Category Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review historical sales trends, research demand drivers, validate sales inputs, develop statistical forecast models, and evaluate forecast results;
• Create a roadmap to maximize the gross margin, working closely with the operations team. This includes, but is not limited to, selection of brands and suppliers, negotiation of prices & terms, and ensuring effective retail selling prices.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with product suppliers & brand principals;
• Engage with suppliers at a country & regional level to establish our Company as a valued partner;
• Evaluate and monitor all supplier contracts and terms;
• Responsible for the category layouts and use of space in new stores, as well as assessing the performance of existing stores and giving feedback to the teams;
• Evaluate all regional buying activity and monitor Gross margin performance and other performance metrics across the region;
• Prepare presentations on category performance, brand display, promotion, and strategic initiatives for the Leadership team.
• Review expenses compared to plan, meet financial challenges and goals, and be able to create MIS report every month and meet management demand;
• Preparation of MIS;
• Any other job assigned by management from time to time. 

Educational Requirement

• BA Degree in Management, Economics, Business Administration, Marketing Management, and related fields

Experience

• Proven experience in FMCG
• Experience in the retail sector
• Good knowledge of perfume and cosmetics
• Excel and PowerPoint presentation skills