Category Executive (Purchasing)

Job Descriptions

Purchasing & Operations

• OTB (Open to Buy)
• Forecast and plan buy
• Review Sales, Inventory, Profit and OTB Budgets vs actual performance to evaluate the achievability of budget using the OTB tool.
• Identifying risks and opportunities to present to the management and share with store leaders
• Review stores benchmark by analyzing historical sales, purchase index, SKU efficiency, and specific store needs as well as strategy planning
• Liaise with marketing team to plan opportunity promotional sales
• Liaise with business development team to suggest product placement and product mix on layout and planogram

Inventory Management

• Analyzing sales data, trends, customer demands and liaison with category manager to create inventory forecasts
• Monitoring inventory levels to ensure that they remain within healthy shelf life
• Tracking shelf life of goods under category of care, updating expiry date wherever applicable
• Managing of inventory under category of care to prevent shrinkage or aged stocks
• Coordinating with suppliers or third party distributors to ensure timely delivery of stocks
• Following SOPs to handle damaged goods or depletion of short shelf life items
• Tracking of shipments to ensure orders placed are all in and checking of invoices & shipping documents where all information are tally

Analysis

• Analyze categories to identify areas of product gaps and business opportunities to enhance competitive positioning
• Analyze market and industry trends to keep products and services in line with changing market conditions and consumer trends
• Managing of timelines & stakeholders for each new product development project
• Sales Data Analysis - Analysis of sales figures and patterns to identify trends & gaps for optimization of sales

Job requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Bachelor's Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree in related field.
• 2 - 3 years of working experience in the retail industry merchandising, Experience in FMCG is a bonus
• Pro-active self-starter with strategic and analytical thinking skills and presentation skills
• Team player who co-operates well and thrives in a very competitive and fast paced environment.
• Excellent communication & strong business sense and acumen
• Effective Planning & Organization Skills/ Ability to lead
• Entrepreneurial Skills: trendspotting, innovative, good business judgment and acumen.