Category Buyers at Hubmart Stores Limited

Job Description

• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• Works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities.
• Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions.
• Coordinating the activities of the FRESH buying team
• Developing and maintaining a good working relationship with vendors
• Developing and providing the appropriate product mix for the execution of the organization's strategy
• Ensuring constant availability of products at the right quantity, quality, and prices
• Work with other departments (Operations, Finance, Marketing, IT) to drive sales growth for the FRESH category
• Drive customer footfalls and sales in the entire store by driving footfalls in the FRESH category section
• Installing processes for FRESH buying team activities

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Sales, Marketing, or related field
• Minimum 4 years' experience in product or category management.

Skills

• Listening skills
• Negotiation skills
• Good time management skills
• Project management skills
• Budget management skills
• Strategic awareness
• Networking skills at a senior level
• Analytical
• Creative
• Personable
• Research Oriented
• Professional demeanour
• Flexibility

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Job Description

• As the Grocery Non Food Category Buyer you are responsible for the pricing and overall promotion of a product category to maximize consumer appeal. Relationships with vendors and product range management will also be part of your duties.
• You must have excellent category manager must have extensive experience in understanding consumer needs and the retail environment. You must have a commercial mind-set and full comprehension of marketing and sales principles. Exceptional communication skills are also key for category managers.
• The goal is to increase sales and profitability of business to drive sustainable growth.

Responsibilities

• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility
• Liaise with marketing teams to determine competitive pricing and promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• Works closely with sales team to determine optimal pricing through analysis of sales trends, competitors, buying habits and planograms of products to promote sales opportunities.
• Leads a team that provides category insights and proposals by analyzing marketing and customer data and monitoring relevant market conditions.

Skills:

• Listening skills
• Negotiation skills
• Good time management skills
• Project management skills
• Budget management skills
• Strategic awareness
• Networking skills at a senior level
• Analytical
• Creative
• Personable
• Research Oriented
• Professional demeanour
• Flexibility.