Job Description

Location
Doha, Qatar
Experience
8
Job Type
Recruitment

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:

Category Manager - Fruits and vegetables

Reports to:

Director - Fresh Food

Department:

Commercial

JOB PURPOSE / ROLE:

To manage the development of a consignment category for Company, ensuring a range of suppliers and services that delight the customer whilst maximizing sales and profit for the Company. Includes the management of the 3rd party vendors operating in the Company stores.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop the categories range through consistent dialogue with the consignment suppliers, understanding the trends in both season and customer expectation


Identify potential suppliers and keep a healthy dialogue open with those able to deliver the quantity, quality and professionalism desired


Analyze the monthly result of the categories sales and realized margin and react to trends on performance


Track availability on key lines and strive for 100% availability of those most frequently purchased by customers


Make sales projections, making sure that the contract covers all necessary conditions for successful merchandising.


Contribute to the development of space and appropriate range in new store design, work with the operations merchandising team to define what good looks like


Negotiate and review supplier contracts on a yearly basis


Set the right price points for various goods after the analysis of various goods and the margins needed


Set and maintain disciplines on fresh product standards relating to quality, hygiene and temperature


Work with the operations team to improve store execution of the fresh vision and through store visits with Area Management and the Fresh Food Specialists


Initiate defined merchandising standards on fresh foods that reflect a market leading approach, work with operations to make this consistent


Develop the skills and understanding of the Fresh Food Specialists, at stores level


Perform all other duties as delegated by the Fresh Food Director, or as per business requirement

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in any field desirable, although not mandatory given relevant previous retail experience

Experience

Minimum 08 years' experience in a quality retail organization


Team management experience in a high performing team

JOB SPECIFIC SKILLS:

Attention to detail and highly numerate


Team player and team leader skills well developed


Customer centric, able to understand and gain insights on customer's needs


Passionate about food, ideally an eclectic taste in cuisine


Strong drive for achievement with an assertive nature


Good communicator and influencer, able to liaise with more senior people


Very strong negotiation skills


Analytical and action orientated











Skills
Cto, Negotiation Skills, Ned, Negotiation Skill, Merchandising, Visio, Attention To Detail, Team Player, Discipline, Insight, Good Communicator, Retail, Trends