Category Head - White Good

Michael Page

Kuwait

Ref: HP350-1566

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client , a leading electronics retailer based in Kuwait, is looking for a Category Head for the White Goods category.

Reporting to the Director of Category Management, your primary responsibilities will be to:
- Develop the strategy for the most profitable category , the White Goods category, and ensure its implementation
- Hold P&L responsibility for the White Goods Category
- Manage the Buying and Merchandising for the brands within the White Goods
- Category - the sourcing of products, the identification and management of bulk deals, control of pricing policies, competitor monitoring, stock level management and trading data analysis
- Manage a team of 6 Category Managers
- Develop the private label offering within the category

Requirements

- Minimum 8 years experience in category management with strong experience in White Goods
- Evidence of successfully managing and growing product categories
- Experience managing a private label is highly desired
- Experience in managing a team
- Experience in developing categories on online channel is preferred

About the Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.

The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:

Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal

The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide.

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