Category Manager - Private Label
Core
Managing private label assortments, pricing, offers, and supply for a cloud-based grocery delivery service (tMart) across the Middle East and North Africa.
Role type
Senior Category Manager (Private Label)
Builds
Private label grocery product lines and promotional campaigns for a rapid-delivery hypermarket concept.
Domain
Retail / Grocery / FMCG / Private Label
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Category management, assortment planning, pricing strategy, supplier negotiation, P&L analysis, market price auditing, promotional calendar development, cross-functional project leadership, stakeholder management, analytical skills, hands-on operational execution.
Preferred skills
Private label experience, international retail experience, team building, intercultural communication.
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Monitor economic performance of assigned categories (sales, gross margin, P&L); define and maintain local assortments; select local suppliers and negotiate terms; price items based on guidelines and conduct market price audits; develop and execute country promotion calendars; provide input to ops teams on flows and tools; resolve supplier issues; work hands-on on warehouse floor or take customer calls when needed.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC