Senior Category Manager

Career Objective
Within this role you will be responsible for providing and implementing the category strategies, building strong relationships with keys stakeholders and driving category growth whilst managing a team of Category Managers.
Personality Profile
•Self-Starter, Proactive, adaptability and integrity
•Excellent multi-tasker organized and efficient.
•Details-Oriented, Passionate in category development, negotiations and vendors management.
•Highly motivated individual who thrives in a fast moving, dynamic work environment without sacrifice attention to detail.
Key Accountabilities
1.Responsible for overall planning of a merchandise category and developing business strategy.
2.Responsible for developing an annual operating plan and driving other KPIs, including GMV, profit margin, other income and inventory turn-over.
3.Build and sustain relationships with suppliers according to business needs; drive collaboration to achieve business growth
4.Provide detailed analysis and insights for category opportunities.
5.Use insights to influence category plans and conduct quarterly category reviews.
6.Manage inventory levels within target and ensure exit plan is optimised between product availability, cash flows and maximize profits.
7.Lead and develop a category team to achieve KPIs; guide and mentor team and quickly equip them with the professional and leadership skills to succeed in managing each of their respective product lines.
8.Drive continuous improvement in business processes and increase team’s overall efficiency.
9.Work closely internally with other departments and coordinate both internal and external resources to achieve business goals on behalf of a category and the company