Senior Category Manager Job Description
Senior category manager
provides input into the overall supplier and material/service risk management process and tools and category supplier segmentation to identify key material/service and supplier strategies within the sub-category.
Senior Category Manager Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Lead supplier innovation days / competitions to increase technology sharing and new idea generation
Change Management and SAP master data maintenance
Lead our global category innovation efforts to ensure delivery of new products that meet consumer needs
Develop category relationship with the account across all or specific categories
Lead the RR process both internally and externally
Analyse multiple sources of data to fully understand responsibility categories
Develop close working relationship with the internal L’Oreal Commercial Teams
Develop category relationship with Wholesaler & National Salon Accounts
Provide input to the Head IT Procurement and/or Global Category Manager as requested
Identify pipeline, forecasts productivity in alignment with BPs and GCMs
Senior Category Manager Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Senior Category Manager
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPM, CPSM, APICS, SOW, ISM, PMP, C.P.M, NAPM, CPA, MBA
Education for Senior Category Manager
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the senior category manager job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Business, MBA, Engineering, Marketing, Education, Management, Business/Administration, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Economics
Skills for Senior Category Manager
Desired skills for senior category manager include:
SAP
Category strategies and stakeholder management
Consumer products and the licensing industry
Compliance
Demand management
Due diligence
Innovation
Market and supplier analysis
Net present value
Risk management
Desired experience for senior category manager includes:
Provide advice to PMO on project planning
Deliver the project assigned by IT Procurement PMO
Refine scope of projects to enable delivery in line with the top down targets
Report against the Procurement Balanced Scorecard at the project level
Ensure project delivery is aligned to the long term category strategy, sub-category strategy, business needs and priorities
Ensure execution of agreed EM BU category plans in local MFCs in collaboration with the Marketing Directors and the channel teams (range, segmentation, launch and exit calendars, communication and activation plans, EIM)
Senior Category Manager Examples
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Senior Category Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of senior category manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior category manager
- Develop end of life strategy for products to ensure customers and partners are able to effectively end product and transition to new product & reduce liabilities on transitioning product
- Ensuring effective demand & supply balancing to maximize production lines and component utilization
- Ensuring inventory is positioned correctly to enable demand surges world-wide
- Maintain healthy channel inventory levels, balancing product availability by market and managing costs
- Drive channel allocations process & decisions in partnership with Marketing, Segments and Planning
- Creation and management of range grids/ presentations/ merchandising systems/ development systems
- Implement effective supplier roadmap sharing process
- Execute closer supplier collaboration at the product development stage to accelerate design cycle times through sharing of resources and capabilities
- Detailed technology and supplier capability benchmarking
- Increase strategic supplier onsite presence through supplier design workshops, resident engineer programs and joint development opportunities
Qualifications for senior category manager
- Ability to think strategically and execute when necessary to be hands on
- 3-5 years Category Management experience within FMCG
- Experience and/or passion for beauty categories preferred
- Strong Organisational and time management skills with the ability to effectively prioritise
- Experience with successfully managing others
- Confident, enthusiastic and flexible in approach
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Senior Category Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a senior category manager. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for senior category manager
- Planning, coordination, execution and documentation of negotiations & annual global price negotiations
- Identification, implementation and documentation of cost reduction potential
- Timely coordination of procurement processes to ensure supply, cost and quality
- Utilize the performance management process to coach and develop team members throughout the year, through the effective use of the performance appraisal process and performance records
- Utilize the Internal Selection and Succession process to fill openings in a timely manner
- Manage/support other categories as directed
- Develop & maintain pricing projections (incl
- Develop & deliver stakeholder communications & market updates
- Manage/support Procurement-related projects
- Collaborate with other internal functions such as Quality, Production Planning, Legal
Qualifications for senior category manager
- Previous experience working with of the following technologies
- High level of commitment, strong self-motivation and goal orientation
- Excellent presentation skills and experience providing executive summaries to top management level
- Proven ability implementing corporate level cross functional projects and processes
- Experience in international working environment / with multicultural teams
- Effective team player committed to organizational goals
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Senior Category Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a senior category manager. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for senior category manager
- Help develop and improve internal and cross-functional processes
- To be accountable for the development and implementation of customer business plans
- Execute plans for assigned accounts that are aligned with the business objectives & customer strategies
- To effective management and control of allocated trade funds and debtors
- Assist with the SKU portfolio changes and range reviews based on customer and marketing requests
- To ensure the correct allocation of stock (inventory) within customer in times of shortage or problems
- Maintaining effective internal and external relationships
- Effectively manage trade spend
- Ensure Proper financial controls are implemented and adhered to
- Deliver savings projects in line with Group Procurement objectives, taking responsibility for meeting the agreed individual savings target
Qualifications for senior category manager
- Minimum 8 years of x-functional experience (eg
- Demonstrable skills leveraging syndicated and account data sources
- Broad knowledge of the market forces shaping a customer’s business context
- Understanding of G&A functional spend categories
- Work performed in normal office environment
- IT literacy (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, email etc)
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Our company is looking for a senior category manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for senior category manager
- Support PCM and cross-functional teams to evaluate launches, innovation and new projects taking financial and commercial perspective in order to give a complete recommendation aligned to the category strategy
- Ensure accounting and legal compliance
- May lead an efficient and well motivated small team
- Visionary thinking to generate alternatives and innovative solutions
- Define the vision for Account Management and Mass Vendor Recruitment programs
- Hire and manage a small team of world-class product and program managers, providing guidance and direction to achieve the product vision
- Managing the supplier experience and working with key resolver groups to remove any issues
- Act as an internal ambassador for the IN Account Management and Mass Vendor Recruitment team
- Implement regional initiatives and work closely together to deliver monthly, quarterly and annual targets
- Coach and mentor the team to ensure all KPIs are achieved
Qualifications for senior category manager
- Matric and/or equivalent
- A 3 year Tertiary Qualification
- A minimum of 5 years or in Sales experience (including Customer and Field based exposure)
- Sound understanding of the FMCG Industry
- Sound understanding of the retail/ wholesale channels
- Sound Knowledge of Business/Financial, concepts and Principles
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Senior Category Manager Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a senior category manager. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for senior category manager
- Negotiate contracts, recommends guarantees and royalty rates based on specific property and current market assumptions
- Identifying assortment gaps and provide Sales team with key industry contacts
- Advising Key Account Management team on top tier merchant performance and competitiveness
- Expectations towards horizontal brand activation, trade marketing and VM if clarified will support the collaboration with the ‘guardians’ of the brand
- Delivers aspired annual income to the designated target
- Responsible for identifying, establishing and developing key business cases support of recommended growth opportunities, especially for Car Wash business (increase revenue and / or reduce costs)
- 4Ps- Optimisation of range architecture, price and promotional strategy development and execution of 'next generation shelf'
- Utilising a plethora of qual and quant insights across the pain portfolio, you will identify category enablers and barriers and the strategies to address them
- Being at the forefront of everything in the pain relief environment locally, you will also develop relationships with global counterparts for best in class learnings
- Execute a dynamic contact plan in alignment with key business partner equivalents, both internally and externally across all functions- understanding an influencing them as required
Qualifications for senior category manager
- 5 - 7 years’ minimum experience of working in a Procurement Category management role
- MCIPS qualified (other relevant business qualification is acceptable) is desirable
- Owns” their category
- Offers a tightly edited, fast turning assortment of plants and flowers that keeps shopping adventurous and fun
- Is a skillful negotiator who is focused on obtaining the best value for our customers
- Leads with inclusion and open communication to develop a focused team of Buyers