Commercial Associate Manager -Fruit and Vegetables

Majid Al Futtaim; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly work environment

Large cross-functional team exposure

Leadership model guidance

Job summary

Majid Al Futtaim is seeking a Commercial Associate Manager for Fruits & Vegetables at the Head Office in KSA. The role focuses on supporting sourcing, merchandising, and sales development across categories and stores, with emphasis on demand forecasting and supplier collaboration.

Responsibilities include assortment planning, promo execution, and inventory optimization to ensure strong category performance, product availability, and consistent brand presentation across locations.

Qualifications

• Experience in Fruits & Vegetables or fresh food retail.
• Strong ability to forecast demand and manage inventory.
• Proven track record in driving category sales, margin, and availability.

Responsibilities

• Support sourcing, merchandising and sales development across categories and stores.
• Lead demand forecasting, supplier coordination and promo planning.
• Optimize assortment, planograms, and pricing to improve availability and presentation.
• Collaborate with Operations, Replenishment, Logistics and Marketing.
• Analyze sales and stock data to identify opportunities and risks.

Skills

Category management

Demand forecasting

Supplier management

Merchandising

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business/Marketing/Agriculture/Supply Chain)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

JOB TITLE

Commercial Associate Manager -Fruit and Vegetables | MAF Retail | Head Office KSA

ROLE SUMMARY

The Associate Manager – Commercial is responsible for supporting sourcing, merchandising, and sales development activities across assigned categories and stores. The role focuses on demand forecasting, supplier management, visual merchandising execution, inventory optimization, and commercial performance enhancement while ensuring consistent brand presentation and product availability across locations.

ROLE PROFILE

• Experience managing or supporting the Fruits & Vegetables category within a supermarket, hypermarket, or food retail environment.
• Proven ability to drive category sales, margin growth, and product availability.
• Knowledge of local and imported Fruits & Vegetables sourcing channels and supplier networks.
• Familiarity with assortment planning, range reviews, promotional planning, and pricing strategies.
• Strong understanding of merchandising standards, planograms, and category presentation.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including Operations, Replenishment, Logistics, and Marketing.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, or other reporting and analytics tools.
• Ability to identify market trends, customer preferences, and commercial opportunities to improve category performance.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Agriculture, Food Science, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Commercial, Category Management, Buying, or Merchandising within Fresh Food, Fruits & Vegetables, FMCG, or Retail.
• Strong understanding of Fruits & Vegetables operations, seasonality, sourcing, pricing, and product quality standards.
• Experience in sales forecasting, inventory management, shrink control, and demand planning.
• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret sales, stock, and profitability reports.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across Operations, Supply Chain, and Supplier partners.

WHAT WE OFFER

• At Majid Al Futtaim, we’re on a mission to create great moments, to spread happiness, to build, experiences that stay in our memories for a lifetime. We’re proud to say that over the past 27 years, we have built a reputation as a regional market leader in what we do. Join us!
• Work in a friendly environment, where everyone shares positive vibes and excited about our future.
• Work with over 45,000 diverse and talented colleagues, all guided by our Leadership Model.