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• Analyze data or insights to determine industry and consumer trends
• Devise long-term development strategies for product categories
• Develop exit strategies for unsuccessful products
• Foster trust relationships with vendors to achieve better pricing
  and quality of services
• Place appropriate orders to ensure product availability that meets
  consumer demands
• Determine the positioning of a product category to maximize
  visibility
• Liaise with execution teams to determine competitive pricing and
  promotional activities of a product category
• Collaborate with buyers and merchandisers to expand product
  categories
• Make forecasts for product demand to ensure the sustainability of
  inventory
• Assume responsibility of budget development and revenue for category
• To deliver the P&L and activity plans for a category
• Development of marketing- & category plans that seizes
  opportunities on all 6P (proposition, product, promotion, pack, price,
  place) & 5C (consumer, connect, commerce, content, community).
• Translate marketing plans into a volume plans and optimize
  commercial opportunities. Feed into S&OP cycle and AP processes.
• Ensure a single-minded communication message is created for all
  campaigns in line with the brand building communication plan, consistent
  with category needs.
• Champion competitive behavior& -mindset throughout the business
  and translate it into marketing activities to grow brand share.
• Identify & clearly define the key category and customer risks /
  opportunities generating the relevant insight needed to resolve these
• Lead the category planning process across categories, highlighting
  growth opportunities and identifying business targets through category,
  shopper and market analysis
• Contribute/take responsibility for specific NPD / Category projects
  and use data to help define the ultimate in store vision for each activity
  /category.

• The ideal candidate must hold Bachelor’s degree in Marketing,
  Business Administration or Business-related field
• Possession of professional qualification in Marketing would be an
  added advantage.
• At least five years of working experience in a similar position.
• Experience working with different departments on development and
  analysis of cost standards
• Understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods
• Excellent communication and people skills

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