Category Executive (Ready Meals, Bakery & Beverage, Cafe & Deli)

Role Purpose

To oversee and responsible for F&B category management for all three brands. To Develop Unique and strong Brand Image for Food Purveyor. Be the Market Leader with consistent profits and sales.

Main Responsibilities

Business Acumen

To assist Senior Category Manager and Category Manager for both buying and merchandising.

To execute sourcing strategies to maximize the new merchandise insights to help drive overall product launch strategy.

To Do Central Bakery Kitchen and Supplier order.

To Sourcing on reasonable price for ingredients and semi finished products line.

To work Closely with suppliers to get the most update stocks availability, sourcing the best to avoid out of stocks during market shortage and able to build brand positioning the best grocer do one stop shopping.

To Develop products with specification and adhere with food label law.

To analyse product risk and tighten the food safety measure by conducting audit at supplier site.

To update the new product listing, price change, promotion mechanic, department master file maintenance, product specification and product technical sheet.

To analyze data by category to support category manager and supplier for sales renew and buying income achievement.

To monitor the consistency supply, freshness, quality, standard, right temperature, wider assortment and range to maximize the selling floor.

To assist new store, stock taking, festive or thematic event for assortment plan review and survey.

To work closely with marketing, operation and merchandising team for best-selling item, inventory monitoring, disposal, Analysis competitor’s strength and weakness to share the thoughts to improve department, category and visual display.

To monitor and execute on Supplier Management– Food safety certification, supplier audit, score card based on Supplier Audit checklist. To monitor and execute on Product Management Product specification, pre-launch product test and complaint form.

Take part company event, training, buying trip, stock taking and exhibition to learn and explore for self-development.

To initiative for problem solving while manager away duty as proxy for the department. Take fast action on problem solving.

To support merchandising strategies and maintaining company’s profit to plan for the right product and negotiating price for the goodness of company.

To conduct survey market and provide analyst report to team to share the best practice in retail market.

Work closely with Operation team, on products planning, promotion planning and display to create strong brand identity. To Succeed on all fairs, event, promotion and samplings.

To support merchandising strategies and company vision for plastic free implementation.

General

To adhere and enforce all Company’s policies and procedures.

Undertake / participate in any ad hoc projects or other relevant duties as assigned from time to time.

To discipline and learn fast.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Requirements

Candidate must possess at least a Diploma, Advanced / Higher / Graduate Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Degree, any field.

Required language(s): Bahasa Malaysia, English.

Able to travel as when required.