Department Manager - Merchandising (Pharmacy/ Personal Care)

AI overview

Lead the merchandising strategy for Pharmacy and Personal Care products by managing budgets, suppliers, and analyzing market trends while training and mentoring a team.
  • Responsible for planning and selecting a range of Commercial – Pharmacy/ Personal Care Products to sell.
  • Set up all plan to achieve sale and plan other income​.
  • Manage and control budget to allocate as each supplier​.
  • Assessing the customer demand, including price, quality and availability. ​
  • To capture, analyze, and predict the future market trends; and ready to change in demand. ​
  • To realize the store policy, and implemented. ​
  • To always evaluate for company financial budgets towards Commercial – Pharmacy/ Personal Care Products and policies​.
  • Be able to maximize profits at competitive prices via bench marking with rivals. ​
  • Ensures that products being developed match or better quality than benchmarks and priced lower than the benchmark according to brand positioning​.
  • To understand the Commercial – Pharmacy/ Personal Care Products season, popularity and product time manner.​
  • Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount levels​.
  • Managing plans for stock levels​.
  • Reacting to changes in demand and logistics​​.
  • Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract.
  • Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new suppliers for future.
  • Participating in promotional activities and understanding the customer needs.
  • Writing reports and forecasting sales levels; and presenting to Senior Commercial Manager.
  • Training and mentoring junior staff.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, international business administration or any related field. ​
  • Minimum 6 years’ experience in sourcing orbuying experience in Pharmacy/ Personal Care Products. ​
  • Team Leader, Possess sound leadership skills and be able to lead a merchandising team​.
  • Strong negotiation skills and good sense of Merchandising and Commercial​.
  • Initiative, proactive, positive thinking and can-do attitude.​
  • Multitask, quick response and can work under pressure​.
  • Resulted and details oriented​.
  • Good command of English​.
  • Excellent in computer usage of MS Office.

MakroPRO is an exciting new digital venture by the iconic Makro. Our proud purpose is to build a technology platform that will help make business possible for restaurant owners, hotels, and independent retailers, and open the door for sellers by bringing together the best talent to transform the B2B marketplace ecosystem in Southeast Asia Curious. Growth-mindset. User-obsessed. We search for talented people who each bring unique skills and behaviours that will help us build Southeast Asia’s next unicorn. Whether you’re in tech, marketing, finance or client/seller-facing roles, our people bring relentless passion, fast learning and a culture of innovation to every dimension of their work. Every member of our team is open to new perspectives, willing to navigate uncertainty and brings humility and radical candour to the table at all times We are bold, energetic, and thoughtful – grounded in our purpose and family culture, while driven by our passion for digital innovation. Our company is 70% technology, 20% retail, 10% logistics, and 100% heart. Every day, we use leading-edge technologies to understand and help food retailers, hotels, restaurants, caterers, and other businesses big and small navigate supply chain complexities and achieve their goals But the best technology needs to be driven by passionate talent. Aspiring professionals who share our belief in collaboration, diversity, and excellence – those willing to think big, redefine what’s possible, and put customers at the center of their work In return, our commitment to you is to offer a workplace like no other, where ideas can thrive and individuals can be themselves, where colleagues support each other and talent is fairly rewarded, where growth and learning opportunities are the norm not the exception, and where your career can reach new heights

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