Our client in the retail trade and distribution is seeking to recruit a Category Specialist - Home Appliances who will report to the Retail Buying Manager and Procurement Manager. As a Category Specialist - Home Appliances, the ideal candidate will assist in the sourcing and purchasing of goods (white goods, small domestic appliances, home electronics) at most competitive prices and in a timely manner. The candidate will manage a specific category or categories and will be responsible of the overall awareness & visibility, performance and follow up of the category.
Responsibilities:
- Manage stock responsibly and ensure that replenishment, transfer and forecasting are done systematically.
- Analyze, grow and monitor the performance of your specific category.
- Monitor open orders and ageing stock.
- Nurture the relationship with current suppliers.
- Prepare various reports - weekly, sales and open orders.
- Analyze and build the line up in terms of pricing and positioning.
- Come forward with recommendations and positive changes.
- Assist in the administrative tasks of the procurement process (e.g. process credit notes, purchase orders etc.).
- Prepare promotional campaigns for both Retail & B2B and validate with the Procurement Manager.
- Perform regular market visits and competitors' analysis.
Profile:
- Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.
- At least 2 years of experience in a related field.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Excellent knowledge of Excel specifically Vlookup and pivot table functions.
- Fully computer literate
