Senior Category Manager – Near Food

Company Description

METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed
METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.

METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP’s sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees. Sales in 2016/17 were approximately 37 billion Euro.

Job Description

• Define the products in Home and Personal care categories based on local market needs.
• Identify suppliers (local and international), establish the relationship, negotiate terms & conditions, ordering and reordering processes.
• Develop plans that balance long-term goals with short-term needs.
• Keep in touch with external trends and benchmarks and able to translate them into future plans and measures.
• Familiar with the strategies, strengths and opportunities of business and use this knowledge actively.
• Encourage growth and development of employees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an HEC-recognized university.

Additional Information

• 6-8 years of relevant experience (FMCG).