Assistant Merchandising Manager

Universal Robina Corporation; Klang City; On-site; MYR 54,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Robina Corporation seeks a Merchandising Lead to develop and execute strategies across retail channels, driving sales and in-store visibility.

You will oversee product assortment planning, supplier negotiations, inventory management, visual merchandising, and promotional execution, collaborating with marketing, sales and supply chain to align in-store activities with brand and commercial objectives.

Qualifications

• Certificate or Diploma in Business/Finance.
• 3+ years in Sales/ Marketing.
• Experience in designing/ re-designing merchandisers coverage area.

Responsibilities

• Strategic planning and execution of merchandising across retail channels to drive sales and visibility.
• Lead merchandising team to ensure planogram compliance, stock availability, and promotional setup.
• Review, analyse and set guidelines on merchandiser coverage across all channels.
• Collaborate with trade marketing, sales and supply chain to align in-store activities with brand and commercial objectives.

Skills

Merchandising

Leadership

Team management

Planogram compliance

Negotiation

Education

Certificate or Diploma in Business/Finance

Job description

• Strategic planning and execution of merchandising across retail channels to drive sales and visibility.

Objective

• Responsible for developing and executing merchandising strategies across retail channels to drive sales and visibility.
• Oversees product assortment planning, supplier negotiations, inventory management, visual merchandising, and promotional execution. Collaborates with marketing, sales, and supply chain teams to ensure alignment of in-store activities with brand and commercial objectives.
• Leads a team of merchandising coordinators and ensures planogram compliance, stock availability, and promotional setup across outlets.

Scope of Work

• To review, analyse and set guideline on merchandiser segmented coverage across all channels
• To set on-boarding calendar and TTT to train merchandisers partnering with Sales Capability Manager
• To review merchandisers OKR & SIP and propose changes if needed to achieve company goals
• Multi-channel (MT, GT, EMB, retail chains), with emphasis on in-store execution and merchandising standards.

Execution Responsibility

• Leads merchandising team to ensure planogram compliance, stock availability, and promotional setup.

Strategic Role

• Involved in merchandisers career pathing plan with Sales Leadership and HRBP. To ensure merchandisers are equipped with right tools in trade to execute with excellence our PICOS.
• Works cross-functionally with trade marketing and sales teams.
• Manages field merchandisers (direct/ indirect).

Requirements

• Certificate or Diploma in Business/ Finance.
• Above 3 years in Sales/ Marketing.
• Have experience in designing/ re-designing merchandisers coverage area.