Senior Manager / Category Manager / Category Executive (Fresh & Grocery)

Segi Fresh; Selangor; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Miscellaneous allowance

Dental

Cashless Outpatient,InpatientInsurance

Travelling & Phone allowances (Manager

ial above)

Job summary

Segi Fresh in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Manager / Category Manager / Category Executive for Fresh & Grocery to lead item maintenance in SAP/ARMS, negotiate promotions, and optimize buying income files. The role oversees category KPIs, reviews margin reports, and proposes actions for items with negative margins.

Based in Kelana Jaya, with relocation to Wisma Segi Subang in 2027, this position requires travel and strong supplier networks.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies/Administration/Management, Marketing or equivalent.
• Experience in Category Management, Buying, Merchandising or Purchasing within retail or FMCG.
• Strong negotiation, analytical and commercial skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate buying, promotional and merchandising activities for Grocery & Fresh Division and ensure timely deliveries.
• Negotiate with local and international suppliers on price, quantity, quality and terms.
• Develop action plans to reduce store disposal and improve margins.
• Analyze customer purchasing behavior and market trends across stores.
• Monitor suppliers’ delivery performance and stock levels.
• Provide insights and feedback to management to improve KPIs.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Education

Business/Management degree

Job description

Senior Manager / Category Manager / Category Executive (Fresh & Grocery)

Responsible for overseeing item maintenance in SAP and ARMS systems, including cost pricing, product descriptions, barcodes, and selling prices. This role involves negotiating promotional mechanisms such as mailers, events, and in store promotions, as well as ensuring timely submission and accuracy of buying income files. The position also includes reviewing sales and margin reports to align with category KPIs, verifying scan sales reports for other income purposes, checking and confirming mailer artwork, and proposing action plans for items with negative margins.

Key Responsibilities

• To coordinate buying, promotional & merchandising activities for Grocery & Fresh Division and follow through on timely inward and outward deliveries.
• To negotiate with local and international suppliers on price, quantity, quality and trading terms to meet the Company's objective.
• To develop action plan and recommendation to reduce store's disposal.
• To compile information from all stores and analyze customer's purchasing behavior and market trend.
• To monitor suppliers' delivery performance.
• To ensure optimum stock level for all stores are maintained.
• To keep abreast of market competition, product price and trends, and provide feedback to the Management
• Any other related tasks assigned by management as and when is needed.

Key Requirements

• Candidate must possess at least a Diploma OR Bachelor's Degree in Business Studies / Administration / Management, Marketing or equivalent.
• Experience in Category Management, Buying, Merchandising, or Purchasing within the retail, supermarket, FMCG, or fresh food industry.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and commercial skills.
• Passion for the retail and fresh food business.
• Abundance of contacts with vendors / suppliers of various product categories will be advantageous.
• Willing to travel as when required.

Experience Required

• Senior Manager: Extensive experience leading category strategies and managing teams in the retail/FMCG industry.
• Category Manager: Proven experience managing product categories, supplier negotiations, and commercial performance.
• Category Executive: Fresh graduates or candidates with 1-2 years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply. Training and development will be provided.

Currently office based Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya (near to Glenmarie LRT station)

Moving to Wisma Segi office at Kampung Melayu Subang, Shah Alam (U6) Q1-Q3 2027.

Supermarkets, Grocery & Petrol Retailing 1,001-5,000 employees

We are growing to be the largest fresh food retailer in Malaysia that providing full fresh and local taste products for our customers in every day. We offer a variety of food products from meat and seafood, fruits and vegetables, dried to homemade / tradition ingredients.

We are proudly distinguished our position with other food retailers as we are emphasizing on the Fresh and Quality of the products at all the times by selecting the best from the marine and agriculture farm yet promoting our locally sourced products.

Our supermarket chains are currently centralizing in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and will be soon expanding to north and south of Malaysia by operating 100 stores in the year 2023 to bring greater convenience for our neighborhood vicinity. We value our people and their contributions. With more than 2,000 workforces; we are focusing on the human centrality by involving our employee perspective in all steps of the planning and problem-solving process and together we are developing our potential employee to be a promising talent and a future leader.

We are cultivating our high-performance working culture by fostering our core values of Integrity, Passion, Problem Solving, Teamwork and Excellence as our belief to achieve company objectives and continuous improvement. Let’s explore the career opportunities with us today and be part of our committed talent in a dynamic and signature retail experience!

We are growing to be the largest fresh food retailer in Malaysia that providing full fresh and local taste products for our customers in every day. We offer a variety of food products from meat and seafood, fruits and vegetables, dried to homemade / tradition ingredients.

We are proudly distinguished our position with other food retailers as we are emphasizing on the Fresh and quality of the products at all the times by selecting the best from the marine and agriculture farm yet promoting our locally sourced products.

Our supermarket chains are currently centralizing in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perak and will be soon expanding to north and south of Malaysia by operating 100 stores in the year 2023 to bring greater convenience for our neighborhood vicinity. We value our people and their contributions. With more than 2,000 workforces; we are focusing on the human centrality by involving our employee perspective in all steps of the planning and problem-solving process and together we are developing our potential employee to be a promising talent and a future leader.

We are cultivating our high-performance working culture by fostering our core values of Integrity, Passion, Problem Solving, Teamwork and Excellence as our belief to achieve company objectives and continuous improvement. Let’s explore the career opportunities with us today and be part of our committed talent in a dynamic and signature retail experience!

Perks and benefits Medical Miscellaneous allowance Dental Cashless Outpatient,Inpatient Insurance Travelling & Phone allowances (Managerial above)

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