Looking for Category Manager - Buying (Liquor & Confectionery) with 2-5 yrs. of work experience from top 10 premier B-School  Job Purpose:  - The role of Category Manager requires the management of the day-to-day purchasing operation effectively and efficiently, training and developing personnel and ensuring the quality management of stock, deliveries and relationship with suppliers.  Responsibilities   OPERATIONS:  - Maintains operations by initiating, coordinating and enforcing purchasing operational policies and procedures manual  - Implement and maintain retail operational policies and procedures to incorporate a purchasing plan, cost control, audit compliance and people management  - Manage the purchase order process  - Contributes to future development at strategic and operational level  - Plans, identifies, communicates and delegates key responsibilities and practices to the purchasing team to ensure smooth flow of purchasing operations  - Establish and main effective communications between various departments within the Company and suppliers.  SALES  - Develops sales order forecasts to achieve sales, margins and agreed stock levels  - Drive operational purchasing improvements through analysis and support.  - Propose measures to improve operational performance  REPORTING  - Develop purchasing reports to give feedback to retail and senior management to drive the business and improve purchasing operations.  - Prepare reports on the businesses’ Key Performance Indicators as per the company standard   STAFF  - Ensures purchasing operations requirements are fulfilled to include scheduling, assigning employees, follow up on work results  - Maintains staff by assisting in recruitment, selection, orientation and training  - Maintains staff results by coaching, counseling, disciplining, planning, monitoring and appraising job results  - Protects staff by providing safe and clean environment  - Commercial communication to all staff  - Develop the purchasing staff and support areas to optimize sales and profits  - Create and develop a coaching culture as well as promoting an environment that promotes diversity.  - Lead the team to deliver a profitable business  - Ensure staff have a high level of customer awareness and product knowledge  - Liaise with Training Department to develop and manage the company’s sales and product training program  MERCHANDISE  - In conjunction with Purchase Head, formulates pricing policies by reviewing merchandise activities, determining additional sales promotion, proposing stock clearance and studying trends.  - Market merchandise by studying advertising, sales promotions, display plans, analyzing operating and financial statements for profitability ratios.  - Ensuring range and stock levels are consistent with business requirements   FINANCIAL  - Achieve financial objectives by preparing budgets, scheduling expenditure, analyzing variances and initiating corrective actions  - Maximize sales and profitability for the company  - Set monthly targets, monthly and annual budgets  - Update forecast results  - With closely with General Director to provide quality purchasing information   CUSTOMERS  - Identifies current and future requirements by regular visits to the airport retail stores to establishing rapport with potential and actual customers and other persons in a position to understand service requirements  - Take account of customers needs and shopping habits and competitor activity by regular visits to domestic retail stores  - Use a range of internal and external information data to initiate business changes and create a customer focused culture  MARKETING  - In conjunction with Business Units in the region and suppliers formulates and agrees the yearly supplier/brand Promotional Calendars  - Provides help and support to suppliers to organize promotional/marketing events  - n conjunction with the retail department, review the implementation and success of supplier promotional activities  - Undertake market research to identify market trends, new product options and evaluate local and international competitors  - Works closely with the Marketing Manager to create quality marketing communications for the airport stores

Delhi NCR

Delhi Duty Free - Category Manager - Liquor 

Delhi Duty Free - Category Manager - Liquor  ,Job Description for Delhi Duty Free - Category Manager - Liquor  in Delhi Duty Free Services in  Delhi NCR for (2-5) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Delhi Duty Free - Category Manager - Liquor  in Delhi Duty Free Services in  Delhi NCR for (2-5) years of experience. Apply Now!