Category Specialist – Sweets & Confectionary

• Responsible for Commercial KPIs (Sales/Margin/SC etc.)
• Sourcing Excellence/Supplier Development & support role for Sourcing of products.
• Managing smooth supply chain for 100% Shelf Availability with pro-active approach considering seasonal factors or other dynamic market shifts.
• Regular & frequent Market Surveys (Market/ Competitors) with immediate response to counter the competition.
• Close collaboration with Sales Team for B2B customer development.
• In-store Merchandizing in collaboration with Merchandizing Team & Store Ops.
• End to End Promotions Management in collaboration with HO Colleagues (Promo prices finalization, Stocks follow-up, execution at shelf & post promo analysis).
• Ensuring Compliance of Tendering & Negotiations SOPs (category specific).
• Record Keeping of all Audit related materials e.g., Tenders/Negotiations, Price Confirmations, copies of supplier/article listing documents etc.
• Initiating & devising new projects for sweets & confectionary categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.

• University degree (Master or Bachelor) in Business Administration, Supply Chain, or any Management Degree from a recognized University.
• 2 to 4 years of experience in the relevant industry

Functional Skills:

• Proximity to Business & People
• Stakeholder Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Negotiation
• Result Orientation
• Team Leadership
• Growth Mindset
• Problem Analysis

Competencies:

• Excellent levels of subject knowledge
• Analytical & Strategic Competence
• Social skills & Ability to bring about change