We are seeking an entrepreneurial and passionate Category Executive who will be responsible for the sourcing and merchandising of a category for RedMart Lazada Singapore.
The candidate needs to be highly organized and analytical, able to prioritize effectively with a strong bias to action to achieve strong commercial outcomes.
The individual is expected to assist in driving business growth & profitability through key-actions such as range management, suppliers negotiation, optimize campaign planning & execution, as well as being passionate in the groceries industry.
The role offers a high degree of autonomy and entrepreneurial activity to deliver the best range, value and service to our customers. The candidate will be considered a key member of the RedMart team and will report directly to the Category Manager / Senior Category Manager.
Responsibilities:
. P&L responsibility of category/subcategory which includes revenue, margin, wastage & other supplier income
. Assist the category manager to analyse, develop and execute optimal category strategy, pricing, promotions, range, availability, and cost prices to improve category sales and margin
. Work with existing suppliers and negotiate supplier advertising spend while ensuring a reliable and operationally effective flow of goods to our fulfilment centre.
. Partner with Retail Operations team to manage inventory levels and wastage.
. Collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to develop new sourcing and extended range to ensure high quality & good value are products available to our customers.
. Provide insights to the Category Manager / Category Director and employ data-driven decision making to achieve category objectives.
. Work closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, and Marketing to ensure RedMart delivers the best experience to our customers.
. Graduate with a degree in Business, Finance or Accounting, preferably with some internship experience in retail industry: buying/ merchandising/ category management or ecommerce industry
. Highly energetic, self-motivated and proactive with a passion for e-Commerce & groceries
. Extreme attention to detail and follow-up actions as well as a fast turn-around working style is required
. Demonstrate ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
. Highly analytical and comfortable with analyzing complex, large scale data sets
