Category Management Assistant / Specialist

🛍️ Category Management Assistant / Specialist — Role DescriptionWe are seeking an analytical, organized, and commercially minded Category Management Assistant / Specialist to support category performance, product planning, market analysis, and day-to-day category management activities. 📊🛒 The role focuses on maintaining accurate product information, analyzing category data, supporting business decisions, and contributing to effective category strategies.🎯 Role Description📊 Support category planning, analysis, development, and performance monitoring.🛍️ Maintain and manage accurate product, SKU, pricing, promotional, and category information.🔍 Analyze sales, pricing, product performance, market trends, and customer behavior to identify opportunities.📈 Prepare regular category reports, dashboards, presentations, and performance summaries.💰 Assist with pricing analysis, promotional planning, assortment reviews, and commercial evaluations.🧩 Support product assortment and range management to ensure categories meet business and customer requirements.🤝 Coordinate with suppliers, vendors, sales, marketing, procurement, and other internal teams.📋 Assist with product launches, promotions, campaigns, seasonal activities, and category initiatives.📦 Monitor product availability, stock-related information, and key category indicators to identify potential issues.🎯 Help identify growth opportunities, product gaps, market trends, and areas for category improvement.📝 Maintain category documentation, databases, trackers, and business records accurately.⚙️ Support the implementation of category strategies, processes, and continuous improvement initiatives.🚀 Contribute insights and recommendations that support category growth, profitability, customer satisfaction, and overall business objectives.🎓 Qualifications🎯 Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Business Administration, Marketing, Commerce, Economics, Management, or a related field.🧠 Strong understanding of category management, retail/commercial concepts, product management, and market analysis.📊 Strong analytical and numerical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify meaningful insights.💻 Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with reporting or analytics tools is an advantage.🔎 Excellent attention to detail and ability to work accurately with large amounts of product and commercial data.🤝 Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills with the ability to collaborate across multiple teams.📈 Commercial awareness with an understanding of sales, pricing, margins, promotions, and customer needs.🗂️ Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.🌱 Proactive mindset with a willingness to learn, adapt, and develop category management knowledge.⭐ Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and decision-support skills with a focus on continuous improvement.