The first Woolworths store opened its doors to the public in Cape Town in October 1931. And it was founder Max Sonnenberg who captured the public’s imagination with dynamic store policies that set Woolworths apart from its competitors.
Three years later, a second branch opened in Durban, with another two in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg a year later. And...
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End-to-end management of the Pet and Baby categories by driving the formulation and the implementation of the category operating plans through effective leadership of the category matrix teams.
Establish a commercially viable product range and manage the implementation thereof.
Drive market share and profitability of the Pet and Baby categories.
Develop collaborative, mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers and other key stakeholders.
Liaise with marketing, sales management and space planning to maximise sales in order to land the Pet and Baby strategies on shelf.
Manage and report on all financial indicators and expenses.
Develop and implement pricing & margin strategies while applying an understanding of customer price perception, impacts on KVIs and competitor pricing.
Negotiate standard cost prices and promotional cost prices with Suppliers and integrate with Sales Management to draw up and implement a Promotional Calendar for the Pet and Baby categories.
Give input to Category and Supplier strategies.
Give input to the planning and forecasting of products and ranges.
Monitor and react to industry and international trends.
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