Category Planning Manager at AVI Limited

Job Summary

An exciting opportunity exists for a Category Planning Manager at Indigo Brands, Epping, Cape Town. As the successful incumbent you will be responsible for the Category / Channel Execution of Indigo Brands’ Personal Care and Fragrance Strategy (category planning, space planning, promotional analysis and range optimisation across key retail customers (in particular Clicks, Dis-Chem, Spar, Edgars, Foschini)

Line Manager: Senior Manager - Insights & Shopper Marketing

Job Specification:

Key Performance Areas:

• Category and Channel Development - Personal Care and Fragrance Portfolio
• Lead Category Management and Space Planning Discussions with Retail Customers
• Trade Execution Standards
• Supplier Management
• AVIFM Tracking
• Budget Management                                                                        

Minimum Requirements:

Experience:                                                                   

• Minimum 5 Years’ experience in either: Trade Marketing , Category Management, Sales or Brand Management
• Experience in FMCG and / or Beauty retail
• Experience engaging and presenting to stakeholders at all levels
• Experience in both Personal care and Beauty industry would be advantageous
• Experience presenting to category / buying teams would be advantageous

Qualifications:

• Commercial / Sales / Marketing related degree or diploma
• Business / Data Science / Marketing related degree would be advantageous

Additional Requirements:

• Understanding of category management principles, and consumer / shopper behaviour
• Ability to translate category and brand plans into customer strategy in execution (space planning, range optimisation, category management) 
• Experience with Space Planning Software (JDA, Dot Activ or equivalent)
• Strong experience working with data, e.g. EPOS /  Basket data tools (e.g. Nielsen, Circana, REX, etc)
• Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, BI
• Commercial acumen
• Budget Management

Competencies:

• Planning and Organizing
• Thinking Analytically
• Thinking Rationally
• Networking
• Attention to Detail
• Building Relationships
• Meeting Deadlines
• Seizing Business Opportunity