About the job
Were looking for a Regional Category Manager (Imports) to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store tMart, which is the regions first cloud store concept offering 30-minutedelivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait, UAE, Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain, Egypt, Oman and Iraq.
Whats On Your Plate?
Managing Imports portfolio at the regional level (responsibility for sales, profitability, availability, inventory, strong presence of the portfolio in the app)
Sourcing, negotiating with and on-boarding new consolidators to bring imported items from all regions crucial for our business (UK + Europe, US, APAC etc.)
Leading replenishment for the whole region (leading local markets in implementing effective replenishment plans for All Year Round ranges)
Leading logistics and compliance for imports initiative across the region (making sure that everything in regards to consolidation/shipping/customs/clearence/registration/trasnportation to the final destination is well taken care of, with the help of necessary external partners)
Necessary skill set: – strong understanding of the impact of imported products on Commercial 4Ps (Pricing, Promotion, Presentation, Product)
Strong analytical skills – monitoring of Imports portfolio performance for the whole region (sales, profitability, availability, inventories etc.), extracting insights from the data to improve and optimize Imports performance across the region (action plan recommendations for local markets including expertise in recommending categories to penetrate and brands to introduce)
Easiness to work with the data & various data tools and easiness of presenting data in a compelling/concise way
Suppliers management (negotiations, on-boarding, maintaining good relations) – both local (agent companies) and international (consolidators from various regions)
Good time management skills in order to push all stakeholders involved to follow agreed timelines – meticulous while managing compliance part of the imports process
What Did We Order?
Fluent understanding of the importance of Imports in the commercial strategy.
Good overview of the region in regard to imports categories & brands that are working best, but also with good eye for innovation and niche opportunities. Working experience with/knowledge of imports documentation (including labelling), customs & regulatory compliance, imports logistics & supply chain aspects would be a big plus.
You are very detail-oriented, structured and know how to prioritize — you consider yourself as someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
You can interact with senior-level executives and can manage the expectations of multiple stakeholders.
You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
You have excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
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