Associate Category Manager (Opticals)

Role overview

Category performance and suppliers

• Support category plans, assortment reviews, product selection, pricing, and margin optimization.
• Analyze market trends, competitors, customer demand, and sales performance to uncover opportunities.
• Contribute to sales forecasts, budgets, promotions, and category growth initiatives.
• Coordinate with suppliers and support evaluation of new brands and product opportunities.
• Assist commercial negotiations with cost analysis, market benchmarks, and performance insights.
• Follow up on purchasing requirements, orders, deliveries, pricing, and product availability.

Inventory and category operations

• Monitor inventory, replenishment needs, and product availability to maintain appropriate stock levels.
• Identify slow-moving products, excess inventory, and stockout risks, supporting actions to improve sell-through.
• Track sales, margin, inventory, and supplier performance KPIs and recommend corrective actions.

Marketing, reporting, and collaboration

• Support promotional campaigns, product launches, brand visibility, celebrity partnerships, and digital initiatives.
• Coordinate brand content and digital assets for effective presentation across digital platforms.
• Prepare category reports, highlight trends and opportunities, and collaborate across teams to deliver commercial plans on time.
• Contribute ideas to improve reporting, automation, and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 1–3 years of experience in category management, purchasing, merchandising, or a related commercial role.
• Experience supporting assortment, supplier coordination, purchasing, inventory management, or commercial activities.
• Good understanding of category management, forecasting, pricing, margins, inventory planning, and profitability.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to turn sales, inventory, and supplier data into actionable insights.
• Proficiency in ERP, purchasing, or inventory systems; BI and reporting tools; and MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong communication, coordination, and organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Fluency in English; Arabic is an advantage.

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