Department Manager – Merchandising (Pharmacy)

About the Role

Department Manager – Merchandising (Pharmacy)

CP AXTRA | Lotus's
CP AXTRA Public Company Limited.
Nawamin Office: Buengkum, Bangkok 10230, Thailand

Responsibilities

• Lead Below-the-line marketing element mixes on assortment, pricing strategy, distribution and in-store communication.
• Manage and seek opportunities to differentiate own category; keep updated on market trends and customer feedback to identify opportunities for product assortment improvements to reach targeted budget.
• Understand store clustering and apply range/program to match, review and update product by cluster and range by cluster to align with customer behavior, store location and market insight.
• Improve space optimization and display range for each store cluster to increase product availability and maximize return on space; propose ideas to improve product display to attract customers.
• Work with store managers and design team to create visually appealing displays and layouts based on regulation guidelines that drive customer engagement and sales.
• Maximize delivery of sales and profit; forecast demand, determine optimal stock levels, and plan merchandise assortments; find solutions to close performance gaps versus target.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and negotiate terms to ensure timely delivery and favorable pricing.
• Oversee other income management from trade and in-store activity with integrity and accuracy.
• Work closely with Customer, Trade Plan, Supply Chain, and Store Operations to ensure alignment and support end-to-end process and execution at store operations.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years working experience in category/brand management, especially in Healthcare or Pharmacy categories.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in any related field (Pharmacist preferred).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills; experience extracting reports from Microsoft Power BI is much preferred.
• Healthcare trend, regulation, consumer & shopper insight, category management and trade understanding.
• Healthcare product knowledge and market trend awareness.
• Regulation knowledge.
• Report preparation and data analysis skills: Excel (Expert level).
• Negotiation and communication skills.
• Product range and trade planning; customer strategy, channel strategy, sales strategy development and product planning.
• Presentation skills, team player.
• Leadership attributes, growth mindset, entrepreneurial mindset, situational leadership, delegation skills, agility and resilience, initiative and creative thinking.

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