Regional Category Manager Talabat UAE

Talabat is currently hiring qualified and experienced candidate for job role of Regional Category Manager Import in Dubai. This job has recently been posted by company’s career page and is now open for all aspiring candidates.

Responsibilities of Regional Category Manager

• Managing Imports portfolio at the regional level.
• Responsibility for sales, profitability, availability, inventory, strong presence of the portfolio in the app.
• Sourcing, negotiating with and on-boarding new consolidators to bring imported items from all regions crucial for business.
• Leading replenishment for the whole region (leading local markets in implementing effective replenishment plans for All Year Round ranges.
• Leading logistics and compliance for imports initiative across the region (making sure that everything in regards to consolidation/shipping or customs/clearence/registration/trasnportation to the final destination is well taken care of, with the help of necessary external partners).
• Easiness to work with the data & various data tools and easiness of presenting data in a compelling or concise way.
• Suppliers management (negotiations, on-boarding, maintaining good relations) both local (agent companies) and international (consolidators from various regions).
• Responsible for managing the Imports assortment at the regional level.
• Driving the initiatives to penetrate more categories (frozen, chilled, non-food) and new origins.

Requirements for Role of Regional Category Manager

The eligibility requirements for the role of Regional Category Manager Import are as under:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• 3-5 years of previous proven experience.

Skills Desired

• Fluent understanding of the importance of Imports in the commercial strategy.
• Good overview of the region in regard to imports categories & brands that are working best, but also with good eye for innovation and niche opportunities.
• Working experience with/knowledge of imports documentation (including labelling), customs & regulatory compliance, imports logistics & supply chain aspects would be a big plus.
• Detail-oriented, structured and know how to prioritize.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills, and always like to be hands-on with several tools.
• Strong analytical skills.

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