General Manager of Sales and Marketing

Mighty Ape are seeking someone who shares their passion for delivering a world-class online shopping customer experience. You will be joining a company with a real sense of purpose, impressive growth since its inception and a commitment to ongoing success, investment and innovation.

The key areas of responsibilities for this senior role include:
Key leadership, managing and inspiring Sales (Merchandising) and Marketing teams.
Merchandising: managing and coaching the team to achieve optimal results through sourcing, inventory management, promotions planning and optimisations.
Marketing: managing and guiding the team across all owned and paid channels. This includes email, social, web content (SEO); google ads, social ads, marketplaces and other advertising channels.
Report to the CEO (Chief Gorilla) and take ownership of all things sales and marketing including product sales, Primate subscriptions, Mighty Mobile vertical and Jungle Express–Mighty Ape’s own delivery service.
As part of the senior leadership team, you will develop sales and marketing strategies to achieve company desired objectives, owning the sales & marketing budget and delivery.

Key attributes and skills needed:
10+ years of work experience in merchandising leadership and marketing in retail/online/wholesale.
3 or more years of recent work experience directly in an e-commerce retail company.
3 or more years of experience in paid advertising such as Google search and other performance marketing channels.
A proven successful senior leadership role of 5 or more years.
Minimum of Bachelor degree in a business related field.
Track record of growing sales revenue and a good understanding of managing sales and inventories.
Experience managing team financials with budget, P&L ownership.
Experience overseeing all other marketing channels including social media, email and other direct response/company owned channels.
Why work for Mighty Ape?

This is a rare opportunity to be part of an iconic New Zealand company in growth mode. You will have the opportunity to use your demonstrable skills in leading people, delivering innovation and solutions, whilst supporting and being surrounded by a high-performing team. Mighty Ape has a vibrant and inclusive workplace culture, and they take the business of providing a fun environment very seriously. You will be surrounded by people who enjoy coming to work each day, are passionate about the business and genuinely care about Mighty Ape’s customers and the work they do. Based in Millwater Mighty Ape’s team members benefit from generous employee discounts, free parking, a modern work environment, free breakfast laid on daily by the business, and the opportunity to learn, develop and grow your career.