[Hiring] Category Manager Dubai UAE

­Position: Category Manager

Date posted: 2024-05-01

Industry: FMCG

Employment type: Full Time

Experience: 3 to 5 year

Qualification: Bachelor’s Degree holder

Salary: AED 5000 to 10000

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Company: Confidential

Description:

Category Manager (Import FMCG)

Company Description

We are an ecommerce company dealing with importing European products and selling through e-commerce platform and application to our consumers both B2B and B2C.

Role Description

• Lead day-to-day category management operations, including c communication, execution, quoting, contract proposals, service level management, and reporting.
• Ensure to have the best sellable products in the category.
• Forecast the revenue planning with a monthly, quarterly view for the Fresh food categories including finalizing and driving commercial fundamentals for your category e.g. range, types of products etc.
• Analyze industry trends and evolving technology to proactively identify supply base opportunities to reduce cost, minimize risk, protect continuity of supply, and exploit industry developments that benefit organization.
• Ensure adequate document retention within the region to support compliance with government agencies and international trade regulations. When necessary, assist legal counsel, logistics.
• Maintain accurate records of import transactions, including invoices, shipping documents, and customs declarations.
• Act as primary point of contact for customs and vendor queries.
• Support the (internal & external suppliers) with establishing standard requirements for shipment documentation. Ensure the accuracy and integrity of data with customs.
• Negotiate best Commercial Terms with Suppliers and Distributors.
• Monitor supplier performance based on meeting their obligations and self-product availability discusses to improve and maximizes the service level from suppliers.
• Maintains relations and renegotiates, regularly, to embitter terms and reach the lowest, possible, cost price for products.
• Understand the selection requirement, price expectation and create the relevant portfolio of products in the category.
• Reviews, on monthly basis the sales and profitability of each category and item, classifies as good or poor sales and decide for the required change in category items, quality, price, source, or number of SKUs which can be displayed within the space allocated to the category.
• Manage PL & Import portfolio at the National level (sales Performance, profitability, availability, inventory, in app availability and merchandising).
• Manage price negotiation and finalization for commercial supply agreements / contracts and letters of intent in close alignment with procurement.

Qualifications

• Category Management skills
• Analytical Skills
• Contract Negotiation skills
• Procurement skills
• Sales skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail and organizational skills
• Experience in importing goods is must
• Experience in the food industry is must
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field