Category Manager/ Buyer

4 months ago


UAE, United Arab Emirates Al-Futtaim Full time

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world's most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate.

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

**Overview of the role**:
The Jobholder will be responsible for supporting the Head of Commercial with the development of the Health & Lifestyle Category to maximize sales and gross margin objectives while managing inventory objectives for specific brands. Develops strategic objectives to ensure long-term sustained growth across all markets.

**What you will do**:

- Develop implement and deliver category plans including range reviews, promotions pricing and stock that are consistent with overall commercial strategy and financial objectives.
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop and implement marketing promotion plans and strategies relevant to the category; adhere to legislation and brand guidelines’; and clearly and effectively communicate with the customer, driving footfall and profitable sales.
- Review and evaluate the effectiveness of promotions, taking appropriate action where necessary, and sharing best practices with peers and other stakeholders.
- Work with Exclusive Brands to develop and deliver exclusive products/ranges that deliver increased participation and meet agreed strategy and plans.
- Working in partnership with the planning team, agree on a merchandising strategy that drives and delivers the right range in the right store; ensures availability in the store; and controls of slow-moving stock.
- Identify and implement new product opportunities that are competitively priced, commercially viable and meet customer needs, driving sales and profitability.
- Manage and review pricing, ensuring pricing that is competitive and maximizes profitability. Operate within the Company pricing strategy.
- Working in conjunction with the Planning team to ensure base sales and promotional forecasts are adhered to, whilst maintaining in-store availability to meet the customer’s needs.
- Develop effective internal working relationships with cross functional team members to support and enhance category objectives and performance
- Develop build and maintain effective external relationships to enhance the Watsons proposition and meet customer needs.
- Adopt appropriate negotiation strategies to attain the best terms for the category and the business.
Category expert - utilise and continually develop knowledge in category products, competitors and market activity to deliver increased category performance objectives.

**Required Skills to be successful**
- Strong analytical skills
- Very strong commercial awareness and creative skills.
- Proven negotiation skills.
- Decisive and able to work in a super fast-paced environment
- Strong communication, analytical, and organizational skills.
- Display delegation skills, priorities within delegated tasks and manage deadlines.
- Practice excellent time management skills and ability to cope under pressure

**What equips you for the role**:
**Minimum Qualification and Knowledge**:
**Education**: Must possess at least a Bachelor’s Degree/ Professional Degree/ Post Graduate or equivalent.

**Minimum Experience**:
A minimum of 5 years of experience as a Buyer in a retail environment (Health and Beauty)

Preferably someone with experience in Retail.

**Behavioral Competencies**:

- Uses sound judgment when making decisions
- Act with integrity and respect
- Adapt to changes required by the business
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to manage promptly and independently also unexpected events and issues
- Ability to identify priorities and organize and plan activities to ensure proper and timely execution
- Ability to work as a member of a team
- Able to travel

**About Al-Futtaim Retail**

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both re


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