Category Manager at Alister Greene Limited, a Retail Company
Alister Greene Limited – Our client, a Retail Firm with rapidly growing hard-discount retail outlets in the various neighborhoods of Lagos, is recruiting a young, dynamic candidate to fill the position below:
Job Title: Category Manager
Location: Mainland, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time | Onsite
Targets of the Position
- Develop the categories so that all SKUs have strong volume and excellent quality.
- Do everything possible to become an expert in the categories with excellent knowledge of the local as well as international markets.
- Develop as many private labels as possible.
- Ensure the lowest cost and best terms and conditions for the company.
- Work with all departments in collaboration on each subject in orderto get the best results for the company.
Job Description
- Negotiate all purchasing conditions like purchasing prices, payment days, and other relevant terms and conditions like minimum order.
- Buy products in exceptional cases if the company has a shortage.
- Suggests items to be added to product categories.
- Suggests items to drop from product categories.
- Decide on additional manufacturers for the production of private labels.
- Perform regular quality tests, laboratory tests, and tastings inside the company for the items in the product category, especially before selecting a new item for the assortment.
- Act in accordance with the General Principles of Purchasing.
- Clarify severe quality issues and suggest necessary
- Follow up on existing contracts with suppliers, and prior to the end of the duration, decide on new contracts.
- Inform the regions about important legal information or modifications, new purchasing conditions, and packaging modifications.
- Plan and execute margin mix actions that ensure improvement of profit margin.
- Maintain cordial business relationships with suppliers (in-store activation of a minimum of 4 monthly); ensure supplier fill rate is above 70% at all times.
- Analyze, report, and conduct a quarterly supplier performance review in order to build and manage a sales-driven and profitable SKU range.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or Management related courses.
- Minimum of 9 years experience within the grocery industry, grocery supply chain or FMCG
- 3 years of experience working directly with category management functions.
- Experience in leading successful teams.
- Solid knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles
- Proficiency in supplier management software
- An excellent grasp of spatial, design, and promotional planning.
- Up to date with the latest category management principles.
- Proficient at evaluating current business retail practices.
- Ability to write well and generate reports on market activity.
- Possess great negotiation and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to think from a consumer perspective and understand buying behavior.
- Expert knowledge of specific categories, supply base & industry trends as well as commercial expertise for a broad range of category groups
- Knowledge of end-to-end supply chain process and requirements. Strategic sourcing/supplier negotiation.
- Analytical, creative, and goal-driven thinking.
- Excellent communication and people skills.
Salary
N15,000,000 – N17,000,000 Per Annum + Other Benefits
Application Closing Date
15th July, 2023.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
APPLY HERE
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