Category Manager - Fruits & Vegetables

Quest Search & Selection

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Posted
Ref: GP340-2814

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Quest Search and Selection is hiring a Category Manager in the Fruits & Vegetables sector for their client based in Abu Dhabi.
This role plays a key part in ensuring profitability, maintaining supply consistency, and delivering high-quality products to meet customer demand in a competitive retail environment.

Key Responsibilities:
• Sourcing and Supplier Management: Identifying and negotiating with suppliers to ensure the best quality and prices for fruits and vegetables, ensuring consistent supply.
• Category Strategy: Developing and implementing a strategy to grow the category, including setting pricing, promotion, and product assortment plans.
• Market Analysis: Analyzing consumer trends, competitor activities, and market demand to adapt the category's offering accordingly.
• Sales Growth: Setting and achieving sales targets for the category, improving the product's performance in retail and wholesale environments.
• Quality Control: Ensuring that the fruits and vegetables meet the company’s quality standards, particularly for freshness and shelf life.
• Promotion and Marketing: Collaborating with the marketing team to plan promotions, discounts, or special offers, and determining the best way to present products to customers.
• Inventory and Stock Management: Balancing stock levels to avoid overstocking or shortages while reducing wastage due to the perishable nature of the products.
• Product Development: Introducing new product lines or varieties of fruits and vegetables that align with market trends and customer preferences.

Requirements:

Skills Required:
• Strong knowledge of the fresh produce market, including trends, seasonality, and supplier networks.
• Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Analytical skills to interpret sales data, market trends, and consumer preferences.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with teams in marketing, procurement, sales, and logistics.
• Attention to detail, especially in quality control and inventory management.

About the Company

Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years' experience in sourcing the world's best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants' skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors.

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