[HCM] Category Manager (Drink/Food)

Understand P&L responsibility for a range of products under your control including revenue, margins.
Employ data-driven decision-making to develop and execute optimal, pricing, promotions, range, and availability strategies to expand both sales and margin.
Drive cost recovery through the reduction of excess waste and improve sustainability & health metrics
Provide insight to the sales team and work closely with marketing and supply chain to forecast demand and ensure consistent supply
Provide timely, accurate and actionable performance reviews and insights to the commercial & wider management teams, including latest competitor and market trends
Identify product range options & develop sustainable and profitable growth
Develop promotional calendars
Delivery of competitor analysis, market trends, and associated commentary to the Leadership team.
Produce models to project long term growth and determine the impacting business factors.
Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets.
Experience in creating concepts and processes and quickly drive change in a multi-cultural environment.

Requirements

Attitude & behaviours required

Perseverance. The pace is fast, and challenges will get more complex.
Teamworkand relationship management skills. You will need to work with many internal stakeholders and suppliers to achieve the best possible outcome.
A love for numbersand strong attention to detail that drives accurate, data-driven decision-making.
Sound logic and reasoning, even under pressure. Decisions need to be handled rationally in the best interest of our customers and exceptions will need to be managed with extreme discretion.
Foresight. This role has significant downstream impact and every decision will send ripples throughout the business. We will always need to put the customers first, but without creating unsustainable business practices.
Financial savviness. Able to relate initiatives and activities to impact business costs, profitability and cash flow
Ownership. You will be empowered to make decisions and follow through with all responsibilities.
Excellentverbal and written communication
Prior experience in the industry is preferred but not mandatory.
Track record of successful negotiations and overall relationship management (both internal and external).
Have a creative sensibility and understanding of current industry trends.

Qualifications needed

Total 6-8 years experience in FMCG category management with at least 2 years at similar level. Experiences in retail, wholesales, ecommerce is a big advantage
Graduate/ Postgraduate from a top-tier university with outstanding academic achievements, preferably in Business, Finance or another qualified achievement
Ability to work autonomously in a highly demanding and often ambiguous environment, with strong attention to detail and exceptional organizational skills.
Ability to present complex information in a simplified manner and clear logic.
Strong analytical skills.
Mastery of MS Office (particularly Excel and PowerPoint) is preferred.
Fluent in English and Vietnamese with great communication skills (both oral and written), passion and energy