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At a Glance
- Category
- 🛍️ Retail
- Level
- Mid-Level
- Type
- Full-time
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ROLE PROFILE / RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Category Growth and Profitability
Drive sales from the assigned category by developing comprehensive category business plans
Drive and monitor gross margins for the category and ensure alignment with the organization’s position, business plan and budgets.
2. Category Merchandise Planning
Prepare annual plans for the assigned category and provide inputs to the Merchandising Development and Buying Head to assist in creation of overall merchandizing budget
Study trends from historical data around product category sales and market research to assist in the overall planning process
Ensure adherence to financial plan in all key areas - sales, markdowns, margin & average inventory
Discuss, decide and freeze the merchandise plans (pricing, promotion, assortment etc.) for the category with the Merchandise Planning department
Ensure effective in season management across territories (stock balancing, markdown management, stock analysis, stock vs sales performance)
3. Category Design and Quality
Ensure optimum utilization of customer research information to guide category management decisions, including decisions on the introduction of new products, product assortment, shelf layout, promotion and pricing of products in the store
Formulate design and development plan in consultation with the Design Head with specifications on product features, functions, packaging and resource requirement across categories
Ensure all design and development activities are carried out within budget
Ensure the merchandise procured and received meets the quality standards
4. Order and Vendor Management
Create an adequate vendor base for the organization through active scouting and negotiation / renegotiation
Requirements
- •Experience in category growth and profitability
- •Ability to develop comprehensive category business plans
- •Experience in merchandise planning and budgeting
- •Ability to analyze historical sales data and market trends
- •Knowledge of stock balancing and markdown management
- •Experience in design and development planning
- •Ability to scout and negotiate with vendors
Responsibilities
- •Drive sales and monitor gross margins for assigned categories
- •Prepare annual plans and provide inputs for merchandising budgets
- •Discuss and freeze merchandise plans including pricing, promotion, and assortment
- •Manage in-season stock balancing and sales performance analysis
- •Utilize customer research to guide product introduction and shelf layout
- •Formulate design and development plans with specifications
- •Ensure all procurement meets quality standards
- •Create and manage an adequate vendor base through scouting and negotiation
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Landmark Group is a major retail and hospitality conglomerate in the Middle East, Africa, and India. It operates numerous well-known retail brands and businesses.