Category Manager - Private Label
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About the Role
GMG is hiring a Category Manager for Private Label to lead category strategies, supplier management, and product development. The role requires driving sales, profitability, and innovation for private label products.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development and execution of category strategies that drive sales, profitability, and product innovation
- Source and manage a portfolio of private label products delivering quality and value
- Identify, meet, assess, and engage suppliers to build strong collaborative relationships
- Initiate and manage procurement activities and projects within the assigned category
- Negotiate and define supplier contracts, ensuring favourable terms and compliance
- Own and actively manage the category by driving innovation, quality, and commercial success
- Develop and implement category plans that support growth and profitability objectives
- Set and track supplier goals and KPIs to ensure alignment with company expectations
- Produce accurate business forecasts, plans, and recommendations based on key performance drivers
- Monitor product performance and market dynamics, recommending corrective actions
- Prepare and deliver insightful presentations for internal stakeholders and external partners
- Conduct market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive positioning
Requirements
- 10 years in private label, including 5 years in a leadership role
- Proven experience in retail buying within FMCG
- Strong understanding of category management (assortment planning, pricing, promotion, lifecycle management)
- Private label development experience (product sourcing, supplier collaboration, product development from concept to shelf)
- Procurement and negotiation skills
- Commercial and financial acumen (P&L, budgets, margins)
- Analytical skills for market trends, competitor activity, and customer behaviour
- Project and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with ERP systems
- Communication, problem solving, decision making, leadership, and people management skills
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Role Summary
- The incumbent will lead the development and execution of category strategies that drive sales, profitability, and product innovation.
- He will be responsible for sourcing and managing a portfolio of private label products that deliver outstanding quality and value to our customers.
- Working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders, also will leverage market insights, commercial acumen, and strong negotiation skills to optimize performance and maintain a competitive edge.
- This role is pivotal in shaping the private label offering and ensuring it aligns with the company’s overall growth and brand objectives.
Responsibilities
- Supplier Management: Identify, meet, assess, and engage suppliers to build strong, collaborative relationships.
- Motivate and manage suppliers to deliver on performance, quality, and innovation goals.
- Procurement & Contracting: Initiate and manage procurement activities and projects within the assigned category.
- Negotiate and define supplier contracts, ensuring favourable terms, compliance, and performance monitoring.
- Strategic Category Management: Own and actively manage the category by driving innovation, quality, and commercial success.
- Develop and implement category plans that support growth and profitability objectives.
- Set and track supplier goals and KPIs to ensure alignment with company expectations.
- Performance & Forecasting: Produce accurate business forecasts, plans, and recommendations based on key performance drivers.
- Monitor product performance and market dynamics, recommending corrective actions where needed.
- Prepare and deliver insightful presentations for internal stakeholders and external partners.
- Market & Data Insights: Conduct market analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and competitive positioning.
- Utilize data to inform decisions on assortment, pricing, and promotional strategies.
People Management
- The incumbent is responsible for setting clear objectives and performance targets in collaboration with team members, ensuring alignment with overall organizational goals.
- This role involves actively mentoring, guiding, and providing direction to the team to cultivate skill development, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement.
- The incumbent applies structured performance management practices to monitor progress, troubleshoot issues, and drive the team towards achieving periodic KPIs.
- Through strategic oversight and regular feedback, the incumbent fosters a results oriented environment, empowering the team to meet and exceed established benchmarks while supporting both individual and collective growth.
Functional / Technical Competencies
- Strong understanding category management (assortment planning, pricing, promotion, and lifecycle management).
- Private Label Development (product sourcing, supplier collaboration, and private label product development from concept to shelf).
- Procurement and Negotiation Skills (supplier selection, contract negotiation, and cost management).
- Commercial and Financial Acumen (P&L statements, budgets, margins, and make data driven commercial decisions).
- Analysing market trends, competitor activity, and customer behaviour.
- Project & Stakeholder Management and Time Management.
- Data analysis, reporting, and forecasting.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with ERP systems and category management tools.
- Supplier Relationship Management.
- Communication Skills, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Leadership, and People Management
Experience
- 10 years in private label. Including 5 years in leadership role.
- Proven experience in retail buying within FMCG is essential.
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