Category Specialist Meat, Fruits & Vegetables
Job Summary
- To assist the Category Manager in successful implementation of the buying & merchandising strategy.
- Responsible for Commercial KPIs (Sales/Margin/SC etc.)
- Sourcing Excellence/Supplier Development & support role for Sourcing of products.
- Managing smooth supply chain for 100% Shelf Availability with pro-active approach considering seasonal factors or other dynamic market shifts.
- Regular & frequent Market Surveys (Market/ Competitors) with immediate response to counter the competition.
- Close collaboration with Sales Team for B2B customer development.
- In-store Merchandizing in collaboration with Merchandizing Team & Store Ops.
- End to End Promotions Management in collaboration with HO Colleagues (Promo prices finalization Stocks follow-up execution at shelf & post promo analysis).
- Ensuring Compliance of Tendering & Negotiations SOPs (category specific).
- Record Keeping of all Audit related materials e.g. Tenders/Negotiations Price Confirmations copies of supplier/article listing documents etc.
- Initiating & devising new projects for Meat & F/V related categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.
Qualifications :
University degree (Master or Bachelor) in Business Administration Supply Chain or any Management Degree from a recognized University.
Additional Information :
Experience
2 - 4 years of experience in the relevant industry
Functional Skills
- Stakeholder Management
- Entrepreneurship
- Negotiation
- Result Orientation
- Team Leadership
- Growth Mindset
- Problem Analysis
Competencies:
- Proximity to Business & People
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
About Company
METRO is a leading international wholesale company with food and non-food assortments that specialises in serving the needs of hotels, restaurants and caterers (HoReCa) as well as independent traders. Around the world, METRO has 15 million customers who can choose whether to shop in o ... View more