Category Specialist – Sweets & Confectionary

METRO/MAKRO; Lahore; Sur place; PKR 600 000 - 900 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is hiring a Category Specialist for Sweets & Confectionary to drive commercial KPIs, sourcing excellence, and end-to-end promotions. You will collaborate with Sales, Merchandising, and Store Ops to optimize shelf availability and category growth.

The role requires a university degree and 2–4 years of relevant experience, with strong negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder skills. The position is full-time and on-site at METRO’s Pakistani operations.

Qualifications

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

Responsabilités

• 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 sweets & confectionary categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.

Connaissances

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Result orientation

Growth mindset

Analytical thinking

Change management

Communication skills

Formation

Bachelor/Master in Business Administration or related

Description du poste

Category Specialist – Sweets & Confectionary

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.

• Full-time
• 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 sweets & confectionary 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.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in the relevant industry

Functional Skills

• Proximity to Business & People
• Stakeholder Management
• Negotiation
• Result Orientation
• Growth Mindset
• Excellent levels of subject knowledge
• Analytical & Strategic Competence
• Social skills & Ability to bring about change

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