Al Futtaim Group – Other locations Hiring for Sr Category Executive | Retail| Electronics|OMAN at muscat, Oman Full Time

Job Requisition ID: 153749 

Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim Group today is one of the most diversified and progressive, privately held regional businesses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Structured into five operating divisions; automotive, financial services, real estate, retail and healthcare; employing more than 35,000 employees across more than 20 countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa, Al-Futtaim Group partners with over 200 of the world’s most admired and innovative brands. Al-Futtaim Group’s entrepreneurship and relentless customer focus enables the organization to continue to grow and expand; responding to the changing needs of our customers within the societies in which we operate. 

By upholding our values of respect, excellence, collaboration and integrity; Al-Futtaim Group continues to enrich the lives and aspirations of our customers each and every day

Overview of the role:

Achieving Purchase and Margin Targets/ Relationship with Principals/launching New Products and Overall Brand Management

What you will do:-

Description of Accountability:

• Handling Principal- Agency Relationship.
• Product Management for ACPD/IPD/Renewable Energy/Enterprise sales.
• Achieving set purchase budgets for the brands allocated.
• Negotiating pricing and products to cater to Market requirement.
• Product Training and coordination with sales team.
• Negotiating marketing support with the Principals.
• Reviewing product/category performance vis a vis target.
• Negotiating agreements and maintain market share of Omasco Products.
• Facilitates inventory turnover & product availability by reviewing and adjusting inventory levels
• Responsible for preparing product forecasts ordering and constantly monitoring inventory levels
• Process product type approvals from Telecom Regulatory Authority & liaise for customs clearances.
• Forecast of annual purchase budgets, product promotions & Launches
• SAP ERP- Product Creation, Purchase Orders, Sales & pricing, Sales reporting etc
• Conduct monthly performance report of division for all categories and brands

Required Skills to be successful:-

• A Bachelor’s degree/Master’s Degree in any Discipline.
• Relevant experience in Product Management in Consumer Durables/FMCG.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Conversant with competition analysis and benchmarking.
• Excellent data and trend Analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Tools-Word/Excel/PowerPoint etc
• Gulf experience with valid Omani driving license preferred.

What equips you for the role:

• Bachelor Degree (Mastered Preferred) Post Graduate Diploma/Degree in Marketing/Business Administration can .
• 5-10 years’ experience handling similar position preferably in consumer electronics industry.
• Accountability
• Presentation skills
• Analytical skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem solving
• Proven ability to achieve goals.

About Al-Futtaim Retail

Al-Futtaim Retail has established itself as one of the leaders in Retail across the Middle East, Africa & Asia over the past 30 years. We have developed partnerships with some of the biggest and most respected Brands in the world including IKEA, ACE and Toys R Us in the Middle East and the Inditex Group of Brands (Zara, Mango, Bershka and P&B) across Asia. We are also one of the largest Global partners of Marks and Spencer’s in both regions with over 75 stores offering both fashion & food options.
 
Most recently we have been responsible for bringing brands to the Middle East for the first time with the exciting launches of Watsons and B&Q and we aim to continue to be agile and adaptive to our markets with new launches and further development. For this to be possible we aim to recruit the best talent from all backgrounds who will continue to challenge and develop our diverse workforce which includes over 100 nationalities across 12 countries. Join us today and make a difference…