Position Title: Category Manager
A leading ecommerce company in Africa’s is looking for candidates for their Category Manager vacancy in Nairobi Kenya, who have a passion for ecommerce, and who want to be part of a great team.
Main purpose of the Job
To grow and manage the various categories (books, DVDs, etc) for the company. Reporting to the Head of Country: Kenya, the incumbent will liaise with publishers, data aggregators, and internal departments, to create the strongest possible product offering to market.
Job Outputs
A leading ecommerce company in Africa’s is looking for candidates for their Category Manager vacancy in Nairobi Kenya, who have a passion for ecommerce, and who want to be part of a great team.
Main purpose of the Job
To grow and manage the various categories (books, DVDs, etc) for the company. Reporting to the Head of Country: Kenya, the incumbent will liaise with publishers, data aggregators, and internal departments, to create the strongest possible product offering to market.
Job Outputs
- Grow offer for the brand
- Manage current supplier relationships with view to grow opportunities
- Develop new approaches to target customer segment using analytics tools, site positioning and newsletters
- Work with international suppliers to increase product offer
- Using dashboards & reports, the incumbent must find creative ways of increasing turnover
- Undertaking the financial and strategic management of the product range
- Managing range assortments and replenishment
- Controlling and managing the merchandise pipeline
Skills and Competencies
- Keen interest/passion for various categories (books, DVDs, electronic equipment)
- Good understanding of planning and the logistics process relating to the different products
- A detailed approach to work
- Sound analytical, organizing, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills
- Ability to deal with suppliers
- Competency in all computer packages, i.e. Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet
- Proficiency in spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Effective offer writing/ copy writing is important
Qualifications and Experience
- At least 3 to 5 years retail experience
- Experience in the FMCG environment would be advantageous
- A relevant degree or diploma is an advantage
- Proven strategic thinking and decision-making ability
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Strong business acumen and commercial thinking
- Exposure to or working understanding of HTML/SQL advantageous
Applications close on 13 November 2009
