Offre d'emploi : Category Manager (Merchandiser) - Large retail group

Split: 60-70% office - 30-40% field visit (national)

Client Details

The client, a Retail Group in Belgium, is looking for a Category Manager (Merchandiser) to join his team.

Description

The Category Manager (Merchandiser) will be in charge of the following tasks:

• Be fully in charge of a product category in order to provide the best customer experience in stores
• Ensure that all assortments are well implemented in stores
• Determine and optimize, manage and develop a mini-plan within the plan of the store and according to the main characteristics of the customer zone (customers and competition).

Responsibilities:

• Decide on the presence and allowed importance of each available module
• Analysis and profitability of the modules and proposals for changes
• Optimize the space of the points of sale
• For all modules of the category, recommend the sales material and furniture
• Recommend / develop / estimate the specific didactic material of each module
• Organize, orientate, control the work of the planogrammeurs
• Set up the merchandising tactics of category management in the store
• Be responsible for the cadastral attitude and the mini-plans of each store and inventory of the didactic material
• Work out, follow up and manage files / transfer invoices to the stores
• Organize the implementation of the new assortments
• Organizing progress meetings of the building sites with the various stakeholders in the context of remodeling or installations
• Follow up the remodeling / installations
• Responsible for the contacts and communications between the stores and the central

Profile

• Masters degree
• Experience as Store Manager in Retail - Distribution (knowledge of the stores)
• Bilingual NL / FR + EN
• People Management experience
• Word, Excel, Outlook
• Sense for contacts
• Team spirit, good communication skills
• Listening skills
• Independent, flexible, available and resistant to stress
• Well organized, able to manage the unforeseen

Job Offer

• The perfect opportunity (next step) for a Retail Store Manager.
• Function with career opportunities
• People Management (1 direct report)
• Attractive salary package (incl. Company car, bonus, insurance, ...)