Senior Category Manager (Health)

Generate sales by ensuring that the Guardian target customers are provided with the products that they want.

Seek innovative products source throughout the world to provide newness and interest in the Guardian offer matching the LEGs Model.

Develop in liaison with the marketing department attractive and interesting promotion events which follow pre-agreed selling plan.

Work closely with space planning, visual merchandising and store operations teams to ensure that store layouts, promotions and display techniques are effective in maximizing sales and profit from the specific merchandise categories. Ensure the SRD can be implemented and executed.

Keep abreast of retail environment by paying regular visits to stores and competitors and take appropriate action to ensure competitive advantage is maintained.

Develop cataloguing matrix to ensure that varying customer’s needs are satisfied in different localities.

Coordinate total House Brand development and integrate it into the Guardian offer.

Profit Generation

Establish and maintain effective total margin and price competitiveness which maximize business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer.

Negotiate and work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long term strategic partnership, leading to lower cost and higher margin.

Maximize profit by utilizing category management techniques to manage assortments, pricing and promotion.

Stock Control

Manage stock levels and markdowns to ensure that product availability is high yet ensure that cash flow is maximized by controlling stock levels in both warehouse and stores within set targets.

Establish and maintain effective SKU control.

Systems and People

Actively exploit benefits of merchandise management system ensuring sales, profit and costs are effectively managed.

Build an effective and open working relationship both within the Merchandise Department and with other Departments.

Assert a high level of administrative control to ensure the smooth running of the specific Merchandise Departments.

Develop and train subordinates ensuring that they are customer and product focused

Manage performance through the setting and reviewing of individual performance.

Others

The duties and responsibilities attached to posts may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. All company employees are required to undertake the following general duties :

Carrying out such other duties as may be reasonably requested by the direct superior, or any senior manager

Compliance with health and safety policy and procedures and risk assessments

Awareness of the Company’s Equality and Diversity Policy and targets, and actively promoting equality of opportunity

Job Requirement

Diploma / Degree with 8 years of related working experience in similar retail industry

Proven experience as a Senior Category / Buyer in the industry

Strong analytical skills with experience in statistical modelling, forecasting and inventory management

Retail buying experience with relevant product category.

Understanding of Profit and Loss management.

Engaging and influential communication.

Strong knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques

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