Beauty Category Manager | Growth & Partnerships

The Dairy Farm Company, Limited 牛奶有限公司; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Mannings, a leading health and beauty chain in Hong Kong, is seeking a Category Management professional to drive partner relationships with vendors and develop category plans that boost sales and margins.

The role involves close collaboration with marketing on promotions, store layouts, and effective display techniques to maximize category profitability and customer value across 300+ stores.

Qualifications

• University graduate or equivalent experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and acute market sense.
• Proficiency in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long term strategic partnerships, leading to sales and market share growth, lower costs and higher margins.
• Develop and implement best-in-class category plans including new brand or product launch plans, promotion plans and marketing plans.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop attractive and exciting promotional events following pre-agreed selling plans.
• Collaborate with relevant teams for store layouts, promotions and display techniques to maximise sales and profitability for the category.
• Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls to enhance business profits while delivering value to customers.
• Lead stock levels and markdowns to ensure product availability and lifecycle management.
• Lead and develop a category management team focused on customers and products.

Skills

Problem-solving

Influencing & negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Bilingual English/Chinese

Education

University graduate

Job description

Mannings, a leading health and beauty chain in Hong Kong, is seeking a Category Management professional to drive partner relationships with vendors and develop category plans that boost sales and margins.

The role involves close collaboration with marketing on promotions, store layouts, and effective display techniques to maximize category profitability and customer value across 300+ stores.