Merchandise Manager (Fresh Food - Fruit and Vegetable)

---

The Merchandise Manager (Fresh Food - Fruit and Vegetable) is responsible for supplier management, product development, and team management to drive sales and improve product performance in the fresh food category.

Responsibilities

• Supplier Management and Development Identifies suppliers who can co-develop products
• Cooperates and maintains good relationship with suppliers who are reliable in providing products.
• Commits to all agreements made with the suppliers (i.e. invoice control arrangements, price differences), all of which are subject to a written contract or confirmation
• Visit suppliers and producers
• Product Management and Development
• Conducts market research and analysis to identify products that can be developed and adopted as Fresh Food Products
• Coordinates with concerned Director, Sr. Buyer and Buyers to identify existing shelf-products that are sellable and can generate desired sales and profits if developed and marketed as Fresh Food Products
• Monitors the performance of Fresh Food Products, identify route causes of shortfall and plan actions to improve performance Sales Target
• Work with Marketing team to develop new launch activity in stores to drive sales Pricing and Makro Mail Promotional Program
• Ensures that products being developed match or better quality than benchmarks and priced lower than the benchmark according to brand positioning.
• Work with Marketing team to produce an effective Makro Mail Program, to achieve sales budget and profit targets.
• Team Management Feeds back market information, competition information, projects, sales and profit results to line manager and supported team
• Gives all necessary information and documents (i.e. article, supplier, ordering, promotions) to the stores
• Makes regular store visits to detect operational problems and follows-up on product quality and presentation.
• Gives all the necessary information to the Commercial Director and concerned Sr Buyer.

Requirements

• Master degree in Business Management, Marketing, Economics or related
• At least 5 years in managerial experience or level in commercial sourcing or buying operations of retails or whole selling business
• Effective Negotiation and Communication skills
• Strongly in capability dealing with different parties and levels
• Strongly in result oriented, resourceful, attention to details, analytical skills
• High flexibility both time and travelling