Category Specialist Own Brands

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.

• Relationship management with suppliers to achieve win-win setup.
• Develop new suppliers and maintain genuine, sustainable partnerships with the existing ones.
• Responsible for OB sales, income, assortment, stock days, planogram and category dress-up.
• Ensure maximum growth from all suppliers and generate profit by selling their product in the right channels.
• Develop & grow METRO Own brands to deliver key strategic objectives.
• Review brand/supplier performance and profitability.
• Negotiate business plans with partners to attract strategic customers to increase customer base & basket size.
• Identify gaps in assortment based on local market needs.
• Monitor daily sales and margins on article and take corrective actions to safeguard margin erosion. 
• Assist the category in the process of determination and change in the purchase and sale prices and prepare price comparisons.
• Visit, evaluate and select the adequate suppliers and assist the Senior buyer in the decision of the terms and condition.
• Implement & maintain the planogram at each store as per ARP Model.
• Determine and continuously maintain the ideal assortment for the given area, in terms of turnover, profit and stock level.
• Keep the record of the changes in articles and prepare action plans.
• To maintain the article/ supplier database through METRO Management System (MMS).

University degree (Master’s or Bachelor’s) from an HEC-recognized institution.

Minimum 2-4 years of relevant experience in category management

Experience of Modern wholesale/ retail is preferred.