Assistant Category Manager (Apparel, Shoes & Luggage)
Metro Cash N Carry
Total years of experience :3 years, 0 months
Leading Buyer of Men's Wear, Kids wear, Shoes and Luggage Department
Develop panograms for the display of assortment in the store
Develop and ensure merchandising plans are followed by ops team.
Develop assortment and price according to the demographics of the store.
Develop potential venders domestic and foreign for sourcing.
Regularly reviewing performance indicators, such as sales and discount offers, promotions, stocks.
Old Stock liquidation strategies.
Meeting suppliers and negotiating terms of contract
Determine and continuously maintain the ideal assortment for the given area, in terms of turnover, profit and stock level.
To conduct market analysis
Presenting new ranges to Senior Buyer and Head Of Department.
Creating close liaison with Store, Floor and Department Managers for implementing strategies.
Prepare price comparisons to assist in the buyers work.
Assist the buyer in the process of determination and change in the purchase and sale prices.
Visit, Evaluate and select the adequate supplies and assist the buyer in the decision of the terms and condition.
To conduct market analysis
To keep the record of the changes in articles and prepare action plans.
To maintain the article / supplier data base through Goods Management System (GMS).
Liaising with company’s Director and Brand Manager.
Looking at the pricing of products and analyzing the potential profitability and developing KPI’s for analyzing company’s turnover.
Identify trends on product distribution including Retail outlets and consumer reactions.
Analyze Daily Sales and Audit reports from the outlets and interpret trends accordingly.
Developed ATL, BTL activities, Social Media and Digital Campaign via newspaper, magazine advertisements, bill Boards, direct mail packs, email campaigns, websites, exhibition stands and liaising with art designers, copywriters, media buyers and printers.
Overseeing production process i.e. Dying Fabric till Embroidered Fabric
Monitor the processing and documentation of Cash/Credit Sales and onward to Daily Closing and streamline process flows.
Supervising the sign off of marketing literature and campaigns, liaising with legal and compliance personnel, ensuring the designs and messages meet the company brand and regulatory guidelines.
Managed Operational reporting for Regional Managers.
Managed the processing and documentation of Cash/Credit Sales and onward Bank up of Financial Instruments, on time.
Coordination and liaison with Banks for timely transfer of Funds to Head Office i.e. Adjustments/ Corrections/ Recording of Delayed Credits and returned Financial Instruments.
Daily, weekly and monthly reconciliation of Tax Reports.
Managed Help Desk of SAP of Marketing Division.
Developed manuals for SAP Sales Accounting FI Module.
Developed SAP Manuals of FI and SD modules for context information (for example, the current ID for the communication channel) or access to the configuration data of the module. Developed Modules for Master Data, Sales Support, Sales, General Ledger (GL), Accounts Receivable (AR), Accounts Payable (AP) with user defined chart of accounts. These modules will support employees to use various functions in SAP for internal and external reporting.
Major Courses Include; Research Methods, Human Resource Management, Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations, International Marketing, Marketing Strategy, Sales Force Management, Advanced Operations Management, Brand Management, Promotions Management
Major Courses include; Entrepreneurship and SME management, Marketing Management, Advertising, Consumer Behavior, Operational Management,