Assistant Online Merchandiser

Assistant Online Merchandiser – Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Yassir is the leading super App creating a marketplace for digital services across the Maghreb and beyond. We are looking for an Assistant Online Merchandiser to shape the digital shelf that customers see in the Yassir app.

Based in Johannesburg, you will maintain category structures and filters, curate home, search and category modules, and keep images, titles and product attributes accurate. You will optimise search and navigation, set up promotions and bundles, configure cross‑sell and upsell, and align with Inventory and Operations so featured items are in stock and delivered on time. Your work will target higher CTR, add‑to‑cart and conversion, lower zero‑result searches and OOS exposure, and strong publishing accuracy against the content calendar.

This is a full‑time role, Monday to Friday 08:00 – 17:00, with occasional after‑hours or weekend support for campaign launches and catalogue updates, with time off in lieu.

• Maintain category trees, filters and tags; enforce naming standards and complete product attributes.
• Curate home, search and category modules and keep images, titles and bullets consistent with brand and accessibility guidelines.
• Optimise ranking rules, synonyms and typo handling to cut zero‑result queries; add redirects or curated collections to remove dead ends.
• Set up offers, bundles and promo badges with clear eligibility and tracking; apply stock guardrails and de‑feature items as thresholds are hit.
• Configure recommendation widgets to lift AOV and repeat rate; test simple rules by audience and basket behaviour.
• Validate stock and delivery SLAs with Inventory and Operations; flag supply gaps early and propose substitutes.
• Prepare and publish content in the CMS or PIM using a strict QA checklist for titles, unit size, price per unit, dietary flags, images and tags; meet publishing accuracy and content calendar deadlines.
• Track daily KPIs such as module CTR, add‑to‑cart, conversion, zero‑result rate and OOS exposure; run A/B tests on images, titles and placements, and document winners for rollout.
• Optimise landing and collection pages for SEO without adding friction to the in‑app journey; keep copy accurate, compliant and on brand.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Inventory and Operations through Slack and Jira; provide clear end‑of‑day handovers and surface risks or blockers.
• Maintain a living synonym list, redirect map and digital shelf playbook; share learnings and propose process or tooling improvements.

• Experience: 1–2 years in ecommerce merchandising, category or digital content operations. Strong graduates considered with relevant projects or a portfolio.
• Hands‑on catalogue work with titles, images, attributes, tags and collections; exposure to search and navigation tuning or product listing optimisation.
• Skills: Excellent organisation, attention to detail and quality control.
• Clear written English for concise merchandising copy and naming standards.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to read dashboards and turn insights into actions.
• Prioritisation and scheduling against a content calendar.
• Collaborative communication with Marketing, Inventory and Operations.
• Technical: Comfortable with a product CMS or PIM, Google Sheets and core spreadsheet functions such as filters, pivot tables, VLOOKUP and CONCAT.
• Familiar with analytics dashboards and simple A/B testing.
• Working knowledge of Slack and Jira or similar ticketing tools.
• Basic image handling, e.g., cropping and aspect ratio checks.
• Availability: On site in Johannesburg;
  Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00; occasional after‑hours or weekend support with time off in lieu.
• Education: Matric Certificate or higher; a diploma or degree in Marketing, Business, Information Management or a related field is an advantage.
• Compliance and Quality: Consistent application of brand, naming and accessibility standards; high publishing accuracy and on‑time delivery against the content calendar; awareness of POPIA and data privacy when handling any customer or supplier data.
• Nice to have: Quick‑commerce or grocery background and knowledge of South African…