Department Manager - Merchandising (Go fresh)

About the Role

Department Manager - Merchandising (Go fresh) at Lotus's. CP AXTRA Public Company Limited. Nawamin Office: Buengkum, Bangkok 10230, Thailand.

Responsibilities

• Manage own category assortment and its implementation to reach targeted budget.
• Seek opportunities to differentiate the category; keep updated on market trends and customer feedback to identify product assortment improvements.
• Understand store clustering and apply range/program to match; review and update product and range by cluster to align with customer behavior, store location and market insight.
• Initiate new product assortment planning and execution with cross-functional teams and promote product brands in Lotus's.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers to build impactful promotion campaigns, promotion strategy and promotion plans; roll out at the right place and time.
• Improve space optimization and display range for each store cluster to increase product availability and maximize return on space; propose display improvements to attract customers.
• Monitor and analyze periodic sales performance (daily, weekly and monthly) and find solutions to close performance gaps with targets.
• Manage other income from trade and in-store activity with integrity and accuracy.
• Collaborate with Customer, Trade Plan, Supply Chain, and Store Operations to ensure alignment and support end-to-end processes and store execution.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years merchandising experience in Retail, FMCG or other dynamic business.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a related field.
• Extensive merchandiser experience in General Merchandise is an advantage.
• Product knowledge and passion.
• Excel (Expert level) skill.
• Report preparation and data analysis skill.
• Product range and trade planning.
• New product development experience.
• Presentation, communication and team player skills.
• Category development and leadership skills/attributes.
• Growth mindset; entrepreneurial mindset; situational leadership; delegation; agility and resilience; initiative and creative thinking.

Additional Information

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