Category Manager - Colour Cosmetics

Clicks Group Limited

Cape Town

On-site

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

Clicks Group Limited in Cape Town seeks a Category Manager for Colour Cosmetics to join the Beauty Division at Head Office. You will develop and execute category strategies to drive market share, profitability, and private label initiatives, reporting to the Portfolio Manager.

The role requires 4–6 years in category management and 2–3 years people management, with strong supplier negotiation, budgeting, and cross-functional collaboration with marketing and Clubcard to deliver the operating plan.

Qualifications

B Degree or Diploma in Retail, Purchasing Management or similar (Essential)
Strong procurement and category management knowledge
Experience in vendor negotiations and co-op terms
Experience with local/global supplier networks

Responsibilities

Develop and implement category plans to reduce cost of goods, optimise terms and increase income
Negotiate favorable trading terms and promotional spend with vendors
Maintain relationships with suppliers and source new partners
Implement pricing and promotion plans to achieve sales targets
Translate operating and financial plans into balanced product assortment and on-shelf displays
Support private label and exclusive brands development for differentiation
Regularly review performance indicators: sales, margin and promos
Conduct range reviews and analyse consumer trends and competitor activity
Collaborate with marketing and Clubcard to deliver operating plan
Support Merchandise and Graduate Development Programme with procurement training

Skills

Financial acumen

Planning and organisation

Supplier relationships

Verbal and written communication

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Project management

Training facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Retail, Purchasing Management or similar

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job category: Other: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Cape Town

Contract: Permanent

Remuneration: Market Related

EE position: Yes

About our company

Clicks Group

Introduction

We are looking to recruit a Category Manager for Colour Cosmetics to join the Beauty Division within Clicks. The successful candidate will will be based at Clicks Head Office in Cape Town and report to the Portfolio Manager.

Job Purpose:

To develop and execute the category strategy in order to achieve and exceed the category financial targets through rapidly accelerating category depth, strengthen pricing strategy and driving private label and exclusive Brands thereby creating product differentiation and innovation to increase market share and profitability.

Job Objectives:

To develop and implementa category plan for specific product ranges to ensure reduced cost of goods, optimise contract terms and increase income, assume responsibility of budgetand revenue for category.
To negotiate favourable trading terms and promotional spend (co-op), actively cultivate, develop and maintain vendor relationships and partnerships to ensure vendor performance and first to market with new product launches.
To maintain relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future products lines.
To implement a plan that will achieve the Clicks' value proposition through price and promotion whilst achieving promotional sales targets.
To translate the operating and financial plans into a balanced product assortment and visual on-shelf display to meet the customer’s needs
To support the sourcing and development of private label products and exclusive brands thereby creating product differentiation, innovation and brand loyalty that will increase market share and profitability.
To regularly review performance indicators, such as sales, margin and promo quantification, keeping the business updated on financial performance versus market and plan.
To conduct range reviews, analyse consumer buying patterns, predict future trends and stay abreast with competitor activity.
To work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including marketing and Clubcard to ensure effective delivery of the operating plan.
To support both the Merchandise and Graduate Development Programmeby playing an active role in facilitating training sessions to embed sound procurement principles and commercial awareness.