CATEGORY MANAGER
Listing reference: woolw_001072
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 17 February 2025
Position summary
Industry: FMCG & Supply Management
Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain
Location: Western Cape
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: MARKET RELATED
EE position: No
Introduction
Responsible for leading the co-ordination of the end to end category strategy by inspiring the team in the co creation and execution of both short term tactical and long term strategy to ensure the delivery of sustainable profit growth and operational excellence while living the woolies values.
Job description
Interprets and translates strategy into commercially viable operating plans to ensure delivery of operational excellence
o Lead the co-creation of the strategy by gathering input from the teams, market and partners
o Data Intelligence with a honed ability to read, analyse, interpret & communicate data insights to inform and set strategies or tactical direction to create business opportunities
o Establish and execute long term objectives across commercial, customer and supplier strategy
o Integrates and aligns category assessments with the Foods strategy to create and deliver 3 year operating plans
o Understands market share and supplier inputs to create leading industry operating plans and innovation
o Co-ordinate category assessment program across the Matrix Team
o Lead the co-creation of the strategy by gathering input from the teams, market and partners
o Data Intelligence with a honed ability to read, analyse, interpret & communicate data insights to inform and set strategies or tactical direction to create business opportunities
o Establish and execute long term objectives across commercial, customer and supplier strategy
o Integrates and aligns category assessments with the Foods strategy to create and deliver 3 year operating plans
o Understands market share and supplier inputs to create leading industry operating plans and innovation
o Co-ordinate category assessment program across the Matrix Team
Drive and enable profitable growth of the Category
o Conducts analyses and tracking of management accounts
o Accountable for the oversight and management of KPIs to ensure maximum sales, profitability and market share accretion at a product group level
o Deploy tactical strategies to manage monthly performance against KPI's at product group level
o Monitors financial performance of the business/ department and proactively able to identify and build risk mitigation plans to drive business performance
o Conducts analyses and tracking of management accounts
o Accountable for the oversight and management of KPIs to ensure maximum sales, profitability and market share accretion at a product group level
o Deploy tactical strategies to manage monthly performance against KPI's at product group level
o Monitors financial performance of the business/ department and proactively able to identify and build risk mitigation plans to drive business performance
Lead, mentor and support the matrix team to deliver on strategic outcomes
o Effective management and co-ordination team engagements
o Ability to effectively communicate and make decisions taking into consideration multiple, diverse view points
o Manage and co-ordinate rhythm and pace of category by inspiring a culture within the teams to create and sustain momentum
o Identify potential issues and mitigate by having difficult conversations in order to ensure the delivery of business standards and values
o Effective management and co-ordination team engagements
o Ability to effectively communicate and make decisions taking into consideration multiple, diverse view points
o Manage and co-ordinate rhythm and pace of category by inspiring a culture within the teams to create and sustain momentum
o Identify potential issues and mitigate by having difficult conversations in order to ensure the delivery of business standards and values
Manages mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships and ensures stakeholders execute and deliver on strategy
o Facilitates a cross functional supplier base including other stakeholders to build mutually beneficial objectives
o Manages various stakeholders towards the execution and delivery of business projects and initiatives
o Ensures gathering and consolidation of pertinent information from various stakeholders within reasonable timeframes
o Creates, builds & maintains sustainable, mutually beneficial supplier relationships based on shared values & an aspirational product offering that is commercially viable.
o Creates well defined and articulated supplier strategy with clear objectives and transformation plans
o Identifies suppliers that are aligned to the business' values and can fulfill current gaps
o Facilitates a cross functional supplier base including other stakeholders to build mutually beneficial objectives
o Manages various stakeholders towards the execution and delivery of business projects and initiatives
o Ensures gathering and consolidation of pertinent information from various stakeholders within reasonable timeframes
o Creates, builds & maintains sustainable, mutually beneficial supplier relationships based on shared values & an aspirational product offering that is commercially viable.
o Creates well defined and articulated supplier strategy with clear objectives and transformation plans
o Identifies suppliers that are aligned to the business' values and can fulfill current gaps
Minimum requirements
o Leading People
o Entrepreneurial mindset
o Dynamic leadership and adaptability
o Visionary Merchant
o Data Intelligence
o Commercial Acumen
o Customer Obsessed
o Passionate Foodie
o Project Mindset
o Retail Industry Knowledge
o Supplier Relationship Management
o Formal Qualification needed/ Relevant diploma/degree
o Minimum 8-10 years’ experience
o Retail/FMCG experience required
o Buying experience required
o Additional requirements (tool of trade/systems knowledge)
o International travel
o Buying systems experience
o MS suite proficiency
o Additional knowledge/ experience needed to fulfill role; work conditions (such as shift work, international travel required)
o Personal Care, H&C experience will be advantageous
o 3-5 years managing of a team/leading people experience required
o Entrepreneurial mindset
o Dynamic leadership and adaptability
o Visionary Merchant
o Data Intelligence
o Commercial Acumen
o Customer Obsessed
o Passionate Foodie
o Project Mindset
o Retail Industry Knowledge
o Supplier Relationship Management
o Formal Qualification needed/ Relevant diploma/degree
o Minimum 8-10 years’ experience
o Retail/FMCG experience required
o Buying experience required
o Additional requirements (tool of trade/systems knowledge)
o International travel
o Buying systems experience
o MS suite proficiency
o Additional knowledge/ experience needed to fulfill role; work conditions (such as shift work, international travel required)
o Personal Care, H&C experience will be advantageous
o 3-5 years managing of a team/leading people experience required
