Category Manager

Category Manager

Key job responsibilities

This is an external facing role with close collaboration with external vendors to build seasonal selection and long shelf-life Fresh/Frozen space. The role has potential to build Amazon now SA Retail business from scratch, define SOP for scaling the business on long term.
– Support Category leader to drive new strategic initiatives and business opportunities
– Negotiations- Build strategic partnership, align and close an end to end vendor relationship and terms of trade, operating model contracts from vendors
– Build the annual seasonal portfolio to drive continuous traffic and engagement to the store-front
– Identify automation opportunities to offer scalable solutions, improve all key inputs metrics such as Selection, profitability, Pricing, Availability
– Post launches, Own the P&L for hitting top and bottom-line targets and drive projects to improve profitability with critical stakeholders (Vendor, Ops, Advertising)
– Define selection assortment, continuously refine the mix at dark store level to reduce shrinkage & improve CX
– Source deals during Tier 1/2 events to ensure we continue to offer value to our Prime Customers
– Negotiate marketing funds from vendors for category visibility during BAU/Events.
– Prepare, Pitch & close Annual JBP.