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Category Planning & Allocation Manager

Category Planning & Allocation Manager

MR DIY TRADING SDN BHDSeri Kembangan, Selangor, Malaysia
30+ days ago
Job description

Role & Responsibilities :

Team Leadership & Strategy

  • Lead, develop, and manage a team covering both Category Optimization and Product Allocation functions.
  • Define departmental strategies and set annual objectives aligned with company goals.
  • Establish workflows, review calendars, and category reset timelines to ensure process consistency and timeliness.

Category Optimization

  • Oversee SKU-level analysis, category performance reviews, and product mix adjustments to improve productivity.
  • Drive category resets based on performance, trends, and business direction.
  • Ensure SKU rationalization efforts maintain balance between breadth of offer and efficiency.
  • Allocation Management

  • Develop store clustering and allocation rules to ensure optimal stock delivery across the network.
  • Monitor and guide allocation strategies for new product launches, seasonal changes, and replenishments.
  • Coordinate with Purchasing, Supply Chain, Inventory Planning, Merchandising, Retail operations, and Warehouse operation to ensure end-to-end stock flow efficiency.
  • Reporting, Tools & Automation

  • Oversee weekly and monthly reporting on category and allocation KPIs.
  • Identify areas for automation and lead improvements in templates, dashboards, and tools used for planning.
  • Ensure reporting is accurate, timely, and actionable for business users.
  • Cross-functional Collaboration

  • Work closely with Purchasing, Inventory Planning, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Operations, and IT teams to align strategies and execution.
  • Act as a key voice in assortment discussions, product launch planning, and store execution meetings.
  • Requirements :

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Management, Statistics, Supply Chain or a related field.
  • 8+ years of experience in retail category management, allocation or merchandising.
  • Minimum 3 years in a leadership or managerial role, preferably in a multi-store retail environment.
  • Strong analytical and planning skills, with experience using Excel and BI tools (Power BI, Looker, Tableau, etc.)
  • Familiarity with assortment planning, allocation systems and retail store operations.
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