Director of eStore

vervuld Schiphol Published on 30-04-2024 minimum of 15 years working experience
vervuld

Schiphol
Published on 30-04-2024
minimum of 15 years working experience
in brief
University degree or higher vocational education
Minimum of 15 years experience in a digital director or eCommerce role
High level of digital knowledge/expertise gained in comparable roles in the past (consumer durables and/or retail)
Position vervuld

Director of eStore

Position

Samsung is looking for a Director of eStore. He/she sets out the strategic plans and delegates the operations of the online eStore business. Responsible for online customer experience, category management, performance marketing, and online sales generation. Ensures that all activities for the eStore division align with the company policy. Manages and optimizes eStore teams.

For this position, Samsung is looking for a successful Director with a strong entrepreneurial mindset being able to seize opportunities! Passionate about e-commerce and with a talent to further develop the business. A strategic partner, member of the Benelux Leadership Team, and reporting directly to the CEO Benelux.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

  • Responsible for the overall E-commerce strategy
  • Sets the vision, manages P&L, and delivers a plan to grow within the year plan of SEBN. Formulates the year plan for the eStore, to give guidance to the sales and marketing activities  
  • Constantly develops the commercial proposition of the eStore channel. Ensures the largest possible turnover for the eStore to realize optimal market share, turnover, and profit
  • Understands different customer segments within different product groups and campaigns and their behavior. Establishes optimal customer satisfaction to realize targets and customer loyalty where they come back for the next (replacement) purchase

Stakeholder management

  • Realizes targets and a good relationship with internal and external stakeholders. Ensures communication with all involved departments to ensure consistent communication, quality & eStore sales growth

Coaching team

  • Organizes, manages, develops, and supports the team in line with the HR guidelines to be equipped for current and future business challenges and to optimize the business results of SEBN. Leads team by coaching and developing subordinates to senior positions

Business administration

  • Develops, organizes, and improves the eStore division and the processes, following the ever-changing market demands and situations to achieve optimal results. Creates reports to inform and advise internal & external stakeholders about the status, target of online sales, and the vision of the team. Organizes a smooth operation and efficiency within the given processes, guidelines, and systems

Budget

  • Responsible for managing the eStore budget by distributing it to involved teams
Personal profile
  • University degree or higher vocational education
  • Minimum of 15 years working experience in a digital director or eCommerce role
  • High level of digital knowledge/expertise gained in comparable roles in the past (consumer durables and/or retail)
  • Fluent in Dutch and English

Skills

  • Setting up and growing an e-commerce Business 
  • Knowledge of e-commerce and digital Marketing
  • Web design and development, product management, customer service, data management
  • Entrepreneurship and perseverance
  • Strong influencing skills with the ability to achieve results through strategic partners, good people skills, and drive things forward
  • Superior analytic skills, and the ability to compile, analyze and leverage performance data to identify new opportunities 
  • High level of digital knowledge/expertise gained in comparable roles in the past, such as data management, algorithms, digital advertising, propensity modeling, and conversion
  • Creative mindset and proven experience with innovative, aspirational, and creative projects
  • Natural leader. Excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships and manage stakeholders. High emotional intelligence level and can work well with others in the team, ability to coach, to solve conflicts, reliable, culturally aware
  • Able to organize staff to deliver multiple results on time, within budget, and to high standards, high commitment/loyalty. Strategic focus
  • Flexible, creative, and problem-solving skills. Strong analytical thinker, creative, entrepreneurial
  • Pragmatic – determined, strategy know-how
  • Ability to reconcile
Remuneration
  • Competitive compensation
  • Bonus
  • Company car
  • Pension- and Healthcare 
Samsung

The amazing products for which Samsung is known world-wide are the results of the amazing people who work here. The talent, creativity, dedication, and commitment to innovation of their people is what makes them who they are. To continue to be a world leader in technology, they focus on attracting the best talent available and offer a corporate culture in which every individual can challenge themselves to discover how good they are, and how great they can become. Headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands, Samsung Electronics Benelux is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. a world leader in technology. 

They market various award-winning consumer electronics, smartphones, information systems, and home appliances. Samsung's philosophy is based on its strong determination for growth, perpetual innovation and responsibility to corporate citizenship. As a result of their commitment to innovation and unique design, the Samsung organization is one of the most decorated brands in the electronics industry. Their company is currently ranked #5 in Interbrand’s "100 Best Global Brands," and named #7 on the Boston Consulting Group list as one of the world's most innovative companies in 2023. 

At Samsung, it is a fast-paced and challenging work environment and they are a nimble team that constantly pushes their selves to be the best. If you have energy, passion, dedication and drive, and you thrive in a fast-paced workplace, the rewards at Samsung are many. Imagine working for a global company that is a world leader in innovation, in an environment where exciting things happen every day. Imagine working with an amazing group of visionaries/individuals who bring products to the market that brings joy to millions of people across the globe every single day. Imagine where you want to be and who you want to be. 

At Samsung... the possibilities are limitless.

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