Main Responsibilities :
- Providing your client with customer focussed 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.
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