Senior Officer | Agora 

Position: Senior Officer- Category

The jobholder is primarily responsible for managing day-to-day tasks for a specific sub-category. He/she works closely with the Category Manager to identify unit needs for operational solutions and work to implement category strategies.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Category manager in implementing overall Strategic Plan.
• Achieve departmental Annual Business Plan (ABP) with assigned category analysis and actionable strategies.
• Initiate to ensure right product assortment through increasing margins & profitable pricing strategy in targeted category range.
• Develop departmental Plano gram process for proper store layout, space management of products display & merchandising.
• Issuing & Authorizing Purchase Orders (PO).
• To implement Commercial activities as per SAP MM module functionalities as per business objectives and carry out essential SAP system related tasks.
• MCH (Merchandise Category Hierarchy) creation, change & deletion.
• Article Master: Ensure accurate information for article creation/change, auto replenishment parameter, EAN issues.
• Vendor Master: Ensure accurate information of article specific info record, multiple info record and site wise record & pricing.
• Ensure products availability in day to day activities with proper demand planning through SAP system to run smooth replenishment (Push & Pull Driven) and coordination with internal & external stakeholder.
• Analysing price change quotations and reporting to Category Manager.
• To implement Commercial activities as per SAP MM module functionalities as per business objectives to maintain optimum level inventory management.
• Ensure On time delivery of Products along with products availability and maintain optimum stock levels with proper demand planning through SAP system to run smooth replenishment (Push & Pull Driven) and coordination with internal & external stakeholder.
• Initiate to forecast demand that ensure availability of smooth material management through stock/order analysis, availability trend analysis, demand base products selection to make consistency of product availability
• Analyze information about vendor and evaluate vendor performance.
• Close monitoring item to item in-depth sales and profit analysis, ensuring proper display and merchandising as per layout plan to enhance category visibility that meet customer needs with fulfilling financial objectives.
• Conducting regular market survey to evaluate market intelligence of products availability, pricing, product range information, consumer behaviour, share competition for category review and take necessary strategies are in place to assess the development needs of the business at all levels in context of regular operation and expansion.
• Negotiate with stakeholders to increase margins through more profitable pricing strategy & volume target to execute precision merchandising with comprehensive clustering, space planning and assortment management capabilities.
• Drive more effective promotions for increased sales and profits with combine advanced demand forecasting promotion execution to meet financial goals.
• Assist category manager/Executive in the development of strategic plan through required business analysis and sharing new innovative ideas.
• To follow process & SAP system process strictly on a continual basis with analytical, interpretative & constructive thinking.
• Develop vendor strength, for capacity building, future business process & volumes.
• Visiting Supplier Premises to assess quality standards.
• Implement and adhere to QMS processes and procedures.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Experience

• 3 to 5 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Manufacturing (FMCG), Retail Store, Group of Companies

Additional Requirements

• Age at least 22 years
• Achieving the ABP targets with respect to NSV & GP% for the assigned sub-category
• Product management selection ensures the highest profit margin
• Ensure Product Availability
• Ensure New Product Range Introduction

Compensation & Other Benefits

• Medical allowance, Profit share, Provident fund, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Gratuity
• Salary Review: Yearly
• Festival Bonus: 2
• Office Hours: 9AM to 5PM
• Weekly Holiday: Friday & Saturday