Ttile: FMCG Category Manager
Job purpose:
Responsible for revenue and budget achievement including P&L analysis and action planning for Groceries Personal Care Home Care Chilled Products Frozen Products & Beverages.
Key responsibilities:
- Strong Strategic planning experience within the respective FMCG Sector (DRY/DPH/OPSS/BEV).
- Ability to lead teams motivate develop and retain team members.
- Passion for Retail is core to the company culture.
- Excellent interpersonal leadership and communication skills.
- Embrace problem solving developing and finding real business solutions.
- Possess a cando positive attitude and enjoy working as a part of a dynamic team.
- Leadership of the commercial team including recruitment and training
- Sales and JBP (Joint Business Planning) with main Supplier accounts
- Foster teamwork and a collaborative working environment across the whole organization
- Become a key MAT client liaison point developing productive relationships and collaborating extensively with the Commercial Development and Marketing teams.
- Proactively support commercial team to identify new business opportunities if any opportunities for future work are identified ensure these opportunities are communicated to a relevant senior colleague or the client if appropriate.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in any field desirable although not mandatory given relevant previous retail experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience
- Outstanding knowledge and experience of Store Management and operations
- Outstanding understanding of business
- Excellent functional knowledge leadership capabilities emotional intelligence proactivity & resourcefulness
- Outstanding alertness communication skills coordination skills presentation skills & customer orientation
- Excellent strategic orientation & flexibility
- Very good accuracy
Job specific skills:
- Proven experience as category manager or similar role
- Solid Knowledge of category management marketing and sales principles
- Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods Proficient in MS Office
- Analytical mind with a strategic ability
- Excellent communication and people Skills
- Strong /Excellent Negotiation Skills