Alimerka
Alimerka

Category Manager

Oviedo, Spain·Competitive·On-site·Mid · 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

  • Analyze the market, consumer trends, and 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 optimal pricing.
  2. Obtain, use, and communicate information from the immediate business environment and market to improve the organization's positioning and competitiveness.
  3. Stay up to date on competitors' actions and innovations.
  4. Identify improvement opportunities with an impact on sales (e.g., new suppliers, changing market trends, etc.)
  • Monitor the performance (sales, margin, promotions, etc.) of product categories and families. Propose corrective actions when necessary (range, pricing, positioning, promotional action, etc.)
  • Analyze the product assortment and manage references and their optimization.
  • Analyze the effectiveness of established promotional actions (incremental sales, price threshold, 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 assigned categories, as well as to communicate needs or relevant information as appropriate.

What we're 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 orientation.
  • Ability to work in a team and collaborate.
  • Energetic and committed attitude.
  • Strong management and problem-solving skills.
  • Valid driver's license and availability of a vehicle.

About the company & team

ALIMERKA Group has more than 170 supermarkets distributed across Asturias, Castilla-León, and Galicia, united by the values that drive our company and a shared customer service philosophy: 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.

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

About the company

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Retail

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6000 employees
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