Duties and Responsibilities

• Implementing Department Strategy and Category plans, selecting brands and items and setting the prices.

• Monitoring performance of the assigned commercial departments across store formats - sales, gross margin, Profit & Loss; in alignment with the Company’s targets.

• Defining and maintaining local assortment and integrating basic assortment for the Department/Categories.

• Pricing the items based on set guidelines.

• Identifying local promo products and pricing each item, submitting relevant reordering information to replenishment.

• Coordinating with other functions, Operations, Logistics, and E&M as well as other areas in merchandise such as Private label, Promo, Display, etc.

• Selecting local suppliers, negotiating, and purchasing in line with expected needs guided by the corporate guidelines and standards such as cost price, discounts, rebates, payments term discounts, etc.

• Reviewing and attending to/resolving any issues with local suppliers.

• Contributing to the company’s Promotional activities as required.

• Collecting market prices and conducting country price audits.

Skills

Skills and Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in merchandising preferably with a leading FMCG retailer (Buying or/and Sales experience)

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or related field.

• Excellent communication and management skills

• Energetic and motivated personality with great multitasking.

• Proficient in MS office, especially MS Excel.

• Must have excellent interpersonal and networking skills. An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers and colleagues.