Category Specialist Own Brands

3 days ago

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited Full time

METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed

METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP's sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees. Sales in 2016/17 were approximately 37 billion Euro.

Job Description
  • Relationship management with suppliers to achieve win-win setup.
  • Develop new suppliers and maintain genuine, sustainable partnerships with the existing ones.
  • Responsible for OB sales, income, assortment, stock days, planogram and category dress-up.
  • Ensure maximum growth from all suppliers and generate profit by selling their product in the right channels.
  • Develop & grow METRO Own brands to deliver key strategic objectives.
  • Review brand/supplier performance and profitability.
  • Negotiate business plans with partners to attract strategic customers to increase customer base & basket size.
  • Identify gaps in assortment based on local market needs.
  • Monitor daily sales and margins on article and take corrective actions to safeguard margin erosion.
  • Assist the category in the process of determination and change in the purchase and sale prices and prepare price comparisons.
  • Visit, evaluate and select the adequate suppliers and assist the Senior buyer in the decision of the terms and condition.
  • Implement & maintain the planogram at each store as per ARP Model.
  • Determine and continuously maintain the ideal assortment for the given area, in terms of turnover, profit and stock level.
  • Keep the record of the changes in articles and prepare action plans.
  • To maintain the article/ supplier database through METRO Management System (MMS).

Qualifications

University degree (Master's or Bachelor's) from an HEC-recognized institution.

Additional Information

Minimum 2-4 years of relevant experience in category management

Experience of Modern wholesale/ retail is preferred.

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