About the position
Excellent career opportunity within the retail sector for a Category Manager to drive strategic category management excellence through data & innovative merchandising solutions
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 & relevant qualification with a Supply Chain Management and/or Finance and/or Business Administration focus (essential)
- Experience in leading large-scale procurement centralization and optimization initiatives
- Expertise in designing and implementing merchandising and category management systems
- Advanced proficiency in data analysis, business intelligence tools, and performance metrics interpretation
- Experience managing organizational transformation and change initiatives across multiple business units
Responsibilities
- Drive category strategy development and execution to maximize market opportunities and achieve organizational alignment
- Lead innovative merchandise solutions and process improvements across products, systems, and operational standards
- Manage category budgets, financial performance, and profitability optimization through strategic planning and monitoring
- Build and maintain strategic internal and external partnerships to drive collaborative business success
- Ensure exceptional customer experience through effective service delivery, complaint resolution, and brand enhancement
- Provide visionary leadership and strategic thinking to drive organizational alignment and continuous improvement
- Lead, develop, and optimize team performance to build a high-performing, skilled, and motivated workforce
TO APPLY:
- Only if you meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
- Please Apply Online and complete your registration via our website to enable and protect you as a candidate and to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions.
- This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL.
- However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
- Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the minimum requirements will not be considered for the respective position.
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- AJ PERSONNEL will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
- If you have not received a response within two (2) weeks from applying, your application was then unsuccessful for that specific position, however your profile remains on our system for future opportunities.
Desired Skills:
- Category strategies
- Budgets
- Category Manager
- Supply Chain
- Cape Town
- Degree
- Retail
Employer & Job Benefits:
- Medical Aid and Pension Fund
