Do you know that retail represents a vast opportunity in Nigeria? Do you know that internet and broadband penetration in Nigeria is accelerating?
Do you know that retail combined with the power of the internet represents an opportunity to create great customer experiences, a system for distributing consumer goods and unbelievable product selection?
We at Konga.com are working to create a new type of Retail Company.
We are building the human, technological and logistical systems needed to get Nigerians what they want (mobiles, consumer electronics, beauty supplies, etc) delivered to their doorstep anywhere in Nigeria. We are a driven, focused and well-funded company looking for super-talented people.
Position: Category Manager
Job Description
- Purchase and supply products in a manner that sells the most products and move inventory.
- Provide customer satisfaction by making it easy for customers to find items.
- Determine the right product mix for the online store.
- Determine the type of individual products and the specific numbers that will meet consumer demand.
- Identify product that is of consumer interest.
- Compiling ad summary reports and managing in store promotions.
- Penetrate account by actively listening, identifying customer needs and expectations and utilizing total company offering to meet customer needs from a category perspective.
- Leverage customer, industry, market and competitive information to gain a competitive edge to drive sales and profitable opportunities for category.
- Ensure self and team members have active business plans that are cross-functionally aligned and routinely deliver category reviews.
- Create direction by utilizing appropriate negotiation techniques which guide customers to win-win results.
- Identify business challenges and opportunities to create direction and deliver quarterly results.
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree with significant retail experience, MBA also preferred (i.e. Category Management, Shopper Insights and/or sales experience).
- Previous experience communicating complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels, both in writing and verbally.
- Strong knowledge of Category Management practices and tools.
- Proficiency working in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience in delivering advanced insights with a variety of information streams beyond syndicated data.
- Supervisory/managerial experience.
Competence & Skills
- Ability to draw conclusions, address key opportunities, understand and apply market research tools to create selling stones.
- Ability to work in conditions which include multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities.
- Experience in delivering advanced insights with a variety of information streams beyond syndicated data.
- Ensure self and team members have active business plans that are cross-functionally aligned and routinely deliver category reviews.
- Create direction by utilizing appropriate negotiation techniques which guide customers to win-win results.
- A selfless team player, yet goal oriented and delivering on an individual capacity basis.
Interested candidates may send CVs to careers@konga.com
Submission of CVs closes 14th January 2013
