Category Growth & Sourcing Specialist

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited; Lahore; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited in Lahore invites an experienced Category/Buying & Merchandising professional to support the Category Manager in executing the buying and merchandising strategy. You will help drive Commercial KPIs, source products, and ensure smooth supply chain with 100% shelf availability while adapting to seasonal market shifts.

You will conduct regular market surveys, collaborate with Sales for B2B growth, participate in in-store merchandising with the Merchandising Team, and

Qualifications

• University degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or any Management Degree from a recognized University with 2 to 4 years of experience in the relevant industry

Responsibilities

• Assist the Category Manager in successful implementation of the buying & merchandising strategy.
• Responsible for Commercial KPIs (Sales/Margin/SC etc.)
• Sourcing Excellence/Supplier Development & support role for Sourcing of products.
• Managing smooth supply chain for 100% Shelf Availability with pro-active approach considering seasonal factors or other dynamic market shifts.
• Regular & frequent Market Surveys (Market/ Competitors) with immediate response to counter the competition.
• Close collaboration with Sales Team for B2B customer development.
• In-store Merchandizing in collaboration with Merchandizing Team & Store Ops.
• End to End Promotions Management in collaboration with HO Colleagues (Promo prices finalization, Stocks follow-up, execution at shelf & post promo analysis).
• Ensuring Compliance of Tendering & Negotiations SOPs (category specific).
• Record Keeping of all Audit related materials e.g., Tenders/Negotiations, Price Confirmations, copies of supplier/article listing documents etc.
• Initiating & devising new projects for home care related categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.

Skills

Proximity to business & people

Stakeholder management

Entrepreneurship

Negotiation

Result orientation

Team leadership

Growth mindset

Problem analysis

Education

University degree in Business Administration or related field

Job description

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited in Lahore invites an experienced Category/Buying & Merchandising professional to support the Category Manager in executing the buying and merchandising strategy. You will help drive Commercial KPIs, source products, and ensure smooth supply chain with 100% shelf availability while adapting to seasonal market shifts.

You will conduct regular market surveys, collaborate with Sales for B2B growth, participate in in-store merchandising with the Merchandising Team, and