Regional Category Manager - Imports

Role Summary

Were looking for a Regional Category Manager Imports to join the team and focus on growing our own Grocery Store tMart which is the regions first cloud store concept offering 30minutedelivery of groceries at hypermarket prices. The service has expanded rapidly across Kuwait UAE Qatar Jordan Bahrain Egypt Oman and Iraq!

Whats On Your Plate

Managing Imports portfolio at the regional level (responsibility for sales profitability availability
inventory strong presence of the portfolio in the app)
Sourcing negotiating with and onboarding new consolidators to bring imported items from all regions
crucial for our business (UK Europe US APAC etc.)
Leading replenishment for the whole region (leading local markets in implementing effective
replenishment plans for All Year Round ranges)

 Leading logistics and compliance for imports initiative across the region (making sure that everything
in regards to consolidation/shipping/customs/ clearance /registration/ transportation to the final
destination is well taken care of with the help of necessary external partners)

Necessary skill set:
Strong understanding of the impact of imported products on Commercial 4Ps (Pricing Promotion
Presentation Product)
Strong analytical skills monitoring of Imports portfolio performance for the whole region (sales
profitability availability inventories etc.) extracting insights from the data to improve and optimize
Imports performance across the region (action plan recommendations for local markets including
expertise in recommending categories to penetrate and brands to introduce)
Easiness to work with the data & various data tools and easiness of presenting data in a
compelling/concise way
Suppliers management (negotiations onboarding maintaining good relations) both local (agent
companies) and international (consolidators from various regions)
Good time management skills in order to push all stakeholders involved to follow agreed timelines
Meticulous while managing compliance part of the imports process
Candidate must be well versed in retail (assortment with focus on imported items) experience in working for
a wellknown consolidator could be a strong plus (preferably serving MENA clients).
Responsible for managing the Imports assortment at the regional level driving the intivite to penetrate
more categories (frozen chilled nonfood) and new origins.

What Did We Order

Strong understanding of the importance of Imports in the commercial strategy.
Good overview of the region in regard to imports categories & brands that are working best but also
with good eye for innovation and niche opportunities. Working experience with/knowledge of imports
documentation (including labelling) customs & regulatory compliance imports logistics & supply chain
aspects would be a big plus.
You are very detailoriented structured and know how to prioritize you consider yourself as
someone who delivers solutions and not bottlenecks to be solved.
You can interact with seniorlevel executives and can manage the expectations of multiple
stakeholders.
You are someone energized by the unknown and look forward to learning each day on the job.
You have excellent analytical and communication skills and always like to be handson with several
tools.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime