METRO opened its first cash & carry wholesale center in Pakistan in 2007 & expanded to 5 wholesale centers in a short span of 18 months. In July 2012 METRO and Makro-Habib combined their wholesale business in Pakistan marking the beginning of a long-term partnership to the mutual benefit of both companies. The merger allowed METRO and Makro-Habib to combine resources and gain the financial strength to lead and grow in a challenging environment and to gain synergies targeted to generate value for our customers and suppliers alike. Today the company is operating 10 wholesale centers in Lahore, Karachi, Multan, Islamabad & Faisalabad.
METRO Pakistan (Pvt) Limited is part of METRO GROUP’s sales division METRO Cash & Carry, the international leader in self-service wholesale. The company operates more than 750 stores in 25 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa and has a workforce of over 107,000 employees. Sales in 2016/17 were approximately 37 billion Euro.
Job Description
Responsible for Commercial KPIs (Sales/ Margin/ SC etc.).
Sourcing excellence/ supplier development for the category.
Managing smooth supply chain for 100% shelf availability with pro-active approach considering seasonal factors or other dynamic market shifts.
Conducting regular & frequent market surveys (wholesale market/ competitors) with immediate response to counter the competition.
Collaborating with Sales Team for B2B customer development.
In-store merchandizing in collaboration with Merchandizing Team & Store Operations.
Managing end to end promotions in collaboration with Head Office colleagues (promo prices finalization, stocks follow-up, execution at shelf & post promo analysis).
Ensuring compliance of tendering & negotiations SOPs (category specific).
Keeping record of audit related materials e.g., tenders/ negotiations, price confirmations, copies of supplier/article listing documents etc.
Initiating & devising new projects for beauty & personal care categories for significant growth in top line & bottom line.
Ensuring 100% and timely recovery of NPS customers.
Qualifications
University degree (Master's or Bachelor's) in Business Administration.
Additional Information
1 to 2 years of experience in the relevant industry.
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