Category Manager - Appliances/Mobile/Electronics

Main Responsibilities :

- Providing your client with customer focused insights regarding the product and category.

- Creating and developing a long term plan and strategy for development of the category.

- Overseeing a team of analysts and other support staff.

- Driving category relationships with the large retailers.

- Becoming a leader in category ranging, pricing and promotions across customer channels.

- Leading category management projects to optimise ranges and related merchandising.

- Working alongside customer and national accounts teams to translate customer insights into strategies which drive performance.

- Managing a large portfolio of different retails brands and developing appropriate strategies for each.

- Developing strong working relationships with buying, marketing and merchandising teams is essential.

- Drive to achieve Sales target.

- Responsible for budgeting and planning for Sales for specific Category.

- Planning for Sales Deals and implementing in the market.

- Negotiate with strong commercial and financial awareness.

Qualifications : Graduate + MBA (preferably). Minimum Exp. Of 5 years

Skill Sets :

- Should have previous experience as a category manager ideally for a similar organisation.

- The ability to analyse and accurate conclusions to support category decisions based on key data is essential.

- A thorough understanding of retail insights is essential.

- Strong people management skills and the ability to manage and persuade at all levels of the company is essential.

- Previous experience and knowledge of a retail environment.

- Being good with numbers is essential.