Category Specialist Food Buyer - Cape Town Verfied

Salary Negotiable Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town, Western Cape more than 14 days ago 18-01-2017 1:50:59 PM
15-02-2017 1:50:59 PM
This Category Specialist is responsible for overseeing the category management process end to end and will act as a single point of accountability for a total category on a national basis. They will also work closely with the Buying, Marketing and Operations team.

The working environment of this position is FMCG and is therefore incredibly fast paced and the candidate would need to have high energy levels, be organised, be proactive and definitely have the ability to work under pressure

Essential requirements :

Qualification – BCom Degree in Sales, Marketing, Business Administration or equivalent
At least 3 to 5 years experience in category management
5 to 10 years experience in FMCG or Retail buying
Drivers License
Willingness to travel

Key responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following :

Execution of category plan
People management
Financial management – interpreting sales and profit – data analysis
Buying – Pricing, Sourcing and Promotions
Consumer Insights behaviour