Direct Selling Category Manager

2 days ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Kontak Recruitment Full time
Job Overview: As a Direct Selling Category Manager, you will be responsible for purchasing activities, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring the implementation of product and campaign strategies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • End-to-end category campaign planning: Create flow plans, manage margin control, and oversee product and BOM listings for catalogue inclusion.
  • Market analysis: Conduct market research to inform buying strategies.
  • Supplier management: Negotiate favourable costs, ensure quality assurance, and secure timely stock deliveries.


Requirements: The ideal candidate would be suitably qualified with at least 5 years experience in a beauty buyer capacity within retail or direct-selling environments. Salary: R20 - 30 000 per month.

This is a three-month contract, reviewed.

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