Metro Wholesale - Lead - Beverages Category

Designation: Lead - Beverages

Department: Offer Management Department

Reporting to: Head - Beverages

Location: Bangalore, INDIA

Job Purpose:

We are looking out for a resource who is having mandatory experience in Beverages industry (Cold & Hot only) to play an important role in the development of the Buying & Merchandising strategy and to ensure that this strategy is implemented for the relevant category or categories.

Critical outcomes for this role:

- Focus on Monthly Sales Targets with proper planning and availability as well as Income for category.

- Managing category P & L.

- To accurately phase sales, stock, margin, markdown and in-take plans and projections considering prevailing market trends.

- Develop and Build assortments in line with customer profile.

- To develop new suppliers and maintain genuine, sustainable partnerships with the existing ones.

- Develop Regional brands in line with market share as per the respective cities.

- Reviewing brand/supplier performance and profitability

- Manage inventory, availability for KVIs and focused articles, ensuring DOH norms.

- Collaborate with Store teams to implement HO strategies.

- Regional Budget alignments i.e., BTL budgets for stores.

- Regional supplier development and assortment planning.

- Offer Planning and Execution.

What background will make you successful? :

- 12+ years post qualification experience in the Category management Field, having at least 7+ years of experience in relevant category (Cold & Hot Beverages only).

- Result Oriented, Good Commercial acumen

- Self-disciplined with ability to work independently and under stress

- Excellent communication Skills

- Analytical Ability

- Knowledge of Pricing, Margins and Supply Chain Strategy of FMCG sector in the country

- Ability to build and maintain effective cross-functional working relationships at all levels

Educational Qualifications:

Master's degree in Management

Leadership Style:

- Excellent leadership skills with positive vision to lead the whole team in the right spirit to achieve the objectives

- Strong coaching ability

- Enjoys motivating and developing people

- Acts as a role model

- Has the ability to drive change