Category Senior Officer (Beauty Care)

Mannings; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mannings, the leading health and beauty retailer in Hong Kong, invites applications for a Category Management role. You will liaise with Marketing to create attractive promotions and work with retail and sales teams to optimize store layouts and displays for maximum sales and profit.

We seek graduates with 2–4 years in FMCG category management or related roles, strong negotiation and communication skills, and fluency in English and Chinese. Experience in personal care/beauty categories is a plus.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent required.
• 2-4 years of solid category management, trade marketing, or account servicing experience in FMCG.
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills.
• Good analytical ability, well-planned with strong market sense.
• Proficiency in English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Marketing to develop attractive promotional events following the pre-agreed selling plan.
• Collaborate with retail and sales management to optimize store layouts, promotions and displays for max sales and profit.
• Establish and maintain effective margin and price controls to maximize profits while delivering value to customers.
• Negotiate with vendors to build mutually beneficial relationships for long-term partnerships and cost efficiency.
• Manage stock levels and markdowns to ensure high product availability.
• Develop and train subordinates to be customer- and product-focused.

Skills

Influencing

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

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 FMCG/ Retail?

• University graduate
• 2-4 years of 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

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.