Category Manager

DFI Retail Group; Singapore; On-site; USD 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic thinker to drive category management and enhance customer satisfaction. In this pivotal role, you will develop and implement innovative business strategies that align with financial goals while improving market share. You will be responsible for optimizing product mixes, executing promotional plans, and fostering strong supplier relationships. Join a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional value and service to consumers across Asia. This opportunity promises a rewarding career path in a rapidly growing retail environment where your contributions will make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• Strong background in strategic planning and category management.
• Experience in customer-centered industries with merchandising skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic business plans for assigned categories.
• Achieve sales and profit goals through effective category management.
• Establish collaborative relationships with suppliers to maximize profitability.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Category Management

Customer Relationship Management

Merchandising Skills

Marketing Skills

Inventory Management

Education

Diploma in Business

University Degree in Marketing

Job description

About DFI Retail Group

DFI Retail Group (the ‘Group’) is a leading Asian retailer. As at 30 Jun 2024, the Group, its associates and joint ventures operated some 11,000 outlets and employed over 200,000 people. The Group had total annual revenue in 2023 exceeding US$26 billion.

The Group is dedicated to delivering quality, value and exceptional service to Asian consumers through a compelling retail experience, supported by an extensive store network and highly efficient supply chains.

The Group (including associates and joint ventures) operates a portfolio of well-known brands across six key divisions: food, convenience, health and beauty, home furnishings, restaurants and other retailing.

At the heart of its business, DFI Retail Group is driven by its purpose to Sustainably Serve Asia for Generations with Everyday Moments.

The Group’s parent company, DFI Retail Group Holdings Limited, is incorporated in Bermuda and has a primary listing in the equity shares (transition) category of the London Stock Exchange, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. The Group’s businesses are managed from Hong Kong. DFI Retail Group is a member of theJardine Matheson Group.

The Role

To develop and implement strategic plans for assigned categories within the framework of a disciplined category management business process so as to achieve company’s financial goals and objectives, improve market share, customer satisfaction and productivity performance measures for the company.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve category sales, profit and income goals and objectives through developing and implementing strategic business plans for the assigned categories
• Develop, implement, and manage an optimum product mix that focuses on customers’ needs.
• Develop and implement promotional plans that bring excitement and incremental sales to the stores
• Develop and implement placement and planogram strategies that improve category turnover and positively influence customer shopping behaviour
• Develop and implement a competitive pricing strategy that delivers value to our customers.
• Establish collaborative retailer/supplier relationships to maximise income/terms/discounts to improve sales and profitability of category
• Implement a strong corporate label program in the assigned categories to improve the sales and profitability of the company
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s policies including without limitation the stock ageing & write-off management process while performing and discharging your duties.
• Achieve reduction in shrink budget objectives through disciplined buying and inventory management processes
• Participate, communicate, and support a culture of learning, teamwork and sharing internally and externally with the stores, DFI business units in and outside Singapore
• Establish collaborative relationship with licenses and OEM suppliers
• Owns the full product development cycle (eg: Product curation, Design, QC, Freight arrangement etc)

Requirements

• Diploma holder/university degree in business or marketing or related discipline
• Executive from a customer centred industry and holds relevant merchandising, marketing and entrepreneurial skills.