Category Specialist - Home Care & Disposables

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 opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP's sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees.

Job Description

• To 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.

Qualifications

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

Functional Skills

• Proximity to Business & People
• Stakeholder Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Negotiation
• Result Orientation
• Team Leadership
• Growth Mindset
• Problem Analysis