Category Assistant Manager (Personal Care)

DFI Retail Group; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

DFI Retail Group in Hong Kong is seeking a category management professional to develop and implement promotional events aligned with selling plans.

You will collaborate with marketing, retail and sales to optimize store layouts, promotions and display techniques to maximize sales and profitability, while maintaining strong vendor relationships and stock control. English and Chinese proficiency is required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of solid category management, trade marketing, or account servicing in FMCG.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Marketing Department about developing attractive and interesting promotional events which follow pre-agreed selling plan.
• 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.
• Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls which maximize business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer.
• Negotiate and work with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships to ensure long term strategic partnership, leading to lower costs and higher margin.
• Manage stock levels and mark-downs to ensure that product availability is high.
• Develop and train subordinates ensuring that they are customer and product focused.

Skills

Category management

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

Leadership training

English & Chinese

Education

University graduate

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 category management?

• 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