Category Specialist
1 week ago
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Responsible for coordinating and negotiating with suppliers for trading activities which includes product assortment, pricing, promotion, and branding within branches and online store with suppliers.
Core Responsibilities:
- Report results of supplier evaluation to Manager for further decisions.
- Ensure that all supplier performance is monitored at defined intervals on predetermined quality parameters.
- Responsible for prospecting and securing advertising sales for indoor & outdoor media, pitches benefits of advertising to client, negotiates prices, and explains client needs to copywriter.
- Prepare business proposals to clients indicating their interest in providing advertising services.
- Set online category as of offline Union Coop Store.
- Add maximum number of SKU in online category.
- Plan and submit online store promotion calendar.
- Work with the Online Store Team to drive stock efficiency by controlling the stock holding and availability whilst optimizing the online sales.
- Collaborate with the Digital Marketing /IT / Media Teams on optimizing the customer experience and online journey, feeding into decisions on content, functionality and layout across the group.
- Ensure that documentation is complete for approval of new SKUs/Promotions and line extension is correctly completed by supplier.
- Work closely with direct Manager to ensure optimum product availability, promotion product support from supplier.
- Evaluate income growth via percentage of rebate and listing fees from suppliers on monthly basis.
- Assist Direct Manager in development of category planogram.
- Coordinate with branch owners to obtain information on new approved promotions, product availability and out of stock issues.
- Assist Direct Manager to implement seasonal merchandise in pilot store.
- Assist Direct Manager to sign up/ renew the BDA (Business Development Agreement) with suppliers every year for the best deal.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing or a related field.
- 1-3 years of experience in retail industry specialized in buying.
- Strong knowledge in local and foreign purchase markets.
- Supplier evaluation skills and negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication and time management skills.
- Associate
- Full-time
- Product Management and Purchasing
- Retail
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