Job Description

:Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute category strategies to drive sales, profit, and market share growth.
• Analyze consumer trends and buying behaviors to optimize product assortment.
• Identify trend and source the right products to meet local customer demands.
• Implement data-driven pricing and promotional strategies to enhance category performance.
• Prepare and present strategic reports to senior management on category performance.
• Establish and manage strong supplier relationships to negotiate optimal terms, pricing, and promotions.
• Establish collaborative relationship with regional team and OEM suppliers
• Conduct periodic range reviews to ensure a competitive and relevant product offering.
• Inventory management to drive down slow moving stocks
• Develop and implement placement and planogram strategies that improve category turnover and positively influence customer shopping behaviour
• Owns the full product development cycle from trend analysis, product sourcing, product development, QA & QC, and product listing
• Handling weekly / monthly promotions planning
• Able to handle adhoc task / concourses event planning
• Ensure compliance with the Company's policies including without limitation the stock ageing & write-off management process while performing and discharging your duties.

Key Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Retail Management, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in category management, buying, or merchandising within retail or FMCG.
• Must have interest in Skincare / Cosmetics category
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret market trends and consumer insights.
• Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and inventory management processes.
• Results-driven with a strategic mindset and problem-solving approach.

About Us:Watsons Malaysia is part of AS Watsons Group, the world's largest international health and beauty retailer operating over 16,000 stores under 12 retail brands in 28 markets, with over 130,000 employees worldwide. For the fiscal year 2022, AS Watsons Group recorded revenue of US$22 billion. Every year, we are serving over 5.5 billion shoppers via our O+O (Offline plus Online) technology-enabled platforms.Watsons Malaysia is the leading health and beauty retailer with more than 650 Watsons stores and growing in the country serving the needs of all Malaysians. Watsons continues to inspire our customers to enjoy life to the fullest and set the standards in the health, wellness, and beauty market, providing personalised advice in health, beauty, and personal care on top of its market-leading product ranges, making customers LOOK GOOD, DO GOOD, FEEL GREAT every day.Since 2009, Watsons has been the No.1 pharmacy/drugstore brand in Asia Pacific for the 13th year running*. On top of that, Watsons Malaysia won Platinum Award for the Best in Retail Category 2022 by Putra Brands Award, a premier and only brand award in Malaysia voted by Malaysian consumers. Watsons Malaysia is also the No. 1 Retailer Most Preferred Graduates Employers to Work for by Talentbank Graduates' Choice Award 2022.*Campaign Asia-Pacific xe2x80x9cAsia's Top 1000 Bands online study over 8,000 respondents across 14 markets in Asia Pacific regionxe2x80x9d.

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