.

You need to follow simple guidelines:

• Before applying, make sure you discuss the opportunity with your direct manager and that both of you agree that this is positive for your development (written approval from your direct manager will be required).
• Apply with your Jumia e-mail.

What you will be doing:

• Delivering on the business plan, leveraging on the power of the marketplace, bringing orientations, feedback and support to the commercial team
• Controlling inventory
  ° Minimizing company risk on inventory
  ° Ensuring a healthy rolling stock
  ° Proposing smart, nimble pricing model optimizing margin at product level
• Monitoring daily performance and providing proactive turnaround plans
• Conduct post mortem analysis to take key learnings forward to grow the organization
• Leading the commercial plan, taking an active part in the definition and execution of Jumia’s commercial calendar and strategy
• Ensuring Jumia always has for the customer, the right products at the best price, at the right place
• Being within our teams, an early adopter, a leading ambassador and a relentless missionary of Jumia’s strategic commercial orientation
• Understanding your markets, vendors and customers, bringing valuable insights and convictions to support your data driven commercial recommendations
• Building analysis, flying high and diving deep, to ensure smart reporting on the performance across all categories, leading to action oriented recommendations
• Working seamlessly with all departments (Commercial, Marketing, Onsite, Operations,etc),enabling decision making, problem solving and ensuring laser focus execution
• Leading massive and complex commercial operations and project management initiatives, coordinating effectively cross functions initiatives
• Constantly working toward improving and simplifying our tools, process Constantly working toward improving and simplifying our tools, process

What we are looking for:

• Action oriented and results oriented
• Strong analytical skill
• Strong inter-personal skills: Convince the people and your team that you are making the right decisions
• Fast learner
• Well organized
• Resistant to stress
• Very independent with a strong ability to go further than the expectations
• Top Business / Engineering Schools and Universities
• Experience in management consulting, venture capital, company creation or category management (retail) would be appreciated
• Proficiency in MS Office and Excel (VBA would be a plus)
• Ability to analyse large data sets to make strategic decisions

Deadline for applications: 10-11-2025

Rounds of Interviews:

• HR Screening
• Technical Meeting with potential manager
• Technical Meeting with functional manager