Category Supervisor (Purchasing)

CW Marketing & Development Corporation; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

CW Marketing & Development Corporation is seeking a Category Supervisor for CW Home Depot to oversee purchasing activities and drive sales growth in the assigned product line. You will monitor stock levels, analyze performance, and coordinate with suppliers to secure favorable terms.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and experience in construction or retail purchasing; strong negotiation, inventory management, and data analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in management, engineering, architecture or equivalent.
• Experience in construction or retail purchasing preferred.
• Proficient in using productivity tools and software.
• Background in retail operations particularly purchasing and warehousing.
• Knowledge of inventory management, negotiation, decision making and detail orientation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee purchasing activities to drive sales growth.
• Set and review max/min stock for outright items.
• Create sales performance reports and recommendations.
• Provide supplier analysis on sales fluctuations.
• Conduct store visits for price checking and comparison.
• Negotiate best prices for non-brand items and tabulate results.
• Review slow/moving stock to maintain ideal inventory ratios.
• Review supplier-submitted new items for comparison.
• Monitor stock replenishment and Open Purchase Orders.
• Train new and existing merchandisers monthly.

Skills

Inventory management

Negotiation skills

Decision making

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in management/engineering/architecture or equivalent

Tools

Productivity software

Job description

A Category Supervisor of CW Home Depot

Job Purpose

• To oversee and monitor purchasing activities to achieve sales growth in assigned product line

Duties and Responsibilities

Product Related

• Set and review max and min of outright items (quarterly or as per need)
• Create sales performance report analysis and recommendation for annual business review of outright
• Provide analysis and recommendation to suppliers about the sales fluctuation
• Conduct store visit for price checking and comparison
• Canvass and secure best price for non brand or generic outright items and make tabulations for easy evaluation.
• Review reports on slow and non-moving items and over or under stock every month to be able to maintain the ideal sales to inventory ratio
• Review and tabulate new items submitted by supplier for easy comparison
• Review and make recommendations about store displays and maximizing space in store
• Monitoring and checking of sales behavior/performance of new items (weekly and quarterly)
• Monitoring and analyzing of stock replenishment report
• Monitoring and review of Open Purchase Orders
• Evaluate and review Purchase Orders of stock replenishment and seek approval from Purchasing manager / Asst Manager
• Evaluate and review stock transfer made between branches
• Monitoring of damages if are really pulled out or disposed
• Monitoring of stock in central warehouse

Manpower Related

• Conduct Product Training to new and existing Merchandisers monthly
• Invite supplier to conduct training especially when there are new items to be introduced in store
• Witness the discussion of merchandiser performance together with Operations and Human Resource dept.
• Assign Product Officers that will assist Audit during inventory and communicate to supplier the said activity when necessary
• Conduct Product Training to Sales personnel

Supplier Related

• Entertains new suppliers and make a tabulation and comparison report for easy evaluation for non brand or generic outright items
• Secure submission of the requirements of newly approved suppliers.
• Coordinates to supplier the merchandiser performance.
• Negotiates with suppliers the needs for discount, support, items and also concerns of other departments
• Create consolidated complaint report – manual report
• Analyze new items, price revision and promos.
• Performs other purchasing tasks that may be assigned from time to time

We are looking for someone with:

• A bachelor's degree (preferably: management, engineering, architecture graduate or equivalent)
• Experience in construction companies is a plus
• Must be proficient in using productivity tools and software.
• With background in retail operations particularly in purchasing and warehousing activities
• Knowledgeable in inventory management, excellent negotiation skills, good decision making skills and keen to details.