CR CATEGORY MANAGER – VIVO ENERGY BOTSWANA

 

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the role is to implement the Convenience Retail (CR) growth strategy through the development and implementation of the Vivo Energy Botswana CR plan.

Qualifications and Experience:

The ideal candidate must have:

• A Bachelor’s degree in the field of Sales and Marketing or any relevant qualification.
• Three to Four years Category Management experience in the Retail/ FMCG, Food Offers with experience in shop formats, Quick Service Restaurants’, merchandising, range & category management, and supplier management.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Defining and executing of CR category management plans.
• Review, implement and standardize space layout, pricing, ranging/assortment strategy, by store type and by buying missions;
• Draw understandable planograms by category of product and by store, in line with agreed merchandising strategy;
• Ensure shop offerings are managed according to the agreed strategy and standards (manual, merchandising, agreements, etc.).
• Negotiating contracts and building strong relationships with supplier and ensure adherence to terms and conditions of supply agreements.
• Proactively track Business performance
• Analyze P&L data and identify gaps by site, while anticipating corrective actions to continuously outpace growth targets. Ensure offer execution in compliance with marketing plans by negotiating appropriate terms with suppliers, arranging national & local promotions and providing shop promotional support. Complete and implement monthly compliance audit and Quality control measures of all suppliers according to the individual brand requirements. As and when identified or required conduct formal training needs retailers and site staff.

Act as brand custodian and ensure brand integrity is protected at all times through adherence to all requirements across key functions namely: – Operations, Product Development, Training, Logistics and Quality Assurance.

Key Competencies:

• Convenience Retailing
• Pricing
• Promotions
• Customer/consumer value proposition (CVP) development
• Effective messaging