Strategic Food Category Manager

AvantePH; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AvantePH in Makati City is seeking a Category Manager – Food to drive sales, margin, and market share through category planning, supplier management, pricing, and promotions while ensuring food safety. This role focuses on building an optimized food category portfolio across local and imported items.

You will lead strategies, manage assortment, negotiate with suppliers, analyze data, and coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure product availability and freshness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Food Technology, or related field.
• 5–10 years’ experience in food retail category management or buying.
• Knowledge of food sourcing, costing, shelf-life, and inventory management.
• Experience handling local and imported food items.
• Strong negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and retail systems (ERP, POS).

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute food category strategies aligned with business objectives
• Manage product assortment, pricing, promotions, and inventory for food categories
• Source, evaluate, and negotiate with local and international food suppliers
• Ensure compliance with food safety standards, labeling requirements, and regulatory guidelines
• Analyze sales performance, consumer trends, and market data to optimize product mix
• Coordinate with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure product availability and freshness
• Lead seasonal promotions, new product launches, and delisting of slow-moving items
• Monitor shrinkage, expiry, and wastage levels and implement corrective actions

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Supplier management

Inventory management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Food Technology, or related field

Tools

MS Excel

ERP

POS

Job description

AvantePH in Makati City is seeking a Category Manager – Food to drive sales, margin, and market share through category planning, supplier management, pricing, and promotions while ensuring food safety. This role focuses on building an optimized food category portfolio across local and imported items.

You will lead strategies, manage assortment, negotiate with suppliers, analyze data, and coordinate with Supply Chain to ensure product availability and freshness.