E-Commerce Category Manager

Lotus's Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; Presencial; MYR 60.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Lotus's Malaysia is seeking an E-Commerce Category Manager to grow assigned product categories on Lotus’s online marketplace. You will own assortment, pricing, promotions and online merchandising to deliver a competitive offering and drive online sales.

Work closely with vendors and internal teams to identify opportunities, improve visibility, monitor performance, and report results. You should have a degree and 3–4 years of category/ecommerce experience, strong analytical and negotiation

Formación

• Degree required in any field.
• 3–4 years of category management or ecommerce experience.
• Strong organizing, numerical, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Analytical with solid decision-making ability.
• Business-minded with retail/ecommerce interest.

Responsabilidades

• Manage assigned product categories and optimise assortment to meet customer needs and market requirements.
• Monitor category sales, margins and availability to meet targets and identify improvement opportunities.
• Review ranges, identify new opportunities and ensure relevant, competitive product selection.
• Plan category promotions and campaigns with internal teams, vendors and partners to drive online sales.
• Ensure listings have accurate content, pricing, images and information to boost visibility.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to spot growth opportunities.
• Maintain good relationships with vendors and coordinate promotional activities.
• Track sales, performance and campaign results; prepare reports and recommendations.

Conocimientos

Organizational skills

Numerical skills

Negotiation

Communication

Commercial awareness

Analytical thinking

Decision making

Can-do attitude

Retail/ecommerce experience

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

The E-Commerce Category Manager is responsible for managing and growing assigned product categories within Lotus’s online marketplace. The role focuses on product assortment, sales performance, pricing, promotions and online merchandising to ensure a competitive product offering and drive online sales.

The role will work closely with vendors and internal stakeholders to identify business opportunities, improve product visibility, monitor category performance and enhance the overall online shopping experience.

Job Description

• Manage assigned product categories and optimise product assortment to meet customer needs, market trends and business requirements.
• Monitor category sales, profit margins and product availability to ensure targets are achieved and identify opportunities to improve performance.
• Review existing product ranges, identify new product opportunities and ensure the online marketplace offers a relevant and competitive product selection.
• Plan and coordinate category promotions, seasonal activities and mega campaigns with internal departments, vendors and business partners to drive online sales.
• Ensure product listings are well maintained, with accurate content, pricing, images and product information. Improve product visibility, ratings and exposure to enhance the online shopping experience.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activities and customer buying patterns to identify opportunities for category growth and improvement.
• Maintain good working relationships with vendors and business partners, coordinate promotional activities and support commercial discussions to maximise category opportunities.
• Track and analyse category sales, product performance, availability and campaign results. Prepare regular reports and recommend improvements to support business performance.

Job Requirement

• Minimum Degree in any filed.
• 3-4 years of working experience in the category management or ecommerce related role.
• Strong organizing, numerical, negotiation and communication skills. Results and customer-focused with strong commercial awareness.
• Demonstrate a strong analytical and decision-making ability.
• Opportunistic with an ability to maximize opportunities through skillful category management.
• Can-do attitude, self-motivated and able to work under pressure and short timeline if required.
• Business-minded with a passion for retail and ecommerce.
• Experience in buying/category management/ecommerce trade will be added advantage.