Job title: Category Manager – Grocery
Company: Parker Connect
Job description: Principal Accountabilities1.Reviews, facilitates and resolves vendor claims, feedback, complaints and grievances.
2.Reports to his manager thru KPI’s & provides guidance and directions to the team below him.
3.Plans the assortment of merchandise, including the width and depth, to ensure optimum range considering margins, rebates, pricing, production plan, sales targets, stock levels and operational requirements.
4.Plan and implement exclusive marketing activities with suppliers for the retail business.
5.Schedules and conducts store visits and capture performances and scenarios for updates, developments, solutions and results and reports and the same to superiors.
6.Assess requests for goods and services ensuring that they are allowable under limitations, restrictions and policies as well as determining competitiveness.
7.Performs procurement activity requiring advanced knowledge of procurement policies and practices which may include negotiating contracts and entering into strategic procurement agreements.
8.Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, service support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities as well as reputation and history.
9.Prepare specifications, solicitations and request for qualifications/proposals, research products and proposals from vendors and discuss evaluations.
10.Evaluates and monitors vendor performance in ensuring strict compliance on the terms and conditions, obligations stated, requirements established to avoid conflicts and risks of both parties.
11.Negotiates and establishes contracts with suppliers and ensures that all agreements with suppliers are in place and in writing prior to the start of the business.
12.Manages the relationships with the suppliers, and other certification authorities to ensure timely submission of required documents.
13.Updates and discusses the results of review and evaluation of the qualified vendors with Superiors/ Management.
14.Works closely with business departments, units and other business partners in analyzing and managing excess stocks and stocks shortages situation.
15.Ensures that price margins are achieved as per standards; along with maximizing sell through sales and replenishment monitoring.
16.Recommend replacement of products according to cycle and demands of the market
17.Present and justify annual budget needs for recurring services and other procurement contracts.
18.Presenting of reports to Superiors/ Management on monthly and annual basis on the performance of the category.
19.Visiting trade fairs, and exhibitions. Competent to be able to negotiate B2B deals.Qualification and Work Experience
1.Bachelor’s Degree in business management or equivalent.
2.A minimum of 10 years’ experience, of which minimum 5 years should be in a supervisory role.
3.Currently working in a senior procurement role in a retail organization.
4.Experience of working on MS Office, Outlook, SAP environments.Min Experience:5 YearsSalary :AED 15000Temp/Perm::PermanentLocation :DubaiPosted Date:January 17, 2025
Expected salary: 15000 per month
Location: Dubai
Job date: Sun, 19 Jan 2025 01:28:25 GMT
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Category Manager – Grocery
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