Assistant Manager, Core Duty Free Category Management - #1101845
Lagardère Travel Retail
Date: 21 hours ago
District: Paya Lebar
Contract type: Full time
Work schedule: Full day

Objective
To drive and/or support the Travel Essentials business through driving product development, category management, supplier management, inventory replenishment and data analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and present monthly statistical analysis for the purposes of Travel Essentials Commercial Review
- Drive day to day buying activities to support operations to achieve business objectives.
- Weekly inventory replenishment planning and report
- Devise Long term development strategies for product categories
- For Manager level, manage and lead department team members to drive objectives and execute category management strategies
- Foster relationships with vendors to achieve sales objectives
- Close liaison with Marketing team on promotions and campaigns, ensuring campaigns are well supported with relevant merchandise range and stock levels to achieve KPIs set
- Product Development through follow up with existing vendors or searching for new vendors, including developing strong in-house brands
- Present and execute implementation/development of the sales strategy of the department
- Closely monitor stock levels, implement and monitor actions to avoid OOS and Over stock situation
- Formulate an assortment strategy that is consistent with overall business strategies/direction for assigned categories or segment
- Monitor the proper execution of the merchandising strategy at the country and store level
- Drive and execute the brands’ floor space planning and allocation for all stores
- Work with Travel Essentials Commercial team to determine seasonal transition and promotional strategies to maintain healthy inventory levels and stock rotation
- Monitor sales performance on newly developed products, determine further sales opportunities based on results
- Select/delete assortment as appropriate and devise plans to on-board/exit products appropriately
- Deliver on the sales, gross margin and turnover goals on her/his assigned category, in-house brands or vendors
- Monitor vendor reliance to ensure consistent supply of merchandise and regularly ensure prices obtained are competitive in the market
- Consistently review all Master Data to ensure compliance with company SOPs
- Liaise with Vendor for product Master Data collection, ensuring data quality is compliant with company standards
- Drive Cost & Retail Price changes in Navision, in accordance to the strategy agreed with manager
- Ensure proper implementation of Promotion and Price changes in the system, as agreed with manager
- Communicate Price change details in due time to Ops team for implementation
- Handle Purchase Price Discrepancies (in partnership with Finance team) arising in Purchase Orders
- Master Data & Retail Price Governance
- Collaborate actively with internal partners (logistics and finance to resolve issues related to product data, price discrepancies, and purchase orders
- All other administrative responsibilities
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Diploma or Degree in relevant discipline
- For Managers, at least 5 years relevant experience and for Asst Managers, at least 2.5 years relevant experience in Merchandising and buying from Multi Categories / FMCG / Confectionery and Mass Retail background
- Computer literate with excellent MS Excel skills(Knowledge of pivot table and v-lookup is a MUST)
- Good knowledge of SAP, BW, Navision
- Good analytical skills
- Meticulous and numerical
- Dynamic, efficient, and motivated
- Autonomous and pro active
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Team player
- Fulfilment of ad-hoc projects as assigned
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