Category Manager

Watsons

About Watsons

Established in Hong Kong in 1841, A.S. Watson Group is the world’s largest international health and beauty retailer with 15,800 stores in 27 markets. Every year, over 5.2 billion customers and members shopped with our 14 retail brands in stores and online.

With over 140,000 employees worldwide, including 12,900 in Hong Kong, A.S. Watson Group is also a member of the world renowned multinational conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, which has five core businesses - ports and related services, retail, infrastructure, energy and telecommunications in over 50 countries.

Watsons is Asia’s leading health and beauty retailer, currently operating over 7,200 stores and more than 1,500 pharmacies in 14 Asian and European markets. Watsons Turkey is one of the leading beauty and self-care chain stores in Turkey with more than 340 stores in almost 100 cities. We work with might and main in order to become the first choice of our customers in the scope of self-care with our more than 3.000 personnel.

Qualifications:

• University degree in related department,
• Minimum 9 years of relevant experience, (FMCG and Retail sector)
• Fluency in both written and spoken English,
• Excellent command of MS Office applications,
• Having excellent negotiation skills,
• Being result oriented, proactive,
• Highly motivated, work well under pressure and prioritize multiple projects,
• Customer centric, ability to manage team-oriented environment,
• Open to exploring new trends,
• Having good reporting and communication skills,
• No military obligation.

Job Description:

• Bild and develop category pricing strategy
• According to the category strategy deciding product range in line with trends and customer expectations,
• Coordinating campaign preparation process with suppliers,
• Analyzing market trends, creating competitive strategies.
• Defining the category strategy based on market trends and customer expectations.
• Defining the trade terms of the suppliers and being in charge of the negotiation process with the suppliers.
• Tracking the budget realization throughout the year, taking necessary actions to realize it.
• Working in a close relationship with Marketing / Sales Operations / Supply Chain teams.