Category Manager

компания "бэст прайс казахстан" fix price group plc is a group of companies, one of the leading retailers in the segment. the fix price retail chain includes over 5,000 stores in eastern europe and asia. the company was established in 2007. in 2021, fix price held an ipo, which was the biggest in the history of russian retail. three reasons why you should join our team: social mission. the fix price retail offers the lowest prices for everyday products such as groceries, homewares, non-food, toys, clothes, cosmetics and stationery. sustainable business model and strong brand that conquers the world. fix price is the fastest growing player in the global fixed price market so you will have great career opportunities. now we are looking for a category manager. we invite you to become a part of our team and grow together! responsibilities: readiness to move to uae; monitoring and analysis of consumer preferences (consumer goods); monitoring and analysis of the market, competitorschr(39) activities (assortment, prices, availability, promotion activities, work technology, etc.); development and maintenance of assortment and pricing policy; development channels and strategies of product sales; sales and profit forecasting, preparation of measures for the implementation of sales forecasts, analysis of unsatisfied demand, operational adjustment of forecasts; periodic monitoring of sales, prices of priority product groups and positions; development of advertising and marketing campaigns; search for suppliers and sources of supply of goods on the local market and in other countries; negotiation, development and conclusion of supply contracts; implementation and adaptation of technologies for working with goods, considering the peculiarities of the country; conducting marketing research; introduction of new products to the market; preparation of presentations and other information materials on products; generation of ideas for creating and promoting a product. requirements: higher education diploma (economic, technical education); additional education (marketing, sales) is welcome; at least 5 years of experience as a retail buyer or similar position work experience as a category manager (assortment development, procurement, price formation, promotion and etc.) in retail chains, preferably in uae; experience with foreign economic activity; skills of working with a large assortment; experience in conducting marketing campaigns; experience in analyzing consumer preferences, demands; benchmarking experience; skills of sales planning, profit, building marketing models; experience in negotiating, drafting and concluding contracts; readiness for business trips; advanced microsoft office user, preferably sap knowledge; knowledge of arabic, english and russian languages ​​(written and spoken). we offer: grow with us in our unique project in uae, working with interesting people and using unique technologies for business process