Assistant Category Manager (Beauty)

DFI Retail Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

DFI Retail Group is seeking a Category Manager in Hong Kong. This role involves liaising with the marketing department, managing stock levels, and ensuring effective promotional events that drive sales and profit.

The ideal candidate is a university graduate with at least 3 years of relevant FMCG experience, strong communication and negotiation skills, and fluency in both English and Chinese. Knowledge in personal care, beauty, or health categories is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of category management, trade marketing, or account servicing experience in FMCG.
• Experience in personal care, beauty, or health categories preferred.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Marketing about promotional events.
• Work with retail and sales management on effective layouts and displays.
• Establish margin and price controls for profitability.
• Negotiate with vendors for strategic partnerships.
• Manage stock levels to ensure product availability.
• Develop and train subordinates for customer focus.

Skills

Influencing skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Market sense

Proficiency in English

Proficiency in Chinese

Education

University degree

Job description

Is this your next challenge in Category Management?

• To liaise with Marketing Department about developing attractive and interesting promotional events which follow pre‑agreed selling plan
• To work closely with retail and sales management to ensure that store layouts, promotions and display techniques are effective in maximizing sales and profit from the specific merchandise categories
• To establish and maintain effective margin and price controls which maximize business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer
• To negotiate and work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long term strategic partnership, leading to lower costs and higher margin
• To manage stock levels and mark‑downs to ensure that product availability is high
• To develop and train subordinates ensuring that they are customer and product focused

Do you have experience in FMCG/ Retail?

• University graduate
• At least 3 years solid category management, trade marketing, or account servicing experience in FMCG industry
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills
• Good analytical skill, well‑planned and acute market sense
• Proficiency in English and Chinese
• With category management experience of personal care, beauty or health is preferred