The Organization:
 

The Video Entertainment segment of Naspers is a broad-based multinational media group headquartered in South Africa and Dubai with principal operations in pay television and video entertainment. The group operates in almost 50 countries in Africa. Its holding company, Naspers, is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and has an ADR listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). International investors account for around 50% of its shareholder base.
An African platform operator, Video Entertainment’s expertise lies distributing media products, creating media content and selling advertising. Its key areas of operations are:Pay Television: direct-to-home satellite and digital terrestrial television services; and
SVOD: subscription video on demand services across multiple online platforms with a focus on library and local content in developing marketsOperating in the majority of African countries, Video Entertainment is the leading Pay TV provider in most of the key African markets. Its strategy is to offer the best local and international content across multiple platforms to customers wherever they are.
The group’s strength lies in its focus on local language and culture, its entrepreneurial spirit and the quality of its workforce. Over the years Video Entertainment has built a successful track record of identifying trends early, adapting them for the markets in which it operates and leveraging them to maximum advantage. The group generates revenues mainly by collecting subscription fees, with a moderate contribution from advertising revenue. Its key objectives are to:Build its Pay TV and SVOD subscriber base
Focus on investment and technology
Maintain a local approach
Provide quality service
Attract innovative and motivated employees
 
 
Position Name:Inventory Coordinator
Position ID:COGE70025
Reports to: Snr. Manager Scheduling and Planning
Direct Reports: No
Division: Local Entertainment Channels 
Department: Scheduling and Planning
Key Customers:M-Net Content divisions,Myriad,Independent Suppliers, local distributors ,Studios, Media Operations,  Content Acquisitions
Location: Johannesburg, Randburg
Purpose of the Position: To manage and maintain movie content, local content, deal memos inventory.  
 
 

Experience:
A minimum of 3 years of programme experienceKnowledge of movie content is essentialBroadcast/entertainment industry and multiplatform experienceKnowledge of current and future content trends in multiple markets
 

Qualifications:

EssentialA Diploma /Degree in Marketing/Business Management/Media Studies (Film and TV)
 

Technical Competencies
Relationship  Project ManagementScheduling strategiesRights managementScheduling strategies
 
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The Outbound Sales Team, and the whole Yoco company in general, is experiencing rapid growth, and with all of this going on, we’ve got sales on the brain. Ok, who are we kidding? We always have sales on the brain. Over the last past few months we have noticed a rapid interest of Yoco within the Gauteng Province.

The Outbound Sales candidate will be expected assist in crushing our monthly goals as well as their own personal Targets set out. So, what exactly will you do?

The Outbound Sales candidate is expected to prospect super targeted leads based around specific accounts/markets/areas that have been identified as ideal customers. From there, the incumbent will manage their day around building meaningful relationships while prospecting and demonstrating our Yoco offering to interested businesses. 

ROLE | WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING? 

Key Responsibilities:  

Work directly with customers face to face and via telephone, and email to describe products and/or services in order to persuade potential and current customers to purchase new products and/or services.
Educates customers on product offerings and services to improve their "on-line presence" and explains pricing and answers questions from customers building value in the customer relationship.
Follows up with customer via telephone or email following initial sales contact.
Identifies customer issues and provides appropriate solutions via up sell of additional products and or services and obtains customer commitment and facilitates delivery of product.
Complete basic Rates Negotiation with Merchants where required.
Provide alternative solutions for integration possibilities and have the ability to discuss the usage and services listed of these products.
Continued product education to better service customer calls.
Maintains accurate daily record of sales in sales tracker.

 

IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR?

Key requirements to perform responsibilities:

Minimum of 2 years' experience in B2B sales in a high volume fast, paced environment - preferably outbound.
Valid driver’s license and own vehicle.
Strategical business understanding of the geographical and industrial market in the Gauteng region - more specifically Pretoria.
Previous experience and/or strong interest in outbound sales and prospecting.
Strong customer service and tele-sales skills.
Good organisational skills and the ability to multi-task and prioritise in a high-volume, fast paced environment.
Solid understanding and experience of Web Based Applications and CRM software.
Ability to manage sensitive and critical client information.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong Problem-solve and decision-making skills.
Superior closing skills.
Need to have access to a vehicle for daily usage.
Ability to work autonomously with fantastic Time Management Skills
Existing network within the Gauteng Province. 

Bonus points:

Experience with Salesforce CRM
Strong leadership qualities
Passion for Business Development and growth

 

EXPECTATIONS OF YOCO EMPLOYEES

Dealing with People

Communicating & influencing: Strong communication skills across various mediums, building collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Dealing with Business

Preventing & solving problems: Diagnostic information gathering and research, analytical thinking, application of conceptual thinking to problem-solving.
Achieving results: Proactive/initiative, customer orientated, fostering innovation, continuous improvement mindset, appreciation of results, business acumen, thoroughness and detail orientated  

Dealing with Self-management

Self-confidence, personal credibility, flexibility, adaptability and strong sense of personal accountability

 

VALUE PROPOSITION | WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING? 

As part of the Yoco team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the mobile Point of Sale opportunity in South Africa.  

To support this we have built a role-based organisation; where every individual is given the space to focus and develop his or her innate strengths. Everyone here has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels.  

 

Please Note: Thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Please note that, at times, we receive large volumes of applications and this makes for an extremely competitive selection process. Should you not receive feedback from us within 4 weeks (depending on the urgency to hire), this would mean we are unable to move forward with your application. However, should anything change on our end, we will definitely reach out to you.

 
Contact:
 
087 550 9626 (09h00 - 22h00)
[email protected]
[email protected]

About Us:
 
Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. We believe that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, we can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.
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Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. We believe that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, we can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.

The role of our engineering team is to deliver products and solutions that move us ever closer to our goal of creating Open Commerce.  As a junior developer in the Yoco team you have a critical role to play in achieving this vision.

Start with us, grow with us, learn with us, make an impact with us.  Being young in your career does not mean you can’t change the status quo.

 

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Key Responsibilities:

Work on diverse set of projects including web front-ends, internal systems, payments, APIs, security, mobile apps
Collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation such as experts in product, design, infrastructure, and operations.

 

IDEAL CANDIDATE | WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR? 

Key requirements to perform responsibilities:

Enjoy being a generalist working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users both internally and externally
Take pride in not just starting but also finishing projects
Can stitch together many different services and processes even if you have not worked with them before
Can put yourself in the shoes of your users and be a steward of crafting great experiences
Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different expertise
Uphold best practices in engineering, security, and design
Want to make a difference
Relevant qualification - advantageous

 

EXPECTATIONS OF YOCO EMPLOYEES

Dealing with People

Communicating & influencing: Strong communication skills across various mediums, building collaborative relationships internally and externally.

Dealing with Business

Preventing & solving problems: Diagnostic information gathering and research, analytical thinking, application of conceptual thinking to problem-solving.
Achieving results: Proactive/initiative, customer orientated, fostering innovation, continuous improvement mindset, appreciation of results, business acumen, thoroughness and detail orientated 

Dealing with Self-management

Self-confidence, personal credibility, flexibility, adaptability and strong sense of personal accountability

 

VALUE PROPOSITION | WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING?

As part of the Yoco team, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of the mobile Point of Sale opportunity in South Africa.  

To support this we have built a role-based organisation; where every individual is given the space to focus and develop his or her innate strengths. Everyone here has the opportunity to lead a project and become a specialist, enabling flexibility, collaboration and accountability at all levels. 

 

Please Note: Thank you for taking the time to apply for this role. Please note that, at times, we receive large volumes of applications and this makes for an extremely competitive selection process. Should you not receive feedback from us within 4 weeks (depending on the urgency to hire), this would mean we are unable to move forward with your application. However, should anything change on our end, we will definitely reach out to you.
 
 
Contact:
 
087 550 9626 (09h00 - 22h00)
[email protected]
[email protected]

About Us:
 
Yoco is an African technology company that builds tools and services to help small businesses get paid, run their business better, and grow. We believe that by opening up more possibilities for entrepreneurs to be successful, we can help create more jobs, enable people to thrive and help to drive our economy forward.
 
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