Senior Category Manager

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute the category business plan aligned with The Visitors' strategic objectives, including performance monitoring and strategic alignment.

Lead supplier negotiations (Joint Business Plan, stock returns), manage purchasing meetings, and oversee supplier relationships.

Build and manage a competitive assortment across core and new categories / brands, including lifecycle management, listing / de-listing, and trend-based development.

Conduct market and competitor benchmarking and analyze trends to inform category strategy and assortment decisions.

Manage gross margins, category mix, store profitability, and inventory in collaboration with the supply chain.

Plan and execute promotional calendars, brand activations, and new launches in coordination with internal teams.

Collaborate cross-functionally with Marketing, Finance, Logistics, Retail, and Visual Merchandising to ensure seamless execution and alignment.

Create tools and processes to enhance category performance and support commercial initiatives.

Maximize additional income through initiatives like space selling and address commercial escalations effectively.

Maintain ongoing communication and feedback loops with the Retail Team to ensure operational alignment.

What You'll Need To Succeed

A minimum of 3 years in a commercial role within the Retail or category management.

Bachelor Degree, preferable in Business administration or Marketing.

Fluent in Arabic and English

Provide team with clear sense of direction, inspires and coordinates others and keep them focused on objectives

Adheres to company rules and procedures; executes plans with commitment and determination; achieves high quality results.

Co-operates well with others; shares knowledge, experience, and information; supports others in the pursuit of team goals.

Communicates in a clear, precise, and structured way; speaks with authority and conviction; presents effectively.

Focuses on bottom-line results, identifies potential risks and monitors the financial impact of own activities.

Identifies and seizes commercial opportunities; has a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability.

What We Can Offer You

With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality.

We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility.

Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day.

We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

We Invite All Applicants to Apply

It Takes Diversity Of Thought, Culture, Background, Differing Abilities and Perspectives to truly Inspire, Exhilarate and Delight our customers.

At Chalhoub Group, we are committed to inclusion and diversity.

We welcome all applicants to apply and be part of our exciting future.

We ensure equal opportunity for all our applicants without regard to gender, age, race, religion, national origin or disability status.

Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years in a commercial role within retail or category management and possess a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Business Administration or Marketing.

Fluency in Arabic and English is required, along with strong leadership and communication skills.