Category Manager (Beauty)

Mannings; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Mannings, the leading health and beauty chain in Hong Kong with over 340 stores, is seeking a Category Manager to drive category growth and long-term partnerships with key vendors. You will lead the development of category plans, coordinate with marketing on promotions, and optimize store layouts to maximize sales and margin.

Ideal candidates have at least 7 years in category or key account management in FMCG, strong negotiation and analytical skills, and bilingual English/Chinese abilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG category management is essential.
• Strong problem-solving and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with vendors to build long-term partnerships.
• Develop category plans including launches, promotions and marketing plans.
• Coordinate with marketing for promotional events aligned with selling plans.
• Optimize store layouts, promotions and displays to maximize sales.
• Manage margins, price controls and profitability.
• Lead stock levels and markdowns to maintain product availability.
• Develop and coach the category management team to be customer-focused.

Skills

Vendor negotiation

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal skills

English Chinese

Education

University degree

Job description

Is this your next challenge in Category Management?

The challenge is to:

• 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.
• Work with vendors to build and implement best-in-class category plans including new brand or product launch plans, promotion plans and marketing plans.
• Work closely with the marketing team to develop attractive and exciting promotional events which follow pre-agreed selling plans.
• Collaborate with relevant teams for store layouts, promotions and display techniques are effective in maximizing sales and profitability for the category.
• Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls which enhance business profits whilst delivering a good value offer to the customer.
• Lead stock levels and mark-downs to ensure that product availability remains high and product lifecycle is optimally managed.
• Lead and develop a category management team, ensuring that they are customer and product focused at all times

Do you have experience in FMCG?

• University graduate or equivalent experience
• At least 7 years proven category management, key account management or own brand management in FMCG industry
• Self-motivated and possessing strong problem-solving skills
• Strong influencing, negotiation and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical thinking and possessing acute market sense
• Proficiency in English and Chinese
• Category management, key account management or own brand experience in health & beauty industry is preferred

Mannings is the leading health and beauty

chain in Hong Kong with over 340 stores, territory-wide. Our trusted reputation is based on Mannings' commitment to improve customer health and personal care, leading to ten consecutive years of being voted "No. 1 Most Preferred Brand" in Hong Kong. Our culture

is open and progressive – simply to achieve the best for our customers both externally and internally. Applications are welcomed from high calibre individuals to join our growing team.

Mannings is the leading health and beauty

chain in Hong Kong with over 340 stores, territory-wide. Our trusted reputation is based on Mannings' commitment to improve customer health and personal care, leading to ten consecutive years of being voted "No. 1 Most Preferred Brand" in Hong Kong. Our culture

is open and progressive – simply to achieve the best for our customers both externally and internally. Applications are welcomed from high calibre individuals to join our growing team.