Job Description

Company Description

About us.

Sports Direct Malaysia is currently looking for a Category Manager to join the Fearless team to head our USC Brand buying.

Malaysia marks the first direct retail investment in Asia through a joint venture partnership with Malaysian owned MST Golf Group of companies, a well-established golf retailer and service provider in the region. Sports Direct Malaysia currently operates a total of 34 retail stores domestically and manages a proprietary SportsDirect.com e-commerce site for domestic and regional fulfillment. Sports Direct Malaysia offers over 70 of the leading authentic global sports brands, offering the widest variety of choice and value. The company employs 850 staff with a view to expanding rapidly across Asia in the coming years.

We have developed a new generation of stores as part of our multi channel elevation strategy, to enhance the customer experience at every step of the journey. Our focus is on presenting an unrivalled range of quality products at excellent value in a modern spacious environment. The stores are uniquely zoned by key sports categories which include; SD Football, SD Running, SD Training (fitness, cross training, gym equipment, weights, boxing, yoga), SD Rackets (badminton, tennis, squash), SD Swimming (pool, beach, water sports), SD Sports (basketball, rugby, extreme games, cycling, skates & indoor games), SD Lifestyle (Men, Women & Kids) & SD Outdoor (Hiking, trekking, camping & fishing).



Job Summary:

As the Category Manager, you are to ensure all buying plans and activities are aligned and timely executed as per the Company\xe2\x80\x99s direction and OKRs. All products are well representing the concept and image of the Brands, either Sports Direct or USC.

Responsibilities :

Your responsibilities as the Category Manager will include but not limited to:

• Sales performance tracking for selected activities assigned.
• Develop and management range plan for assigned activities.
• Develop product strategy with right product, price, cost to deliver both sales and margin.
• Performs buying based on requirements and budget.
• Monitor and ensure on-time delivery of stocks from suppliers.
• Review sell through and inventory level for optimum inventory.
• Prepare and analyse reports.
• Improve/ elevate range to suit stores and e-commerce platform.
• Generate and analyse sales, product, stocks level and supplier performance.
• Code creation, system paster, issue PO & update Delivery Plan.
• Checking and verify PO & PI from import supplier, RD feedback, CN request etc.
• Sourcing for potential brand or supplier, evaluate and propose for the business.
• Develop new product with supplier for exclusivity and margin optimization.
• Maintain good relationship with supplier and business partners.
• Market survey to get in touch with current market trend and develop for future.
• Update range plan, product strategy and purchase after every seasonal buy.
• To perform 3rd party and group brand seasonal or continuity buy.
• Any other lawful assignments as and when assigned by the Head of HR & higher management.

Qualifications

Requirement:

Candidate must have the following requirement:

• Tertiary educations in Business Studies or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in retail buying/ merchandising, preferable from sports retail industry.
• Strong in negotiation skills and supplier relationship management skills.
• Good analytic capability and numbers sensitive.
• Advance skill level in MS Excel.
• Good time management skills and deadline sensitive.
• A team player with proven leadership skills, positive, and enjoy fast-pace working environment

Additional Information

An opportunity like this at Frasers Group is for the fearless.

The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles - you will:

THINK WITHOUT LIMITS - and take the team with you -

BE RELEVANT - to our people, to partners, and to the planet -

OWN IT - and back yourself

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