Merchandise Manager / Assistant Manager - Fresh Food ( Seafood / Butchery / Imported Fruit & Vegetable)

Siam Makro (Suan Luang district, Bangkok City, Thailand)

Bangkok, Thailand

Siam Makro Public Company Limited was established in 1988 with investment capital of 750 million baht, to operate the member-based wholesale center, under the name “Makro”. Makro has continuously expands our branches to provide a wide range and assortment of product, to our professional members and business operators nationwide, including retailers, restaurants, catering businesses, service business operators, government agencies, education institutions and other business operators.

About this position

The Merchandise Manager / Assistant Manager - Fresh Food is responsible for generating sales and profit, managing supplier relationships, and overseeing product development in the seafood, butchery, and imported fruit & vegetable categories.

Responsibilities

• Generate sale, profit, and operating income.
• Responsible for purchasing related assortments.
• Evaluation of the suppliers.
• Cooperate and maintain good relationship with suppliers who are reliable in providing products.
• Review Trading Terms / Agreement made with the suppliers, process debit balance and negotiate.
• Preparation of the inquiries and request of proposals to the potential suppliers.
• Receiving and control of the Material/Purchasing requirements.
• Source and develop new equipment, product to support stores.
• Conducts market research and analysis to identify products that can be developed and adopted as Products.
• Monitor the performance of Products, identify root causes of shortfall and action plan to improve performance.
• Investigate the market price and dealing with suppliers.
• Work with Marketing Team to develop new launch activity in stores to drive sales target.
• Perform regular store visits to detect operational problems and follows-up on product quality and presentation and surveys new store.
• Supervise, coach and support the merchandising team with an aim to ensure efficient and productive daily operations.

Requirements

• At least bachelor's degree in marketing, international business administration or any related field.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience in procurement function, food and non-food product development (experiences in retails business would be a plus).
• Strong negotiation skill and good sense of merchandising or commercial.
• Proactive, positive thinking and can do attitude.
• Multi-tasking, responsive, can work under pressure.
• Strong managerial and leadership skills.
• Problem solving and effective communication & interpersonal skills.
• Good command both written & spoken in English.
• Good computer skills (MS office).