Category Manager

Meituan; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food procurement company is seeking an experienced professional in Riyadh to develop business strategies and enhance the performance of staple food categories. Responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, setting budgets, and monitoring market trends. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of relevant experience in food procurement, along with strong negotiation and data analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in food procurement with diverse categories.
• Strong understanding of market trends and supply chain systems.
• Excellent negotiation and market insight skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for business planning and strategy development in the FOOD sector.
• Identify and establish long-term partnerships with distributors.
• Monitor and enhance category/product performance.

Skills

Negotiation

Data analysis

Market insight

Team management

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's degree in marketing, supply chain management, or food science

Tools

Offic systems and data analysis tools

Job description

Job duty

• Responsible for business planning and strategy development in the FOOD sector,, Staple and basic food categories like rice, flour, cooking oil and grains
• Identify and establish long-term partnerships with direct distributors and wholesalers.
• Stay on the lookout for new suppliers based on strategy.
• Assist in setting the yearly budget/sales target and profit per category.
• Administer the price setting and respect the margin per category.
• Monitor and enhance category/product performance.
• Establish long-term development strategies for product categories.
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products.
• Create trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing and quality of services.
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize visibility.
• Monitor price and competition.
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product categories.
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category.

Job requirement

• 1. Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably in marketing, supply chain management, food science, or related fields;
• 2. 5+ years of experience in food procurement, preferably with exposure to diverse categories (e.g., FMCG, retail, or consumer goods).;
• 3. Strong understanding of market trends, supply chain systems, and category management methods in the food industry;
• 4. Excellent negotiation, data analysis, and market insight skills;
• 5. Strong communication, coordination, and team management experience;
• 6. High sense of responsibility, strong ability to work under pressure, and keen business acumen with an innovative mindset;
• 7. Proficient in offic systems, and other data analysis tools.

Skills

fmcg groceries at tamimi or alothaim or lulu or noon or ninja or carrefour or danoube