Category Manager - Grocery Job

General Skills
• Plan and control budget and expenditures
• Plan budgets and monitor revenues and expenses
• Lead sales team in building relationships with business clients and manage negotiations of sales contracts
• Determine merchandise and services to be sold
• Determine strategic planning related to new product lines
• Negotiate business contracts
• Consult with suppliers
• Negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers
• Review purchase order claims and contracts to determine compliance with company policy
• Study market research and trends to determine consumer demand, potential sales volumes and effect of competitors' operations on sales
• Develop and implement marketing strategies
• Work with the marketing department to understand and communicate marketing messages to the field
• Oversee the preparation of reports
• Oversee the analysis of data and information
• Monitor and evaluate
• Resolve issues that may arise, including customer requests, complaints and supply shortages
• Manage staff and assign duties
• Arrange training for staff

Detailed Skills and Duties

1. Sourcing and Purchasing
• Source and procure grocery products from local vendors, or via local distributors/ suppliers. Meet the needs of Asian/Canadian families of our target customers.
• Maintain good communications with vendors/suppliers for better cooperation and win-win partnerships.
• Continue to expand the number of products and develop new business opportunities by building relationships with new local grocery suppliers and distributors.
• Cultivate and further develop relationships with existing suppliers and distributors through relationship building and repeated negotiations.

2. Vendor Partnership and Product Promotions
• Responsible for product marketing and promotion by partnering closely with vendors to establish creative programs to exploit potential business opportunities, this includes but is not limited to, soliciting exclusive brands or products for T&T, develop programs to promote sales, conduct sampling, and in-store promotional campaigns.
• Plan, run and execute promotional campaigns at selected stores located in BC and all stores in AB.

3. Teamwork Management
• Provide ongoing coaching, education and professional development, including workshops, seminars, classes, meetings, etc. to ensure team members are staying current with market trends and customer needs.
• Proactively manage team members’ performance. Take timely and appropriate progressive actions in recognizing or disciplining team members’ behaviors.
• Cultivate good relationships with stores and other departments to support business operations and development.

4. Deliver Financial Results
• Responsible for achieving the budgeted targets and other key performance indicators including but are not limited to Gross Profit, Sales, Monthly Budget, Unfilled Rate, Slow Moving Products, New Items Development, Import Shipment Quality Control, Turnover Rate, Promotion Plan and Sales Achievement, Inventory Level and Wastage.
• Accountable for the category overall performances at all stores within the assigned region.
• Analyze financial results, conduct variance analyses by period and take appropriate actions to ensure goals are being met.

Work Location: 6311 Fraserwood Place, Richmond, BC, Canada V6W 1J2

Type of Position: Full time, permanent

Positions Available: 1

Hours per Week: 40

Benefits:

• 15 days vacation
• Extended Health Care Insurance
• Basic Dental Care Insurance
• Major Dental Care Insurance
• Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Vision Care Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Staff Purchase Discount
• Discretionary bonus based on performance
• Free onsite parking available

Language
• English

Education
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Experience
• 5+ years of recent experience in product procurement for supermarket/retail chain stores
• 5+ years of experience in procuring South East Asian food products
• 2+ years of managerial experience in supermarket/food retail chain stores
• Strong knowledge in retail product promoting, budget planning, revenue and expense monitoring and store inventory control

Supervision
• 5-10 people
• Staff in various areas of responsibility

Transportation/Travel Information
• Willing to travel
• Travel expenses paid by employer

Work Setting
• Supermarket/grocery store
• Retail/wholesale establishment/distribution centre

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Tight deadlines
• Work under pressure
• Work with minimal supervision

Personal Suitability
• Ability to multitask
• Adaptability
• Client focus
• Creativity
• Dependability
• Efficiency
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Judgement
• Initiative
• Integrity
• Interpersonal awareness
• Organized
• Team player
• Time management
• Flexibility
• Proactive

Computer and Technology Knowledge
• Electronic mail
• MS Office
• MS Excel
• MS Outlook
• MS Windows
• Presentation software

Areas of Work Experience
• Purchasing, procurement and contracts
• Product development
• Market analysis
• Sales and marketing promotions
• Management

Areas of Specialization
• Communications
• Sales
• Strategy
• Negotiation in business sales and services

Geographical areas of specialization
• South East Asia

Established in 1993 with Head Office located in Richmond B.C., T&T Supermarket Inc. is a unique place to work for, bringing dynamic people with diverse backgrounds, experience, and talent together. Our mission is to enrich the lifestyle of our customers by bringing Asian-Canadian families fresh foods that they love, and introducing to mainstream Canadian families the diversity of Asian food culture at stores that offer exceptional convenience, service, and value.