To control the gross sales for selected department and margin achievement for allocated product categories for sale within Emarat Convenience Store in accordance with EMARAT’s priorities and goals

• Recommends products for Convenience Stores
• Searches for sources and implements product assortment for a range of product categories for all store levels, includes analysis of distribution network
• Negotiates Prices and agreement with Suppliers and Determine Retail Selling Prices
• Contribute in devise a pricing strategy to ensure that product prices are set to compete with similar business models and are moderated on items with scope to reach higher margins
• Conducts partnerships with key brands in order to create a product segment or group which guarantees customer loyalty
• Discuss promotional theme, dates, point of sale materials, achieving best deals from suppliers
• Prepares Merchandising Plans (Planogram)
• Production of merchandising plans (Plan-o-grams) for each product category by each display option. Includes providing guidelines to subordinates on positioning according to margin requirements
• Analyze Profitability (Category Management)
• Ensure to achieve the C-Store targets, obtaining and exceeding margins, generate reports for sales/margin/gross profit comparison over last year and analyze performance of each category
• Assist Franchise team for Convenience Store operations

Skills

• FMCG Experience or retail industry
• Good communication skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Market Knowledge
• Competitor activity awareness

Education

Marketing , Business Administration , or any related field