Category Manager

Category Manager

Alimerka
Alimerka
Oviedo, SpainCompetitiveOn-siteAdded 2 days agoMid · 2+ years

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About the role

We are looking for a proactive and organized person focused on sales and results, with experience in the food sector.

What you'll do

WHAT WILL YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

  • Analyze the market, consumer trends, and the competition to identify opportunities and threats for product categories. Stay constantly up to date. This involves, among other functions, the following:
  1. Carry out benchmarking and price monitoring to set the optimal price.
  2. Obtain, communicate, and use information from the company's immediate environment and market to improve the organization's positioning and competitiveness within it.
  3. Stay up to date on our competitors' actions/innovations.
  4. Identify improvement opportunities with an impact on sales (e.g., new suppliers, changes in market trends, etc.)
  • Monitor the performance (sales, margin, promotions, etc.) of product categories and families. Propose corrective actions, if necessary (range, pricing, positioning, promotional action, etc.)
  • Analyze the assortment and manage references and their optimization.
  • Analyze the efficiency of established promotional actions (incremental sales, price barrier, etc.)
  • Deal with suppliers to negotiate and manage purchase rates, set prices, and establish promotions that ensure turnover and margin, as well as reach collaboration agreements.
  • Collaborate with other company departments (marketing, procurement, logistics, sales, administration, etc.) to ensure the correct execution of activities related to the assigned categories, as well as to convey any relevant needs or information.

What we're looking for

WHAT PROFILE ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

  • We value vocational training and/or university qualifications.
  • Demonstrable experience of at least two years in a sales, negotiation, and/or data management position in the food sector.
  • Good negotiation skills and strategic thinking.
  • Results-oriented.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and collaborate.
  • A lively and committed attitude.
  • Strong management and problem-solving skills.
  • Driving license and availability of a vehicle.

How you'll work

On-site

About the company & team

ALIMERKA Group has more than 170 supermarkets distributed across Asturias, Castile-León, and Galicia, united by the values that drive our company and a shared philosophy of customer service: promoting the well-being and balance of our society.

We are a team of more than 6,000 people who work with enthusiasm every day to continue growing, with sustainability, quality and innovation, and excellence in customer service as our priorities.

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You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.This job was automatically translated to English, .

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