Category Buyer: Data-Driven Merchandising & Partnerships

AS Watson Retail (HK) Limited; Sha Tin; On-site; HKD 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free shuttle to Shatin

Medical and life insurance for depend将

Job summary

AS Watson Group is seeking a Buyer to drive category strategy, source innovative products, and optimize assortment and pricing to deliver compelling value for customers in both offline and online channels.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve commercial targets and grow market share within Hong Kong’s retail landscape.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify insights, and make sound recommendations.
• Customer-focused mindset with a passion for understanding consumer needs and shopping behaviors.
• Effective communication and relationship-building skills with suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Strong collaboration skills to thrive in a fast-paced team environment.
• Good commercial awareness with understanding of market trends and competitive dynamics.
• Proficiency in Excel and data analysis tools.
• Experience in supplier management and commercial negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of category strategies to drive sales, profitability, and market share.
• Source new, innovative, and customer-relevant products to strengthen category performance.
• Analyze market trends, customer insights, and performance data to identify growth opportunities.
• Manage product assortment and pricing to meet customer needs and business objectives.
• Build effective partnerships with suppliers and support commercial negotiations.
• Collaborate with merchandising, marketing, supply chain, eCommerce, and store operations teams to deliver a seamless O+O customer experience.
• Monitor category performance and recommend actions using a scientific and data-driven approach.
• Support promotional campaigns and trading initiatives to accelerate category growth.
• Contribute to achieving category KPIs and commercial targets.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer-focused

Communication skills

Collaboration

Commercial awareness

Excel/data analysis tools

Tools

Excel

Job description

AS Watson Group is seeking a Buyer to drive category strategy, source innovative products, and optimize assortment and pricing to deliver compelling value for customers in both offline and online channels.

The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve commercial targets and grow market share within Hong Kong’s retail landscape.