Roles & Responsibilities:
- Provide input into the development of the category sales and profitability strategies to align the category operations with the company growth objectives
- Provide input into the development of the pricing strategy to achieve desired company indices within the set pricing budget.
- Develop the sales budget for the category to ensure the timely allocation of resources required for the successful implementation of the sales strategy
- Develop a sales pipeline for products to align with the company’s Sales and Profitability targets
- Develop and implement the sales plans to support the profitability and sales objectives as captured in the sales strategy
- Observe the regulations both internal and external, especially those that relate to the assigned category to ensure zero compliance risk exposure to the business
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the category marketing strategy, to ensure compliance with the category planogram and successful promotional campaigns
- Develop sales reports as per the company sales reporting templates to ensure timely submission of quality reports that influence decision making
- Attend to escalated complex customer complaints & operational issues in a manner that aligns with the Company’s customer promise
- Undertake competitor research activities to garner data that will influence the competitiveness of the Company’s sales strategy
- Actively communicate key changes in processes and initiatives that touch on customers, to ensure all orders are delivered as plan
- Manage the supplier life journey from listing to delisting to ensure the supplier–client relationships support the achievement of the company’s business objectives
- Manage the product life journey process from listing to delisting to ensure delivery against customer expectations
- Advocate for consumer protection rights to ensure the Company policies, processes and procedures are cognizant of the customer’s reality
- Undertake regular category assessments to advise on any changes to the product portfolio in the assigned category, in alignment with the company business objectives
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business related field
- 4+ years of experience in category buying and management in the retail set up
- Experience working in the retail chain managing supplier relationships
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