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Head of Category
- Prague
- By agreement
- Full time
- English (B2) and Czech (native)
We are looking for a Head of Category!
The position is responsible for the timely and efficient procurement of all consumers related products in every food and non-food categories and oversees all the buyers in the area.
What is it about?
Main professional deliverables:
- Develop a long-term category management operation concept including supporting the annual budget planning for product stock levels in all categories, related Opex and waste write off targets.
- Prepare regular forecasting plans to meet the category targets and to achieve the financial targets, and report analytics on all handled categories.
- Deliver all profitability and efficiency targets – commercial revenue, procurement budgets, margins, operation costs, full own area P&L
- Design and efficiently implement the category and procurement standards, supporting systems, implement procedures, and policies. When needed invest in modernization and digitalization.
- Manage supplier cooperation and contract management.
- Align with the marketing and other commercial areas, operation and other functions ensuring flowless operation.
- Ensure all human resources are available in time and at the required knowledge level.
- Lead reporting experts and define and evaluate their targets.
Flawless operation of the category management function:
- Establish monitoring systems for product levels, supplier varieties, costs, and margin requirements.
- Implement category management operational KPIs and ensure continuous improvement.
Successfully merge the existing category management and buying operation of the company:
- Establishing a new category management concept and revised SKU and supplier lists to meet short and long-term financial and commercial plans.
- Develop a strategy on how to keep and maintain appropriate product levels and run an efficient stock handling concept with minimal wastage.
- Build out a cost conscious but quality driven product and supplier selection system and ensure productive collaboration with suppliers.
- Revise existing supplier contracts and introduce better terms and conditions where applicable.
- Build up a modern, digital category focused procurement support system, tracking system, and ensure human capabilities to run it.
Who are we looking for?
Experience required:
- 5-10 years category management and procurement leadership background preferably from a non-corporate environment
- Retail industry experience is a strong advantage.
- Category management P&L experience and budget responsibility and accountability for results is a must.
- Sound understanding of categories, products, suppliers, market is a must and impact on financial numbers and track record on collaboration with other functions.
- Proven track record of building processes and policies.
- Negotiation knowledge and supplier management experience is key.
Personality:
- Result and output oriented, business and commercially minded.
- Strong negotiator, good in supplier and contract management.
- Customer oriented and good in networking and communications.
- Strong analytical and financial understanding.
- Independent and hardworking and have a strong stamina.
- Team worker who collaborates well with peers and with owners
- Open, honest, and loyal.
- Mature, taking responsibility and accountability.
- Energetic, can motivate and develop others, positive thinker.
- Influencing attitude, ability to drive others towards common objectives.
- “Can do” attitude with dynamism and flexibility.
- Paying attention on details while seeing broader picture and consequences.
- Enjoying working on change management and building a result driven culture.
Why is this position attractive?
- Fixed salary
- Team leadership
- Flexible working hours
- Travelling around the country
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