Category Manager: General Merchandise

5 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa SET Recruitment Consultants Full time

**Category Manager: General Merchandise (DL)**

**Market Related Package**

**Cape Town**

Excellent career opportunity with a leading global retail company for a Category Manager: General Merchandise. You will be responsible for purchasing goods and maintaining the products at the budgeted gross profit for both the Distribution Centre and Retailers.

**Key Performance Areas**:

- Support and execution regionally of the National GM Strategy.
- Develop and execute Regional GM Strategy based on relevant market data.
- Strategically drive sales to budget through full implementation of overall category strategy.
- Negotiate deals, pricing, promotional pricing and new product launches.
- Continued innovation to assist in developing category sales contribution to total sales.
- Daily analysis of and response to key statistics.
- Manage and grow DC and Retail margin in line with Budget.
- Manage recoveries in line with Budget.
- Maintain stockholding against budget (Days and Budget).
- Align Supplier Strategy with GM Category strategy and foster good trading relationships.
- Regular supplier strategic reviews and sales meetings.
- Ongoing Category Management.

**Qualifications and experience**
- Marketing or similar tertiary education is advantageous.
- 5 to 7 years of experience in the retail/FMCG industry
- Knowledge of Buying Systems and processes
- Strong Planning and Financial Skills
- Drivers license


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