Sweets & Confectionery Category Strategist

METRO/MAKRO; Lahore; On-site; PKR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Business acumen

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Result orientation

Growth mindset

Analytical thinking

Change management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor/Master in Business Administration or related

Job description

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.