Product Category Manager
2 weeks ago
Overview
">Datafin Recruitment is seeking a highly skilled Product Category Manager to lead the Back to School department. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing staff, sales, finance, administration, stock management, and other related functions.
">About Us
">Datafin Recruitment is a prominent retail and wholesale company specializing in office and school supplies in South Africa.
">Salary Information
">We are offering a competitive salary of R750 000 per annum, commensurate with experience.
">Job Description
">The Product Category Manager will be responsible for:
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- Managing the Back to School department, including staff, sales, finance, administration, and stock management;">
- Defining departmental roles and responsibilities;">
- Staff training and development;">
- Price and margin management for schools category;">
- Management and creation of school supply agreements;">
- Stock management and ability to plan and order stock, accordingly, including forecasting;">
- Regional marketing;">
- Continuous communication with distribution centres, finance, retail stores, and other internal departments;">
- Manage School relationships (teachers and school bodies);">
- Extensive experience in the management of a large Sales portfolio;">
- Strategic Planning and ability to translate such into operational plans;">
- Ability to analyse market and develop focused practical strategies;">
- Practical day-to-day, hands-on experience in supporting internal and external sales staff;">
- Ability to train staff for their roles;">
- Understanding and ability to manage a call centre dealing with calls, emails, customer care;">
- Proven track record in achieving budgets;">
- Attend new product launches;">
- Organise BTS events;">
- Develop sales strategy for your category in line with the national strategy for the category;">
- Analyse school business and initiate corrective and improvement plans;">
- Project manage all regional annual BTS launches and make sure they are all successful;">
- Relationship with the reps to promote buy-in to the BTS category;">
- Regular interaction with customers and calling with sales force;">
- Educate reps and make them comfortable to sell the BTS concept and product;">
- Ensure achievement of regional BTS GP budget;">
- Develop, monitor, and maintain call cycles for yourself and sales staff;">
- Identify sales by product category/customer;">
- Utilise and monitor sales reporting tools;">
- Familiarity with price lists/own products/competitor products;">
- Working relationship with BTS supplier base;">
Requirements
">The ideal candidate will have:
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- Degree/Diploma in Business studies or sales and marketing management;">
- Advanced Computer Literacy in Microsoft Office Suite;">
- Valid Drivers Licence and own reliable vehicle;">
- Excellent management skills;">
- Prior experience in a similar environment would be an advantage;">
- Aptitude and understanding of general business and commercial principles;">
- At least 10 years of experience in a management role or similar;">
- Strong affinity to process and systems implementation;">
- Exceptional organisational skills;">
- Numerical skills and an aptitude for numbers;">
- Interpersonal and social skills;">
- Ability to deal with people at all levels in a professional, polite, and enthusiastic manner;">
- Assertive personality with excellent communication skills;">
- Aptitude for numbers;">
- Attention to detail, accuracy, efficiency, and speed;">
- Superior administrative skills and abilities;">
- The ability to interrogate data electronically and produce spreadsheets for analysis, interpretation, and interrogation;">
- A proven track record of over-achieving deliverables;">
- Appropriate technical expertise, sound sales background, and ability to provide product support and customer service;">
- Strong communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills;">
Benefits
">The successful candidate will enjoy a competitive salary package and opportunities for career growth and development.
">Contact Details
">Please apply here or e-mail a Word copy of your CV to Datafin Recruitment mentioning the reference number of the job.
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