EE Procurement Manager – Personal Care Category
| Location | Durban, South Africa |
| Date Posted | August 21, 2020 |
| Category |
Management
Procurement |
| Job Type |
Full-time
|
| Currency | ZAR |
Description
We are currently looking for a Procurement Manager - Personal Care Category, who can drive the National non-edibles categories growth through developing and implementing National category strategies to maximise wholesale & retail sales, market share and profitability for this large favourite national group.
Duties & Responsibilities
We are currently looking for a Procurement Manager - Personal Care Category, who can drive the National non-edibles categories growth through developing and implementing National category strategies to maximise wholesale & retail sales, market share and profitability for this large favourite national group.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience Required:
- B.Com.
- A minimum of 5 to 7 years’ Buying and Category Management experience, in Retail!
- Thorough knowledge of procurement, buying systems and processes, essential. (DC and In-store experience added advantage).
- Computer literacy - MS Office Suite essential.
Key Performance Areas:
- Develop and manage national category strategies in conjunction with the Catman department.
- Negotiate national supplier trading terms and develop supplier relationships.
- Ensure supplier growth rebates and manage the National/Regional supplier rebate system.
- Lead national category meetings to ensure co-operation from the Regional DC’s.
- Manage the national promotion grid to ensure you achieve sales growth within these categories.
- New category development - identify shopper trends/market needs and research, design and develop concepts through to launch, presenting a deliverable and maintenance thereof.
Skills Required:
- A strategic thinker who has a strong drive for innovative ways of resolving business challenges.
- Planning and organisational skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong numeric skills and sound financial acumen.
- Ability to build strategic working relationships and be customer focused.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- High degree of confidentiality and integrity.
Please note, if you have not had a response from us within 30 days after the closing date, kindly accept that your application has been unsuccessful.