Category Manager

We are seeking an entrepreneurial and passionate Category Manager who will be responsible for the sourcing and merchandising of a category within the RedMart portfolio.  GIven the size of the category within RedMart, we are looking for a candidate who can show experience in managing diverse projects and be highly organised and able to prioritise effectively.

This highly analytical and experienced individual will help us drive growth and margin through assortment planning, vendor negotiations, on-site merchandising and inventory management. The role offers a high degree of autonomy and entrepreneurial activity to deliver the best range, service and value to our customers. 

The candidate will be considered a key member of the RedMart team and will report directly to the Head of Grocery Food and will also receive mentorship from other Senior Execs, including the COO and CEO.

Responsibilities:

• Full P&L responsibility for the categories, including revenue , margin, wastage & other supplier income.
• Must develop and execute optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability, and cost prices to expand both sales and margin.
• Ensure RedMart has the widest selection and best prices in the market through international sourcing, recruiting marketplace sellers and leveraging competitive intelligence.
• Work with existing vendor base to negotiate terms improvement, secure supplier advertising spend, develop new incentive programs, and ensure a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods to our fulfillment center.
• Work to develop new sourcing and extended range to ensure we have high quality, good value goods available to our customers year round.
• Employ data-driven decision making to drive the category. Provide insight to the commercial team and work closely with marketing and supply chain to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply
• Partner with supply chain team to manage inventory levels and wastage.
• Contribute to Redmart growth by optimising and streamlining Category management. Help to design systems and processes to minimise time spent of day-to-day tasks and allow more time for strategic thinking.
• Work cross functionally with Technology, Operations and Marketing to deliver strategic projects allowing redmart to offer the best customer experience.

Your background:

The ideal candidate has superb business judgment with a desire to build and manage their own business.  He/she must be able to work well in cross-functional teams to drive business goals.  The must have good industry understanding of the grocery business, and ideally experience across multiple categories.

Other qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s Degree from top undergraduate institution.
• 5-8  years' experience, preferably in merchandising / buying.
• Superb business judgment with a track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management (both internal and external).
• Ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Great communication skills (both oral and written) are a must.

Preferred:

• MBA.
• Mastery of MS Office (particularly Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) is preferred, as well as an agility with web-based software applications and internally-developed systems.